It'd shoot better than I can, though, and all my kids love it. It's got a timing issue that Taurus warranties. =hog slayer 7125828]I have a Taurus tracker. Typically that's not the direction I take as I'm generally willing to pay a bit more to get something I desire. Sounds like you know what you want and what works best for you. I know I can be happy with less, as long as it is functional, and I do want the SS as a splurge. Of course I'm looking for justification to save money on something besides the best at $700ish. Then there is the Rossi 98 (non-SS, though) for $270. Or, go cheaper and look at the Charter Arms Pathfinder, 4.2 barrel 6 rounds, only 18-24 oz? If I go that route, should I just wait for a 992 Taurus to be available ($500) but none are in stock for that price anymore, that I can find.Īt Buds, I saw an online ad for $369 to the 992, and even with shipping that would still make it $100 cheaper than my "benchmark" place Hoosier Armory.Īnd, if I was going to get the Ruger GP100 this week, should I spend the extra $$ and just get the S/W 617 for $690? (I cringe even putting it into print) I am still tempted, but I'd like to find it used and save the taxes. I called and was going to go by and hold the Ruger GP100 in my hand (again). I was so mad that I might have gone to Hoosier Armory today and bought the Ruger GP100 on sale for $600 if they had been open, but they weren't. I would love to have a "cheaper" gun that was functional while waiting for a used one to come along. Gun wasn't at fault, I had the same problem with my other 3 guns of higher caliber, or even the. The gun shot well, I could do head shots w/o issue, except for my pulling to the left and low, ha! 22, planning to run about 700 rounds through it, but I only used 1 target (it had 5 silhouettes on each). I had a wonderful drive in the convertible today, but not what I had planned. I drove back to the city where I bought it: 45 minutes, got my $$, then drove 45 minutes home. It is what I would have done, but of course, I would have spelled out the problem and sold it as a $50 gun. He told me to bring it back: I was thrilled. I texted the man I bought it from and told him the gun was of no use to me, and the issue I was having. So, I thought I'd try to trade it in on a good gun, but after confessing the problem I had, I wasn't hopeful I'd get my $175 back toward a trade. I'd been better off to have bought a single action western style (that I didn't want to do). He discussed the machining was such that it wasn't as "to specs" and it allowed the spent shell to expand in the cylinder (if I understood him correctly).Īfter running about 7 sets of 10 rounds through it: I was done. The range master told me he had a gun that did this and it didn't matter what he ran through it. The owner said he didn't have much trouble when he used CCIs with the gun, when we talked about it.
The range master (not know the correct name) got an allen wrench and let me use it to push the shells out individually, which took herculean strength of my youth, ha!Īfter running 10 rounds of Federal Automatch, which were the worst to get out, I used some Remingtons that were hard, but not as impossible. Sometimes I could muscle them out, but sometimes not. I drove 45 minutes to pick it up (on vacation now, so travel time not matter) after church and eating out with friends.
I don't know guns that much anymore after being away from it since about 1990, but it looked like a Taurus imitation.Ī fine $175 gun for me to play with until I can find a used Stainless Steel S/W 617, Ruger GP100 or Taurus 992. I picked up the Comanche 1 (not a 2) and it looked fine and was heavy like I wanted. 22s in my 20s and part of my 30s w/o issue. I got what it was trying to be, the PPS, and never looked back.I decided to take a chance I mean, how wrong can a used. I have had a few taurus guns and only one was a pain - the first generation of the single stack 9mm subcompact 711 (I think). And I have nothing against Taurus - I have their 9mm 1911 and it has been rock solid. Thinking the 942 might be Brazilian made. They are USA made, which is another plus. So another LGS in our area said they can get me a new Charter Arms Pathfinder for about $309, which is fair.
Not going to fork out the bucks on a S&W for a fun gun. I am kind of considering waiting on the new Taurus, the 942 that is coming out this year as it checks all of the boxes. They are actually kind of hard to find around here - one shop has used Charter Arms that they want more than new retail for and that is about it locally. I have, for some silly reason got the wants for a inexpensive.
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