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jeffer

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I have already decided on a 357. The titanium looks and feels great.
My main concern is recoil and noise. What's the word on those two fears?
(OK call me chicken) :eek:
 
Recoil isn't that bad (but I say that about everything ;) but I'd bet the noise is awful. Every time I've shot one, i've had hearing protection, but I KNOW my .45 Colt version is loud (with Cor-Bon's) because it's loud WITH protection!
 
Jeffer, are you talking about the S&W (ick) or the Taurus?

The Smith kicks like a pissed-off mule, while the Taurus is veryveryVERY nice (titanium is more flexible than steel). I didn't notice the noise, so it couldn't have been any worse than my other guns. ;)

Get the Ti, you won't be disappointed.
 
I was looking at a Taurus. The one thing that makes me wonder is the ported barrel.
I’ve never fired a ported gun and with a two inch barrel I wonder if it will burn my
eyebrows off. That is if I have to fire while the gun was low.
 
I had the opportunity to shoot the Taurus Tracker at a Taurus Family Shooting Expo that they had in my town a couple of months ago. This is the first time that I ever fired a .357mag (I've been firing pistols for 18 years) and it does seem to kick more than a .45ACP. I can't say if it was the gun or the fact that this is just how a .357 is suppose to feel. With a 4" barrel, there was no noticeable flames to speak of. I really don't care for the light weight (heavier gun equals less felt recoil) but I do like the fact that it will never rust on me unlike stainless steel guns which can rust and living deep in the hot & humid Florida swamps, I already have a stainless steel Para-Ordnance P14-45 that is showing signs of rust after only a couple of months in a safe and being placed there in a brand-new out of the box state.
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I've never felt the blast out of either of the two that I've shot. The idea of "more mass = less felt recoil" is kinda thrown out the window, because the titanium's (lack of)mass is sooo much easier to stop, it doesn't hurt.
 
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