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Taurus Revolvers.....do they suck? or GTG?
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<blockquote data-quote="Werewolf" data-source="post: 2575801" data-attributes="member: 239"><p>I own 2 Taurus Revolvers.</p><p></p><p>44 Mag Raging Bull and a 22LR/22Mag 992.</p><p></p><p>Both ran OKAY - for a while and then failed. In the 44 a spring failed in the forward cylinder lock and the star and the rod attached to it got damaged (firing handloads at 1250 FPS).</p><p></p><p>The 992 had the 22 Mag cylinder rod bend - cylinder was hosed and empty casings wouldn't eject - known problem with that model - probably shouldn't have bought one but I did - I'm betting the rod got bent when trying to eject a set of casings stuck in there pretty hard.</p><p></p><p>Got the 44 repaired by a local gunsmith who repaired the cylinder rod and replaced the star. Rebuilt the forward cylinder lock and put in a custom built spring with some more oomph. I'm happy with it now and would put it up against any S&W 44Mag for trigger, accuracy and reliability - key word now.</p><p></p><p>STill haven't gotten the 22Mag cylinder repaired though a buddy wants to give it a shot - he's a pretty good amateur gunsmith. Othere than that the 992 shoots 22LR like a champ.</p><p></p><p>THAT SAID: I won't ever buy another Taurus anything. I could have just bought S&W - spent a little more up front but saved a lot in the long run. I own two S&W revolvers, a 686 .357 and a 638. Both have seen some hard use. Neither has ever failed and both shoot great - especially the 686 - man that sucker is accurate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewolf, post: 2575801, member: 239"] I own 2 Taurus Revolvers. 44 Mag Raging Bull and a 22LR/22Mag 992. Both ran OKAY - for a while and then failed. In the 44 a spring failed in the forward cylinder lock and the star and the rod attached to it got damaged (firing handloads at 1250 FPS). The 992 had the 22 Mag cylinder rod bend - cylinder was hosed and empty casings wouldn't eject - known problem with that model - probably shouldn't have bought one but I did - I'm betting the rod got bent when trying to eject a set of casings stuck in there pretty hard. Got the 44 repaired by a local gunsmith who repaired the cylinder rod and replaced the star. Rebuilt the forward cylinder lock and put in a custom built spring with some more oomph. I'm happy with it now and would put it up against any S&W 44Mag for trigger, accuracy and reliability - key word now. STill haven't gotten the 22Mag cylinder repaired though a buddy wants to give it a shot - he's a pretty good amateur gunsmith. Othere than that the 992 shoots 22LR like a champ. THAT SAID: I won't ever buy another Taurus anything. I could have just bought S&W - spent a little more up front but saved a lot in the long run. I own two S&W revolvers, a 686 .357 and a 638. Both have seen some hard use. Neither has ever failed and both shoot great - especially the 686 - man that sucker is accurate. [/QUOTE]
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