Taurus 817 - 7-Shot 38 Special Carry Gun

[NY-1]

Just announced for the US market. The Taurus 817 is a 7-shot 38 Special. I'm curious how these compare to the size of the Taurus 82 or a standard K-frame S&W. I'd also love for S&W to enter this sort of capacity in this size class. A 7-shot, snub, airweight K-frame in 32 H&R Magnum, or a scandium one in 327 Federal Magnum, would be fantastic.

I was pleased enough with the Taurus 856 Executive Grade I had for a little while and have since sold. I might have to give these a look when they hit stores. No hammer lock hole either by the looks of it, which is always nice.

Taurus 817 7-Round .38 Special +P

www.taurususa.com

 

[stansdds]

I don't have one, but in order to get 7 rounds of 38 Special or 357 Magnum into a cylinder, it would have to be the size of a S&W L-frame cylinder. It's physically impossible to get 7 rounds of 38 or 357 into a K-frame sized cylinder.

 

[jeffrefrig]

"No hammer lock hole either by the looks of it,".....NY-1

Did ANY revolver manufacturer besides S&W have the action lock on it?
I do like the plain Jane looks on the gun. I have a thread here about the 8-shot .22 Magnum, Model 942M Ultra-Lite, that I just bought last week. The color combos of the metal are a little different, but the guns are very similar at 1st glance. (Tomorrow, weather permitting, perhaps I'll get to shoot it.) I like the size with the 2" barrel. I dislike the stocks held on with a pin on mine, but I can't whine about it on a $350 gun.

 

[desi2358]

"No hammer lock hole either by the looks of it,".....NY-1

Did ANY revolver manufacturer besides S&W have the action lock on it?

If I recall correctly a couple other manufacturers offered built in locks (probably due to concern over possible government regulations). The ones I remember where in the grip and locked the mainspring. I believe Taurus and Charter had these though it's been years since I saw one so my memory of who may be faulty.

 

[jaguargolf]

I have 2 Taurus rimfires that have a key lock built into the rear of the hammer. I probably bought them sometime in the late 90's early 2000's.
One was soon after the .17 HMRF came out.

 

[stansdds]

Yes, Taurus was on the lock bandwagon too, but theirs was on the hammer, not through the side plate.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

When it shows up on Handgun Hero we should be able to get an accurate comparison to both K & L-frames...? If they ever have revolvers available?

Cheers?