Could be a too deep rim cut.

I've been running a G2C, some Taurus products are better than others.

Still better than Kel Turd.

 

I found one cartridge that I hadn't reshot and its rim cut wasn't as deep as one of the fired ones, though I don't know if that was from the Taurus when it deigned to work, or the Ruger.

 

"You get what you pay for" isn't always true with Tarurus. Oftentimes you get much less. IYKYK

 

I have only bought one firearm from Gunbroker, a stainless Charter Arms 44 bulldog. Was likewise disappointed to find it was non-functional. As Charter Arms has a good service policy it was repaired for shipping cost. Did not even consider getting into a long-distance hassle with the seller who had to know the revolver had issues. Likewise, a PITA, but all is well now. I feel there must be many dogs that are unloaded on Gunbroker for the next poor soul to sort out. Certainly left a bad taste in my mouth, will probably never buy a used firearm again that I have not held and examined.

 

I used to buy Taurus, but after several bad (poorly constructed) firearms, I will no longer.

Taurus has been on my "never again" list for more than a decade.
No matter how innovative or cool their shooters might look, they don't make them all the same.

The shooters that go to the reviewers tend to function well, but the ones sold to the public seem to be assembled by poorly trained children.

Bought a new Taurus 942 .22 magnum revolver via GunBroker. I thought the fact that it's smaller than a Ruger LCRx and held two more cartridges, while still being a 3" was a win-win.
Got it, cleaned it, and loaded it with some Federal FMJs. Half of them failed to fire. A couple of them fired the second time around the wheel. Reloaded, same thing. Loaded Federal JHP. Same thing. Grabbed some CCI JHP. Same thing. Took all of the ammo that didn't fire in the Taurus and every single round fired perfectly in the Ruger.

Grrr.

I got a great deal from GB, but that's negated by the PITA and the cost of having to send it in for a warranty repair on its first day. I don't know how you screw up something as mechanically simple as a revolver, but they managed it, and the lack of quality control/testing. I hope they give me a replacement; who wants a gun they can't trust?

After me calling them to follow up (not the other way around), Taurus said the frame was bent and that they're replacing the gun. I guess the poorly trained children really had a bad day....

 

Or the used guy you bought was screwed up by whoever owned it before you.

How often have you read, well it did X so I moved down the line. We never hear that do we.

On another forum there is someone talking how his brand new in the box ruger will not chamber the rounds it is built for, guess the poorly trained children at Ruger had a bad day.....but that is hear say right. Ok one I viewed first hand, I 1022 I took out of the plastic with a barrel so bent you could see it with your eye, and this was a christmas gift. And that fantastic Ruger support asked me, You want to keep the barrel?

Well I had planned on it, shame I now know you build the things to be replaced out of the box.

Few things get my hackles up more then threads like this.

 

QC might have problems, but somebody is sure buying them. I've sold over 3 grand worth of holsters for the 605 and 856 revolvers so far this year.

 

Check the trigger pull , and make sure it is not too light.
Ruger used to be 14~18lbs in double action (rimfire LCR's) to ensure the ammo would go off.
Anything else, send it in under their warranty for repair.
A lot of 22's are finicky about what ammo is used in them.

 

Bought a new Taurus 942 .22 magnum revolver via GunBroker. I thought the fact that it's smaller than a Ruger LCRx and held two more cartridges, while still being a 3" was a win-win.
Got it, cleaned it, and loaded it with some Federal FMJs. Half of them failed to fire. A couple of them fired the second time around the wheel. Reloaded, same thing. Loaded Federal JHP. Same thing. Grabbed some CCI JHP. Same thing. Took all of the ammo that didn't fire in the Taurus and every single round fired perfectly in the Ruger.

Grrr.

I got a great deal from GB, but that's negated by the PITA and the cost of having to send it in for a warranty repair on its first day. I don't know how you screw up something as mechanically simple as a revolver, but they managed it, and the lack of quality control/testing. I hope they give me a replacement; who wants a gun they can't trust?

Taurus will pay the freight back and forth. I had the same light strike problem with a Sig P322. It happens with all makers. None of these have given me any problems in the decades I have owned them.

