Do you shoot a Taurus 66 .357 Magnum revolver
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Ian
Notorious member
Had a friend that had one. He wore it out with full-house loads, seems the ejector pin peens inside the frame and it gets where you can't get the cylinder latch to release. After sending it in for repairs and observing the peening happening again in a few hundred rounds, he filed the burrs and traded it for a GP-100.
fiver
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I make no assumptions when it comes to a Taurus anything.
IMO they have 3 tiers of gunsmiths working in the factory.
each one assembles the gun from start to finish, and if you look at enough of them you'll see the 3 tiers of workmanship, it's evident on the outside and the inside.
IMO they have 3 tiers of gunsmiths working in the factory.
each one assembles the gun from start to finish, and if you look at enough of them you'll see the 3 tiers of workmanship, it's evident on the outside and the inside.
.......no.The main reason I was thinking of getting a Taurus 66 was for a replacement to my S & W Model 27. I bought the 27 because I had thought it was strong and durable and would hold up to heavy usage: more in terms of shots fired. Most of my shooting in it was with medium magnum loads---158 SWC bullets at 1,100 FPS MVs. This year the yoke broke on it (picture below) . For those interested, I notified S & W (I was told they would repair it under their wonderful Lifetime Service Policy LSP) . The had me send it in and then sent me a "Sales Quotation" for well over $500. The barrel had also a few degree cant to the left (which they did when I returned it to them shortly after I bought it because it was shooting far off to the side (they turned the barrel to fix the issue). So they wanted to charge me to replace the yoke and barrel. I had conversations with a no. of their employees pushing the "should be covered by the LSP". I got different excuses why it wasn't; each telling me something else---it's old, it's worn out, etc.. So I tried to contact the President of S & W---he never had the courtesy of replying; not eve bothering to have an underling do so. So, like a no. of other shooting friends that have had serious issues with S & W.,.I am done with them. I have a Taurus 83 & 186 and have shot them more often than I have shot the M-27. They are every bit as accurate and never have given me a problem. The triggers and action are as good as and S & W revolver that I have used. So that's why I am looking into a Taurus 66.
Want a durable as hell 357? Get a GP100. Trigger pull wears in and is acceptable. Easy to tear down for cleaning and lubrication. Mine is quite accurate, plenty good for me. The stainless version is about impossible to wear out, that is some tough steel. Built like a tank.
Brad
I looked into one--they cost $300 more than the Taurus 66. No doubt they are well built; many just don't like their lousy trigger. I don't want to spend an extra $300 to get a pistol with a trigger that I just won't like. Also, many Ruger lovers have mentioned that Rugers' QC has slipped badly over the past few years.
I looked into one--they cost $300 more than the Taurus 66. No doubt they are well built; many just don't like their lousy trigger. I don't want to spend an extra $300 to get a pistol with a trigger that I just won't like. Also, many Ruger lovers have mentioned that Rugers' QC has slipped badly over the past few years.
RBHarter
West Central AR
I had a 4" Taurus 66 . "If I knew then" , oh well . It shot 38s and P+ great tip into 357 loads and it opened from useful to get off of me . Start loads of Blue Dot showed much promise but it took a hammer to get the cases out of the cylinder .
Make no mistake it was a great gun beyond that , it shot well , felt good , and I liked the way it carried . I think in hindsight the throats were under sized and possibly even the barrel , I wasn't shooting case then but I did shoot a lot of 158 Speer HP . The one that tipped me off though , 5 yr later , was the gift of a bunch of 85,90,100 gr Gold Dots . Of course no data for anything that light in 38 or 357 but 110&125 was found in the then new 47th Lyman I think . Beautiful to shoot not good for anything but paper , being for 380 ACP . In cast I likely would had sized down or just bought a 356-147 RF and gone to town .
It was smooth and tight it just wouldn't wouldn't shoot 357 loads .
Make no mistake it was a great gun beyond that , it shot well , felt good , and I liked the way it carried . I think in hindsight the throats were under sized and possibly even the barrel , I wasn't shooting case then but I did shoot a lot of 158 Speer HP . The one that tipped me off though , 5 yr later , was the gift of a bunch of 85,90,100 gr Gold Dots . Of course no data for anything that light in 38 or 357 but 110&125 was found in the then new 47th Lyman I think . Beautiful to shoot not good for anything but paper , being for 380 ACP . In cast I likely would had sized down or just bought a 356-147 RF and gone to town .
It was smooth and tight it just wouldn't wouldn't shoot 357 loads .
fiver
Well-Known Member
dang Wally that bites the big one.
those are some outstanding drag marks on the cylinder too.
Ruger may have some small issues with their cylinder throats from time to time or a tight spot under the frame.
but pretty much anything else they do wrong they will fix.
you can fix the other 2 yourself easy enough.
I understand they cost 300$ more, but if you think about it in the long run your really coming out ahead in terms of just having a gun around that works all the time every time the same way without fail.
maybe get a new crane for yours and use it as a trade in and get a used something or other to help fray the financial end of things.
those are some outstanding drag marks on the cylinder too.
Ruger may have some small issues with their cylinder throats from time to time or a tight spot under the frame.
but pretty much anything else they do wrong they will fix.
you can fix the other 2 yourself easy enough.
I understand they cost 300$ more, but if you think about it in the long run your really coming out ahead in terms of just having a gun around that works all the time every time the same way without fail.
maybe get a new crane for yours and use it as a trade in and get a used something or other to help fray the financial end of things.
Works without fail...well my Model 27 failed. So did my model 29 (pushoff issue) and my Model 24 (broken hammer pin and broken internal pin. Trust them to work all teh time the same way without fail.....THEY FAILED!!!!!! Lifetime Service Policy....about as good as used toilet paper in a diarrhea ward. Yes, they will ,but they wanted me to pay well over $500. I have already installed a new crane (SHAME ON YOU... AS S & W SAYS IT IS A YOKE--IN THIS CASE THE YOKE WAS ON ME). It is shoot-able again. Has a slightly stiffer double action now, which will smooth out when I shoot it some. However I don't plan on using it much anymore.