Taurus trouble

[patience0830]

Son bought D-I-L a .357 Taurus revolver. I was not consulted pre-purchase. They fired it today for the first time and the spent rounds would not come out using the ejector rod. Like many needed a small bolt inserted and tapped with a mallet to remove. No sign of over pressure at primer pockets. Factory loads. Told them to buy some .38 spl ammo and see if the problem persisted. Has anyone else experienced this? I've not been a revolver guy so no real experience. Thinking chambers may not be as smooth as they should be

 

[actaeon277]

I've had problems with that, if I shot 38 special first, and then moved to 357.
The 38s would leave residue behind.
And the 357s are a bit longer. So the residue would make it tight.

Shooting the 357 first, then moving to the 38s helped.
Also, bringing a small brush with and swiping the cylinder after so many rounds helps.

 

[Leo]

If it is new, have it sent back for warranty.

I sent many taurus firearms back for warranty when I worked at the shop.

 

[patience0830]

I've had problems with that, if I shot 38 special first, and then moved to 357.
The 38s would leave residue behind.
And the 357s are a bit longer. So the residue would make it tight.

Shooting the 357 first, then moving to the 38s helped.
Also, bringing a small brush with and swiping the cylinder after so many rounds helps.

New pistol, no .38's fired. My first thought as well.

 

[pute62]

Sounds like it's time to tryout that Taurus warranty everyone talks about. Good luck on that

 

[patience0830]

Sounds like it's time to tryout that Taurus warranty everyone talks about. Good luck on that

Yup
. You may be right.

How're you holding up? Getting some time in with people who count?

 

[pute62]

Yup
. You may be right.

How're you holding up? Getting some time in with people I've been moved to a new facility and it's kind of like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Life just keeps getting more interesting

Yup
. You may be right.

How're you holding up? Getting some time in with people who count?

I've transferred to a new rehab facility and it's pretty much like one flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. If I'm the only sane one here we're definitely in trouble.

 

[Amishman44]

Good luck with the sending it back to Taurus thing...
I once had a revolver I sold because Taurus couldn't get it right, after two (2) trips back to them.
Kind of in line with the old adage...one gets what one pays for and quality is not cheap!

 

[patience0830]

I've transferred to a new rehab facility and it's pretty much like one flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. If I'm the only sane one here we're definitely in trouble.

Could be entertaining or scary, depending on the level of loony. Hang tough. We're still praying for you.

 

[Whip_McCord]

I've had that happen in a Dan Wesson 44 mag when I shot hot loads for IHMSA silhouette matches. One other revolver had that issue with hot loads too. I took some Scotch Brite pads, wrapped a piece around a worn out brass bore brush and chucked it into a drill. Run that in each cylinder hole. That should correct the issue. It did for me. I did that to my 625 too, to make reloads smoother.

 

[tcecil88]

I've heard of several revolvers from different companies having tight cylinders, but after firing a few cylinders the problems ceased. I have a had several Taurus revolvers and have zero issues, but I know other people have had bad experiences with them.

 

[DadSmith]

I've had that happen in a Dan Wesson 44 mag when I shot hot loads for IHMSA silhouette matches. One other revolver had that issue with hot loads too. I took some Scotch Brite pads, wrapped a piece around a worn out brass bore brush and chucked it into a drill. Run that in each cylinder hole. That should correct the issue. It did for me. I did that to my 625 too, to make reloads smoother.

What causes this? Not polished enough?
My Ruger lcrx was like that I did what you did -the scotch bright. I used chore boy copper on an old brush and in a drill. It seemed to clear it up as well

 

[Whip_McCord]

The cylinders I had issues with did not look really rough, but they were not smooth enough to let the brass with hot loads extract easily. I'm sure most cylinders are not polished from the factory, but there may be some tool marks that are not obvious that could cause this issue. Polishing should correct this in most cases, unless there is another problem like the chambers being too tight.

 

[NyleRN]

It would be much easier and less stressful to just do what Whip McCord said. That would be my first action to take in something like that.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I would measure the charge holes. If they are close to spec I would just polish the cylinders some like Whip described.

The charge holes should measure right around .380

 

[Bill2905]

My S&W 617 cylinder got very sticky with certain brands of ammo. It was bad enough that I had concerns about bending the ejector rod. I had a guy clean up the holes with a hone and all is good with it now.

 

[ECS686]

I’d shoot a couple 3 boxes through it and see if it “breaks in” if not send it back and have them check it.

That said I know some that have maybe had bad luck with Taurus (I can’t help but think some is exaggerated and most bad stories are regurgitated by people that never had the issue themselves) I have had Rugers and S&W a Colt revolver from the early 1990’s and a SIG have to get sent back to the factory it happens.

Taurus is making improvements and they have brought over Cody Osborn formerly of Walther (Walther defense with all the top trainers) and Caleb Giddings. They I believe have the vision to make improvements. I spent some time talking to Caleb Giddings at the NRA meetings. Very personable polite and generous guy. And he knows revolvers!

 

[Chance]

The cylinders I had issues with did not look really rough, but they were not smooth enough to let the brass with hot loads extract easily. I'm sure most cylinders are not polished from the factory, but there may be some tool marks that are not obvious that could cause this issue. Polishing should correct this in most cases, unless there is another problem like the chambers being too tight.

I have done exactly this also, Polishing with Semichrome polish on a cotton patch wrapped around a mop. Chucked in my drill.

 

[92FSTech]

I've had issues with Taurus Revolvers in the past, but those have all been related to timing, not the problem you describe. I will say that their warranty process was a bit of a headache (cost me almost as much in time and shipping as the gun was worth to send it back and then go pick it up from the depot because Taurus never notified me they were returning it, and I wasn't home to receive it) and they ultimately didn't really resolve the problem. Were it my gun, I'd definitely try polishing the chambers first before considering sending it back for service.