 

Taurus will pay the freight back and forth.

You're right. I was looking under the "Repair" section of Support instead of the "Warranty." However, after calling them today, they even screwed up my name AND the label. That doesn't bode well.....

 

My one and only Taurus was a .38 revolver. The forcing cone split on it before one box of ammo went down the pipe.

 

Had a Taurus PT-908. Fit well, nice finish but worthless as a shooting iron. It was stolen and I am still hoping the thief tries to use it in a gunfight. Currently have a 44 Magnum Wheelgun. Works like a champ in the 200-250 rounds I-have put thru her. However, I have no plans to buy another Taurus. Too many other brands out there that nobody complains about to risk purchasing one.

 

Sad to her you got a bad gun I have long read of problems at Taurus off and on over many years a few years ago I purchased a Taurus model 608 revolver . 8 shot .357 magnum S&W clone . I love the gun timing and trigger is great it is very accurate and has tight cylinder gap . The only complaint I have is the ported barrel makes the blast much worse then a no ported barrel .

 

Many years ago Taurus offered a 9-shot .22 revolver and picked one up. Was very disappointed when I got it. It literally felt like a cap gun. I've since handled other similar revolvers (High Standard Sentinel and IJ Target Sealed 8) that were way better quality.

 

Why does every website that sells these guns have dozens of folks raving about them. But not you? Perhaps you just got a lemon. It happens.

 

Nope. Newbies don't know quality when its kicks them in the butt. I saw a 410 Taurus for $350 locally and almost said sold before they took it out of the case. It is a aluminum total POS. Not a lemon - junk. I will buy the S&W clone or nothing. But if I was 16 or 21 yrs old again, what ever age and that was all I could afford, I would buy it and probably be boosting my ego with online posts. But I am not a minimum wage kid anymore and I take nothing or pay for a reasonable (not premium but reasonable) firearm.

I read more online propaganda followed by a major regret buy than I care to admit. As I posted 3 pages back, we have a couple local dealers who refuse to carry the Taurus revolver line. Not worth the grief.

 

There are some local dealers who wont carry the Taurus line. Full disclosure after talking to two dealers, I opted out. Although, I am tempted with some of the 410 revolvers that have long enough barrels to have hunting potential. Not tempted enough. Now people will post how thier gun works ok. Like that matters to you. Obviously Taurus cannot make every revolver just a little out of spec like that.

My completely non Taurus related experience is 22mag brass is a little thicker brass then 22LR. The 22LR already has a reputation for needing a good hammer strike. The 22mag needs bit more of a hit. I have seen dual firing pins on some rf guns. For the industry, there is a bit of a balancing act, stronger hammer spring means heavier trigger pull. I would probably try and fix this myself, because I have been down this road with a couple older used 22mag revolvers already. H&R, which I do like. Assuming enough firing pin protrusion, I would either get a stronger spring or add a little spacer under the spring. It is a new gun so Wolffe may support that model. Other wise you maybe waiting a while, money tied up with aggravation mounting. And when it comes back you may go from 50/50 to 98% ignition. I hope this is not a self defense revolver. IMHO RF not a good choice for that role.

 

I have a polish blue all steel mod 85 ,I called Taurus to get the date shipped and they said 2000 and it still has a lifetime warranty.Dont know about the new ones but this revolver works flawlessly and fairly accurate for a snubby.Yes rim fires are a different animal , I would definatly send it in,somethings not right,look at the caseings for light firing pin strikes,if those look good ,i dont know,thats usually the problem.

 

 

My one and only Taurus buy was there troublesome copy of the Colt medium frame Lightning pump rifle.

 

Had a Taurus PT22 years ago, traded the POS away, never looked back.

 

The little G4x ?? or whatever has had been tempting me. But I got my lesson from Taurus a long time ago, and I learned it well. Any handgun of mine has to be dependable enough to be good enough daily carry. If not, it's gone.

 

They eliminated the second strike feature on the Gx4 so you dont have to spend 30 bucks like on the G2C and G3C
.Haven't actually fired a GX4 yet but the G2C and G3C are very reliable. Getting rid of second strike should make the GX4 more accurate also. the weapon is smallish for my hand but the trigger is not bad at all. they got rid of the safety also on the x4.

