So i have been on the look out for a nice small bear worthy caliber gun and the 44C is what i ended up picking. I wanted to share my experience with the gun since i wasnt able to find out much about it when i was researching it, its not even on Taurus' site.
First of all let me say that the recoil is way less than you would think it is. I admit i was pretty worried about the recoil of the little beast when i got it, I do fire a Blackhawk with 325 Buffalo Bores, but this is a pretty small gun. Anyway ive fired 200 240&255 44 spec and 240 and several 300 grainers and the recoil is very manageable.
Firing from 7 to 9 yards its pretty accurate with heavier loads. So far the best accuracy is from Federal Cast Core 300 gr. It shot a 1.75" group if you take out the user induced flyer, very respectable for a fixed sight snub i feel. The most accurate 44 spec load so far is a PMC 240 SWC. Hornady 300gr and a company called Garnets 300gr magnums also shot pretty good groups. It didnt really like the 200gr Blazer 44 Spec nor the 240gr magnum version of the same company. Also oddly enough the 117 gr Defender from MagSafe was pretty accurate also( i got them for free with the gun). However Buffalo Bore's 255 Keith style SWC 44 spec wasnt accurate at all. I will have to dig out my chronograph to see how much velocity is lost in this 2.5 barrel. I will post that when i find it...and it stops snowing like heck.
The Hi Viz front sight is fantastic! The dealer i got it from was very suprised that Taurus would put it on a gun so cheap(mine cost $325 although i ended up getting it for a worn stainless Gp-100 that i didnt need). The ribber grips are also pretty damn cool, although if i wanted to carry one of the tauri' concealed,and i dont personally, i would get it without the Ribbers 'cause they are very grabby to clothing. The porting work fantastically, but the hi viz sight get sooted up after a couple dozen rounds which to me isnt a big deal.
Fit and finish seems to be pretty good. Lockup is tight and the trigger is nice and crisp on both DA and SA. One thing i will say is Taurus oils the crap out of their guns when they leave the factory. Mine is brand new and was almost dripping when i got it.
All in all well worth the money for what it is, a small bear defence snub.
First of all let me say that the recoil is way less than you would think it is. I admit i was pretty worried about the recoil of the little beast when i got it, I do fire a Blackhawk with 325 Buffalo Bores, but this is a pretty small gun. Anyway ive fired 200 240&255 44 spec and 240 and several 300 grainers and the recoil is very manageable.
Firing from 7 to 9 yards its pretty accurate with heavier loads. So far the best accuracy is from Federal Cast Core 300 gr. It shot a 1.75" group if you take out the user induced flyer, very respectable for a fixed sight snub i feel. The most accurate 44 spec load so far is a PMC 240 SWC. Hornady 300gr and a company called Garnets 300gr magnums also shot pretty good groups. It didnt really like the 200gr Blazer 44 Spec nor the 240gr magnum version of the same company. Also oddly enough the 117 gr Defender from MagSafe was pretty accurate also( i got them for free with the gun). However Buffalo Bore's 255 Keith style SWC 44 spec wasnt accurate at all. I will have to dig out my chronograph to see how much velocity is lost in this 2.5 barrel. I will post that when i find it...and it stops snowing like heck.
The Hi Viz front sight is fantastic! The dealer i got it from was very suprised that Taurus would put it on a gun so cheap(mine cost $325 although i ended up getting it for a worn stainless Gp-100 that i didnt need). The ribber grips are also pretty damn cool, although if i wanted to carry one of the tauri' concealed,and i dont personally, i would get it without the Ribbers 'cause they are very grabby to clothing. The porting work fantastically, but the hi viz sight get sooted up after a couple dozen rounds which to me isnt a big deal.
Fit and finish seems to be pretty good. Lockup is tight and the trigger is nice and crisp on both DA and SA. One thing i will say is Taurus oils the crap out of their guns when they leave the factory. Mine is brand new and was almost dripping when i got it.
All in all well worth the money for what it is, a small bear defence snub.
I should lso mention that the Magsafe was pretty accurate, but when i was testing this the cases jammed in the cylinder and had to be punched out
