:I love my Rossi Ranch Hand but it's a little tough to conceal.:thumb:

 

I never get tired of posting this ...

 

i dont get it. im guessing youre saying theyre pieces of crap?

thanks for response

 

Taurus has a history of bad quality and pistols turning into grenades.

*edit btw Ruger is great just buy another one of those

 

yea ive been leaning toward getting another ruger. them being usa made is good too.

 

Rossi's are good for the price. Don't know anything about taurus.

 

In the early days, they used poor quality metals. After much shooting, the cylinders would get out of time causing bullet shavings and poor accuracy.
Spring forward, today all manufacturing plants must meet certain quality ratings to stay in business. Their revolvers are as well made as most production guns.
Are they the best, no. Are they the worst, no. I have a rossi stainless that I have had for over 10 years, it's as tight as it was the day I bought it. And yes, I have S&W and Colt revolvers also.
As for semi-autos, I prefer Ruger, S&W, Kahr, Sig, etc.

 

I would rank Rossi/Taurus higher than i rank kel-tec and hipoint. All three of them do have muddled reviews though. Some of their guns are really top notch and some of them are trash. I have one of their level action rifles and it is right on par with marlin and winchester. Then again i have a friend with a 22 revolver of theirs and it has a heavy trigger pull with other issues too.

Basically, they make some good stuff and some bad stuff. As where S&W, ruger, sig, glock, etc have an overall better track record.

 

I have a stainless Rossi .38 I bought 20 years ago. It still looks and functions like new. It was well worth the $100 I paid for it in 1992.

 

I have 2 Taurus pistols. Both are excellent and 100% reliable. The first is a 9mm PT-92...bought new in 1989 with 10's of thousands of rounds through it...never a jam or malfunction.

The 2nd is a 9mm PT-111...never a problem either. The only drawback has been magazine capacity of 12 rounds and I thought only factory mags were available. I heard on a forum these take Sig P-226 mags. I took a chance and bought a Mec-Gar 18 round mag for a P-226....it works perfectly in the PT-111. Who knew.

Don't be afraid of Taurus...they are good weapons. Most taurus bashers have never owned one.

 

Don't be afraid of Taurus...they are good weapons. Most taurus bashers have never owned one.

I agree with this I have three and had a fourth a 24/7 which I sold because it was just a little to thick for my smaller hands. But I wouldn't sell any of the others they all get used a lot , because I have my own range and never a major problem with any of them.

 

Nothing wrong with a Rossi gun.

 

ive never owned a rossi or a taurus but my brother has guns by both makers. He feels that they are excellent pistols.

 

the best group I'v ever shot with a wheelgun gun was with a Rossi I don't think you'll see the problems of the past ...FWIW there is not a maker out threr that has not had QC issues
now I willl say I don't think we have one (either brand)right now but if someone showed up with one for a good price I prob wouldn't pass it up..Why not another Ruger if your happy you just want sompthing different?

 

rugers cost alittle more then the others, but not enough to justify buying something inferior(if they are). sometimes you pay for the "name". but the more ive researched and thought about it, im probally going to go with a ruger lcr or one of their auto's. whichever ends up feeling the best. if i find a brand i like i tend to stick to it. I just wanted to explore all my options as thoroughly as i could before i dish out the cash.


ive got to go to the couple different stores around where i live and see what i end up liking the best. the 3 brands ive noticed the most around here seemed to be ruger, rossi, and taurus. thats why i ask about peoples experience with the rossis and taurus.

 

Ive trusted my life with a taurus 851 wheelgun now for three years. Super accurate and tough as hell. This thing doesnt get babied by any stretch of the imagination. I also had a 24/7 pro in 9mm. Also very accurate and reliable. Unfortunately my brother came from florida and fell in love with it as well, so I had to let it go.

 

Taurus Fan

I have 2 Taurus PT 1911 AR and I love them. Lots of rounds through them with no problems. A few guys on my department even carry them on duty. I'm not sure about their revolvers. For the ones who question the quality, put one in your hand and see how great they are. You save money by not paying for the S&W logo.

 

I own two of the Taurus revolvers. The 1st one is the 85, pretty standard fare in 38 special. But it is the one model Taurus truly excels at making.
2nd is the 94 in 22lr. Yes the DA trigger pull is long and heavy but not unduly so. The SA pull is crisp and light. They are good guns for their intended purposes.

