They made that in a .45 Colt, too...called it the 450 Titanium. I keep watching them when they come up on gunbroker. I keep telling myself I'm not getting suckered into buying another Taurus after my past experiences, especially for what those go for...but I have to admit that configuration is very appealing. Appealing enough that I keep watching them .View attachment 318284 View attachment 318285 it's a Taurus titanium frame with steel barrel.
5 shot .44spl
When I first got it I kept feeling my belt to make sure it was still there.
It is so much more comfortable than carrying a steel frame gun.
The ported barrel helps with muzzle rise but also effectively blinds the shooter at night.
I had a Taurus Model 44 with a 6" barrel at one time. It had that stupid porting, too, and I could feel the blast pressure in the bridge of my nose every time I fired it. That full-size 6-inch gun was worse to shoot with magnum loads than my snubby 69. I've shot other ported .44s and none of them sent the blast back at the shooter like that design. It also had a nasty habit of randomly skipping chambers or not properly locking up the cylinder in double-action. I had a 605 that had similar timing issues, and that finally convinced me to start buying Ruger's and Smiths, none of which have exhibited those problems. Even with those experiences, though, if I ever found one of those titanium 450s for a fair price when I had money in my wallet, it would almost definitely go home with me.