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New acquisition. Magnum snubbie.

TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
Been working lots of overtime recently. Looking around a few of the guns shops and picked up this thing. 
Yes it's a Taurus, but for the price and the only other thing was a Charter Arms but would be 38 special only.  Anything else in a magnum was twice the price. 

Played with it quite a bit, fit and finish is actually good and the trigger is nice. Too busy to shoot it and the range was packed, but will be interesting. Came with the two and three finger grips

19.25 ounces Empty. 
22.225 loaded with five 158 grain fully magnum hydrashok. Yes it will be a handful but should serve me well. 


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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,856 Senior Member
    Hope it works as good as my Ruger LCR.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,451 Senior Member
    Polymer?
    Are those nut recesses in the frame?  Is it put together with nuts and bolts?
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,363 Senior Member
    The LCR in .357 Mag is a handful...I suspect that will be the same......on the other hand...if you miss you might just set their ass on fire...
    Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"
  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 12,774 Senior Member
    Let us know how it works for you.  With what they have available for the price, I want to love them. But, some years back I had bad luck with them.  Hopefully today they are being built better
    Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
  • TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
    Jayhawker said:
    The LCR in .357 Mag is a handful...I suspect that will be the same......on the other hand...if you miss you might just set their ass on fire...
    I thought of that too. Just funnier the way you said it. 

    Yes Zee it is put together with nuts and bolts since the frame is two piece. Funny thing is the nuts are security Torx...which i happen to have. 

    On a side note the frame being polymer is larger than normal so it won't fit the holster the steel 605 does. I have heard the sp101 holsters fit. Anyone happen to have a spare?



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  • BigslugBigslug Posts: 9,875 Senior Member
    Interesting. . .

    Can you post a pic or two of the inside of the frame window?

    Looks like they've created a metal chassis that starts with a flame-cut shield above the barrel, goes down to probably have a threaded insert for the barrel, goes down further to contain the crane and to the rear for the recoil shield and mounting the guts.

    Any metal on the topstrap?

    WWJMBD?

    "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,451 Senior Member
    That’s just something I’ve never seen before. Interesting. 👍🏻
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  • TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
    The Ruger LCR has something similar. Right above the cylinder release. I've shot the LCR in 38 special. It's a handful to say the least. It's about 6 ounces lighter than the Taurus and about 2 ounces  heavier than the Ruger's magnum version. So an interesting gun. Bound to be a handful. 


    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
    Winston Churchill
  • TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
    edited November 2021 #10
    Also you gave me an idea. I bet the holster that fits the LCR would have a shot to fit the 605 Poly!

    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
    Winston Churchill
  • TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
    Found the leather on Amazon. 


    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
    Winston Churchill
  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,440 Senior Member
    Tugar said:
    Found the leather on Amazon. 


    That’ll work!  Looks good too 👍

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

  • bullsi1911bullsi1911 Posts: 12,437 Senior Member
    Who makes the leather?
    To make something simple is a thousand times more difficult than to make something complex.
    -Mikhail Kalashnikov
  • TugarTugar Posts: 2,480 Senior Member
    https://azulagunholsters.com/

    Fits like a literal glove. Tight and well made. $44 and worth every cent so far. 
    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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