Yes, it's true. You'd think I'd know better than to come here and admit it, but I bought another Taurus. I had a little I-frame, 32 Long that I bought just for giggles, but it turned out I kinda liked the little thing. It was too small for me to really shoot, so I thought about one of the new Lipsey's J-frames but didn't want to (1) Pay that much for something I might not like, and (2) wait for one to show up at the LGS.
So I ordered a Taurus 327 from Bud's. A steel frame, six shot, 327 Magnum, about the size of a J-frame, it fits the same holsters as my 642 anyway. It's got sort of an ugly flat black finish, but I wasn't expecting a Model 27 for around $300. Excuse the dust.
The trigger isn't bad. Not as nice as a Model 15, or even my 642, but it's smooth, if a little heavy. The S/A is about 6.5 or 7, but I don't use the S/A much if at all so that doesn't bother me.
The front sight is pinned in so you can replace if if you want to. They sell a night sight that I may order, but for now some orange nail polish takes care of it.
The grips surprised me. They're typical ugly rubber grips, but they work. Quite comfortable for me anyway. I can get two full fingers on them, with the pinky on there, but sort of half off. About like most guns this size.
How does it shoot? Well, pretty well for me shooting it. Someone else would do a lot better I suppose. I've put 175 rounds through it, mostly Fiocchi 32 S&W Long. Fifty wadcutters, and 100 rounds of 97 grain FMJ at an advertised velocity of 948 FPS. Pretty hot little load apparently. The other 25 were Hornady Critical Defense 80 grain FTX, 327 Magnum rounds. I had heard/read that this stuff was "snappy" and "loud". I didn't find it to be too snappy at all, but the Taurus is a steel frame gun that weighs about a 23 ounces on my cheap Wheeler trigger scale. (On the other hand my 642 weighs about a pound and kicks like a mule with 158 grain P+ 38's). I expected a really LOUD report from what I'd read, but I didn't think it was any more objectional than anything else being fired on the line at the range that morning. No one even glanced my way.
For accuracy, I can only say I didn't shoot it any worse than I do any other small frame revolver. If I took my time and lined up the sights, and got a good trigger release, I hit where I wanted to. If on the other hand I got sloppy, so did my groups.
So that's my report. It doesn't seem to be too bad for the money. Only time and rounds will tell anything else. I've got dies, shell holders, bullets and stuff inbound. It will mostly see 32 Long ammo I suppose. I've got a bit of that brass saved up already.
Oh and it has no lock, and uses a transfer bar type system.
Edited to correct math mistake, and a typo.
So I ordered a Taurus 327 from Bud's. A steel frame, six shot, 327 Magnum, about the size of a J-frame, it fits the same holsters as my 642 anyway. It's got sort of an ugly flat black finish, but I wasn't expecting a Model 27 for around $300. Excuse the dust.
The trigger isn't bad. Not as nice as a Model 15, or even my 642, but it's smooth, if a little heavy. The S/A is about 6.5 or 7, but I don't use the S/A much if at all so that doesn't bother me.
The front sight is pinned in so you can replace if if you want to. They sell a night sight that I may order, but for now some orange nail polish takes care of it.
The grips surprised me. They're typical ugly rubber grips, but they work. Quite comfortable for me anyway. I can get two full fingers on them, with the pinky on there, but sort of half off. About like most guns this size.
How does it shoot? Well, pretty well for me shooting it. Someone else would do a lot better I suppose. I've put 175 rounds through it, mostly Fiocchi 32 S&W Long. Fifty wadcutters, and 100 rounds of 97 grain FMJ at an advertised velocity of 948 FPS. Pretty hot little load apparently. The other 25 were Hornady Critical Defense 80 grain FTX, 327 Magnum rounds. I had heard/read that this stuff was "snappy" and "loud". I didn't find it to be too snappy at all, but the Taurus is a steel frame gun that weighs about a 23 ounces on my cheap Wheeler trigger scale. (On the other hand my 642 weighs about a pound and kicks like a mule with 158 grain P+ 38's). I expected a really LOUD report from what I'd read, but I didn't think it was any more objectional than anything else being fired on the line at the range that morning. No one even glanced my way.
For accuracy, I can only say I didn't shoot it any worse than I do any other small frame revolver. If I took my time and lined up the sights, and got a good trigger release, I hit where I wanted to. If on the other hand I got sloppy, so did my groups.
So that's my report. It doesn't seem to be too bad for the money. Only time and rounds will tell anything else. I've got dies, shell holders, bullets and stuff inbound. It will mostly see 32 Long ammo I suppose. I've got a bit of that brass saved up already.
Oh and it has no lock, and uses a transfer bar type system.
Edited to correct math mistake, and a typo.
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