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?
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?