Taurus guns can be good if you pay attention to the details and weed out any potential problems. Do keep an eye on the cylinder with regards toward timing, endshake, the crane and the ejector star.
Like cars, if you see a problem with one particular gun, move on to another example.

 

Here in the midwest the pawn shops are full of rossi revolvers. As some other posters here have said, taurus and rossi are hit and miss, some being fair and some not so much. If possible, save the extra money and buy a quality ruger or used smith and wesson. They will not let you down when/if you ever really need them.

 

have had a tarus 85 revolver since the mid 90's never had any issues I recently cleaned it and put about 300 rounds of factory and reloads through it last week not one issue

 

i won a .357 taurus snub nose..excellent for concealed carry.. got it for my birthday present about ten years ago.. carried it before i was able to afford my .45...
never had a lick of trouble... used it to qualify for ccw btw...good little gun..i have regulated it to the position of back up gun BUG.. carries on the ankle.. my .45 is on a shoulder rig...
you can never be too prepared!!!

 

I've owned Taurus and Rossi among all of the others that I've owned. I've NEVER had any quality issues with them. I have a Rossi 357 snubbie that I really love firing. In fact, I had a Taurus Beretta 92 copy and an actual Beretta 92 at the same time. The Taurus shot like a dream. The Beretta was a mis-feeding POS that I eventually sold. Even when the Beretta was slinging lead, the Taurus out shot it. It was just more accurate. In the end, it is hit and miss and I don't care which manufacturer's product you buy. Anyone that tells you anything different is usually engaging in self-aggrandizement. The Taurus guns are actually manufactured in a plant that Beretta used to manufacture them with the same machines and even many of the same workers. Most times when you hear about guns disintegrating in people's hands it's because they are using inappropriate ammunition, dangerous hand loads or have a barrel obstruction.

 

I got a Taurus PT 1911. Good price and shoots great. I haven't had it but a couple years, and only put maybe 1K rounds through it, but not a hick-up so far.

 

Not a bad gun

I own a Tarus 85 revolver and have shot hundreds of rounds through it. I will admit that it isn't the nicest gun available but if you need a cheap 38 that conceals easily and is dependable the Tarus 85 would be a great choice. I cannot speak for their semi-autos since I have never dealt with one but their revolvers aren't that bad.

 

have had a few Taurus 92s each having 1000s of rounds through them and I loved them all and still have a couple

 

I have fired quite a few Taurus guns(Taurii?) and they worked fine.
Plus I own a Taurus 669 .357 mag pistol for the last 15 years and it shoots well.

Don't believe everything you hear, a few years ago Glocks were allegedly exploding in everyone's hands yet the 6 or 7 I have owned and fired for almost 20 years seemed to shoot well, especially my G17, G22, G27 I carried for duty and attended multiple classes with.

On a side note I have seen a few guns from extremely reputable companies fail. anybody who ever served in the military can probably tell you stories of M9's, M249's, and M16's failing, because I saw all of them break and fail on multiple occasions. Those manufacturers were Beretta, Colt, and FN. Guns are tools and they are never flawless.

 

I've owned a couple taurus 85 revolvers over the years. The first model 85 I bought in the mid 80's and quality wasn't great, but it functioned well enough for a dirt cheap revolver at the time. The second I bought in the late 90's and quality looked much better.

I think all of the "Taurus guns explode" nonsense comes from their early days when QC was suspect. They started as a "cheap" gun company and got a reputation they can't shake with some people. Now they are a modern company like any other. They produce decent quality at a good price IMO. Google ANY gun manufacturer and you'll see horror stories. Bad designs and the occasional defective gun can come off the line from any manufacturer.

If I'm not mistaken Taurus bought Rossi a few years ago, The Rossi designs look like the older generation of Taurus revolvers from about 10 years ago.

 

All it takes is a bent barrel or burr inside that collects lead and when it is filled, you will get a nasty surprise. Buy the Ruger. Its not worth losing an eye or hand to save a few bucks.

 

The day you could prove that a taurus sent a gun that had that type of defect is the day you could sue them and own the company.