taurus revolvers

[Buda]

Some of you are gun people and I am looking for opinions.  I'm looking for a revolver for hunting deer
and ran across the Raging bull .44 mag.  The price looks good compared to most everything else out there, what do you think of Taurus?

[PAVALKER]

I can only speak toward the PT911.... and I like it.  Fit and finish is fine and it goes bang every time I have pulled the trigger.

Some  like Taurus, some do not (just like other things).  I think with a revolver Taurus would be fine if not great, and I would recommend "stainless"  JMO.

Happy Hunting....

[Chrisj CMA]

tarus makes  revolver chambered for the S&W 500 round.  I have been hunting boar with my .50 cal and from what I can see watching videos, the 50 drops them in their tracks better than anything else.  I dont want to track the buggar after its shot!

[RTaz]

  I have several Taurus hand guns...my.357 Tracker is my favorite...good guns with lifetime warranty.

[Bob E.]

Taurus makes good guns.  I have a PT945 (45ACP) and I like it.  I don't have any of their revolvers.  I do have a Ruger Super Red Hawk in 44MAG and that thing is a blast to shoot.  I've taken it hunting, but never shot anything with it...other than paper and a few 2liter pop bottles.  I havent shot it in awhile, but just playing around, I was lobbing some 185gr Hornady XTP reloads at the 2liter bottles about 100 yards. FUN!

[Jess from VA]

Some of you are gun people and I am looking for opinions.  I'm looking for a revolver for hunting deer and ran across the Raging bull .44 mag.  The price looks good compared to most everything else out there, what do you think of Taurus?

That would be an excellent choice.  

Before you jump, you might look around for a used Ruger Redhawk, many of which can be found with a 2X 20mm Leupold scope already mounted, which is an excellent rig for hunting.  I bought a used one years ago (with a very smooth DA trigger job), and I can do forehead shots freestanding at 50 yards all day with it.  The Super Redhawk is even more heavy duty, but unnecessary.  Again, I only point out the Redhawk w. Leupold, because I have seen so many used for sale over the years.

My Redhawk looks like this (with a cleaner scope mount):



http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/handgun-scopes/fx-ii-2x20mm-handgun/
 

[Jess from VA]

Wow, I was just looking at the Taurus site under the "raging" series of revolvers and ran across this upgrade for my J-frame Smith.  I prefer blue to stainless, and don't like flashy guns, but this is good looking to me.  Not concealed but great in the bag.

Obviously not a hunting piece (sorry for the drift).

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=205&category=Revolver&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=




This would be my choice though. (4") (titanium 28 oz)

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=204&category=Revolver&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=





 

[rogerthat]

Taurus is not the top of the line in fit & finish but, like most modern firearms, is more accurate than the person shooting it.  Should be fine for what you're planning to do with it.  I love my Judge and have never had an issue with it.

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

The 44 mag is a great hunting cartridge and is much less expensive to shoot than the larger revolver calibers. I've owned one Taurus revolver, a ported, 7 shot .357. I could hit 10" rocks with it from 100 yards which was as good as my bud's Dan Wesson shot.

[9Ball]

I currently have a few Taurus revolvers and had a major problem with my Tracker right out of the box new.  Cylinder didn't stay in lockup while being fired and the cylinder didn't line up with the forcing cone as the bullet was being fired.  Thank God I had shooting glasses on and no one was standing directly along side me when it went off.

Sent it back to Taurus and they fixed it, took nine weeks and the gunsmith boogered up a few of the side plate screws....must not have the right screwdrivers.  Afraid to send it back for fear they will do more damage.  The two Taurus revolvers I own are plinkers, not self defense weapons.



Would I buy another one....no.  Would I recommend one....no.  I consider these entry level guns that are meant to fill a nitch at the lower end.  These are my opinions and if I offend any other Taurus owners then I am sorry, but I wouldn't stake my life on these.

Look really hard at the Ruger or Smith instead.  There are better guns available than a Taurus.

[torch1972]

I personnaly would go with a Ruger Redhawk or a S&W 629, there are plaenty of used ones out there in great shape. If you start looking at shooting forums you will get the same answer...

[SANDMAN5]

I had a 357 Taurus for years, never had any trouble out of it.
But then, I didn't shoot it a million times either!

[Buda]

Thanks for all the answers guys