Good taurus revolvers?

[dusty14u]

I've have a Model 66 Stainless with 6" barrel and it has been a fantastic revolver. Handles pretty hot handloads (1550 FPS, 125 gr) with no problem. It has been very accurate. I bought it for $300. I have several thousand rounds through it with no issues.

After reading all of the Tauri stories I am not sure if I just got a good one or what. Not too sure if I would buy another one. I went shooting with a buddy who has a GP100 with 6" barrel and my 66 had a much better trigger and was consistently more accurate than the Ruger. I own several Rugers now and would most likely go that direction if I wanted a larger frame .357, although I really like my 66.

 

[MCgunner]

I keep running back and forth between this thread an this one... http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=518503 ...to get my chuckles.

 

[Guillermo]

you are a funny guy McGunner

 

[Jim K]

I have said this many times and see no reason to change it. Taurus QC is spotty. Their designs and materials are first rate, but there are too many mistakes in production. IF YOU KNOW how to check out a revolver before buying and can pick the one that passes (or if you are just lucky) you can get a Taurus revolver that is as good as any gun on the market. If you don't know how to check, or if you are unlucky, you can get a poorly made gun that will give nothing but trouble and customer service that seems to serve no one.

As to other companies, every company makes mistakes and turns out lemons. (And of course fans of competitive companies routinely lie about the products of any company not their favorite.) But in my experience, there are more lemon trees in Brazil than in Massachusetts or Arizona.

Jim

 

[bdb benzino]

I have to be honest, I love S&W. I own these S&W: 686-1, 19-7, 12-3, 638-3, 642-2 and have been pleased.

I also have owned a Taurus M605 357mag snub, and still own a M905 9mm snub. They have proved to be reliable, accurate and also have nice blueing. I will admit in shame that I got rid of the 605 because I was affraid all the internet hype would cause it to majically bind up! LOL. The 905 is tight , right, and shoots an not so common round for a snub. I love to have a revolver for a BUG and the 905 allows the same calibre carry for my 9mm autos.
My only other non S&W revolver is an old Interarms Rossi 971 357mag that shoots sweet and seems to be well made as well.

IMHO if they work they work, I will not be ordering any revolvers sight unseen without an inspection period agreed to. YMMV

 

[dawei]

I have seven Taurus® revolvers.............
• Mdl 85B2CH 38 Special - 1994
• Mdl 669SS4CP 357 Magnum - 1996
• Mdl 85B2 38 Special - 1997
• Mdl 617SS2 357 Magnum - 2003
• Mdl 605SS3 357 Magnum - 2006
• Mdl 85SS2UL 38 Special - 2007
• Mdl 605SS2 357 Magnum - 2010

All have performed superbly and I continue to shoot them all almost every week.

I have only encountered these problems.........
• Mdl 85B2CH broke a firing pin after 11,000+ rounds. I replaced the firing pin & it's still going strong.
• Mdl 85SS2UL had the cylinder stop (part# 44) wear down after 10,000 rounds. Called Taurus® and they shipped the part right away. Installed new cylinder stop and now the gun works fine.

I have zero complaints with Taurus® customer service. The one time I had to send a gun in they fixed and returned it when they said they would. Specifically.....................
• Mdl 617 developed excessive cylinder to forcing cone gap (.011") after almost 6,000 rounds. I sent it to Taurus® and they replaced the cylinder and adjusted the crane and yoke. I've since put 2,000+ rounds through it and it's still going strong.

I will not hesitate to buy additional Taurus® revolvers. They are an outstanding value.

 

[roaddog28]

I have only had one Taurus. A Tracker 627 4 inch. My experience was not good and the service from Taurus was poor. I finally traded the revolver for a S&W model 28.

With that said I do believe the Taurus model 66 is perhaps the best revolver Taurus has ever made. As you can tell reading through this thread that the owners of the 66 are very happy with them. I think that tells a person that this revolver is a good one. If I was ever to consider a Taurus revolver it would be a model 66 4 inch.

Good luck with your decision,
Howard

 

[wrs840]

My only other non S&W revolver is an old Interarms Rossi 971 357mag that shoots sweet and seems to be well made as well.

I too have an old 4" Stainless Interarms Rossi 971 .357 (apx 1992 mfg IIRC) that I also think is a very good revolver. Shoots sweet, no problems. FWIW...

 

[Jaymo]

I've owned more Taurus autos and revolvers than I care to recall I've sold a few, when I needed money, and regretted it.
I've never had a single problem with one. I've been impressed with them since 1991.
My 1994 Taurus 44, 4" .44 mag with built in expansion chamber comp, is a sweet shooter with a fantastic trigger, unlike factory Smith revolvers. Come to think of it, every factory Taurus handgun I've shot has had a better trigger than every factory Smith. Smith and Wesson is a highly overrated revolver.

 

[Erik M]

One of the first guns I ever bought was a Taurus 44c, the small frame 4" barrel model (same one Jaymo just described in his post) . It was only 5 shots but It made a dandy carry gun IMO. I really hate that I sold it, but I was trading up to a .357 GP100 - a gun that I will never sell.

 

[Owen Sparks]

Never had a problem with a Taurus.

 

[Tomcat47]

Taurus always been great for me, as well as there customer service!

My Favorite that I had in past and am going to replace soon was The Tracker in .41 Magnum a caliber that you might want to consider as well!

Have owned and still own MANY Taurus revolvers and Autos!

Very Satisfied Customer

 

[PapaG]

Of all the large and medium framed revolvers by Taurus that we've sold only two have had to go back, one for lockup/alignment the other for headspace.

I really hesitate to say this again, but I no longer sell 94s as most of them need trigger jobs and half of the past 18 months sales have had lockup issues. We have a 22mag small frame that has been back twice for lockup/failure to lockup. This is common on both blue and stainless.

I've had two 94s, one an old one that was fine. The other new that had over 12# single action pull

 

[MCgunner]

12 lb don't sound bad to me, on the high side, but I've tried .22s that had worse, a Taurus 94 was one of 'em. .22s do have heavy triggers, guess it's the ignition demands. But, ain't like I'm going to shoot one DA much. They're not carry guns, after all. I've got a Rossi 511 kit gun for outdoor carry, very accurate, very reliable, great single action pull, has killed many rabbits and other assorted stuff over the years. BUT, the DA SUX on that thing, not just heavy, but rough. It's never smoothed out. I love it, though, for what I use it for.

 

[matrem]

Got a brand new Taurus 66 in the spring of 1988 for $175..( satin nickel 6".357) Fired somewhere in the neighborhood of 900 completely trouble free rds through it before selling it in May of "94".
Tried to buy it back a few years later, but he wasn't interested in parting with it.
Two other folks I know purchased "identical" ones shortly after shooting mine, and both of them had problems. (one had a broken firing pin,don't recall the other issue)
Taurus makes excellent revolvers, but is the ONE you're buying one of the good ones?