 

I used to buy Taurus, but after several bad (poorly constructed) firearms, I will no longer.

Taurus has been on my "never again" list for more than a decade.
No matter how innovative or cool their shooters might look, they don't make them all the same.

The shooters that go to the reviewers tend to function well, but the ones sold to the public seem to be assembled by poorly trained children.

I shipped a revolver back and forth for two years and Everytime I got it back, it was worse than before.

I requested an outright replacement. Request denied.

Eventually I received a note that said it is as fixed and not to send it back again.

The revolver shaved lead and spit.
The "safely lock" would heat up at different rates than the base metal and cause it to seize.

Taurus knew about this problem and would not repair it because their revolver was never meant for use at the range or professional use.

The lady that purchased it picked a different pistol from the case and I paid the difference.

She could not pass the Concealed Permit requirements because the instructor said it was unsafe.

I was glad he did.
It was unsafe.

She was the kind of customer that would have never spoke to me about the issue, but would let anyone whom was interested know that I sold it to her and that it was unsafe.

 

I like to stick with the older higher quality Taurus revolvers that didn't have problems.

 

The only firearm I had to send in for repair was my Taurus 44 Titanium, after only a handful of rounds put through it the cylinder would no longer turn. Shipped it to Taurus and had it back in less than a week fully functional but I have no confidence in it anymore as I used it for my carry pistol in the mountains. Went back to my super reliable Ruger Redhawk, thousands of rounds and never a hiccup.
Jim

 

I remember at the LGS one time where I handled a Taurus low end .38 revolver. I was having trouble getting the cylinder to open up and swing out. Then when it did I slashed my thumb wide open on a razor sharp edge on it. I wasn’t impressed.

But otherwise I haven’t had problems with the other status guns I have handled, bought and used. Maybe I was lucky I don’t know.

 

When buying from Gunbroker, use only a FFL that has more then 1 gun of that model for sale.
The basement FFL may have ordered it for thereself and fired the gun. It didn't work. Cleaned and sold it as new. It happens.

 

Taurus is junk. “May work or may not” is their motto. Spend a few extra dollars and get a firearm from a manufacturer who actually cares

“but the warranty” a quality firearm doesn’t need a warranty

 

I never stocked any new “off brand” (non-controversial statement?) firearms because of, well, the above posts that’s why. When people would say things like “don’t you have anything cheaper than that Smith&Wesson like a Taurus or such things? After while I got tired of explaining all the things reflected in the above posts and would just kindly say “Nope. But if you save up some more money or trade in your old WinMarSavMauserBrownGarand we can work something out.”
Figured it was better than having some of them lie on the yellow sheet or have a girlfriend do the strawman thing. In the long run that policy brought in a lot of quality trades and sent the riffraff to the other guys. I can’t stop folks from buying low end but …

 

I never stocked any new “off brand” (non-controversial statement?) firearms because of, well, the above posts that’s why. When people would say things like “don’t you have anything cheaper than that Smith&Wesson like a Taurus or such things? After while I got tired of explaining all the things reflected in the above posts and would just kindly say “Nope. But if you save up some more money or trade in your old WinMarSavMauserBrownGarand we can work something out.”
Figured it was better than having some of them lie on the yellow sheet or have a girlfriend do the strawman thing. In the long run that policy brought in a lot of quality trades and sent the riffraff to the other guys. I can’t stop folks from buying low end but …

I have a dozen Taurus guns bought prior to 1995 and post 2019. No problems with any. The TX 22 is one of the better.22’s made recently. The G3 I’ve had for another a year and no complaints. BUT, you knew that was coming, right? The TH 45 I bought has been a headache from day one. The magazines aren’t feeding the gun properly. I’ve sent it back twice now and they send it back with a “No problems” note. They ignore my requests to use my magazines and I can’t get them to try them. They have paid the freight both times, but still. The thing is I like the gun. When it works it’s accurate and soft shooting. If you could count on it, the gun would be a fine carry piece. Now? No way.