I have never owned a Taurus but those I have seen other people use at the range did not hold up. They just dont seem to be built to last. Maybe there are exceptions but not with the ones I observed. If you want a good snubbie go with Smith, Colt, or Ruger. More money but you get what you pay for.
I've had at least a half dozen Taurus revolvers and have been pleased with all of them. I'm particularly pleased with my 85. Several thousand rounds through it and no problems at all.
On the other hand, my carry piece right now varies between the PT145 and a Colt Defender. My wife carries a PT111. The Taurus semi-autos have also performed flawlessly.
This from a guy that collects 1911's and thinks they're the greatest handgun on the face of this or any other planet. Whoda thunk it?
I have a 617 .357 2" titanium snubby. Have put about 28 rounds through it. Then while I was dry-firing it one day with Snap-Caps (!!!), the hammer locked up and the trigger jammed. After a while of working it over the trigger gave way and freely moved about without cocking the hammer. The cylinder also spun free.
I sent it back to Taurus and they fixed it (free of charge... I had to pay to ship it there). I have yet to take it to the range but I've been dry-firing it again and it works well... so far.
I have owned many many Taurus revolvers and have never had a complaint.
In particular I have two 85'2 that are almost always with me. Anytime I go to the range with any gun they are the first shot. And sometimes if I;m bored they get shot when I stop in just to passthe time of day at the range. In other words they have been shot alot.
Taurus and the new Smith share some same blood lines. The savings is in labor costs not quality.
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