Posted: 7/15/2026 8:32:35 PM EDT
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LGS has an imported broken Taurus 82 for $60. I like cheap thrills, steep challenges, and bad decisions. Should I buy or run? The revolver looks like a well worn South American LE trade in. Hammer mounted firing pin is broken. Cylinder spins, but trigger/hammer are non functioning. I assume springs are broken at a minimum and I question if the sear/hammer has been tampered with and if the hand is worn/destroyed. How do you say "bubba" in Portuguese? |
| Very important - do the cylinder flutes have ridges? If so, too old, Taurus will not fix it. If not, contact Taurus and ask if it is still under warranty. Can't hurt to ask. if yes, score. If no...keep it for the next "gun buybacK", 'cause that's all it's worth. |
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So... I find comfort in the fact that if Trump has to work so hard to go to Heaven, then there is a shit load of Democrats that have no f-cking chance to go anywhere but HELL. Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge-hammer.
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If any of the internal frame pins are broken, no thanks. But overall, no thanks. What are used, like new Taurus' selling for? $200-$250. I think that's what I paid for these. Attached File I like this one more than some of my S&W's. Dates to 93' Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Gopher: With a lifetime warranty, buy it and send it back. If they won't fix it, then you can play with it.  I believe the Lifetime Warranty offered in the US applies only to firearms sold by Taurus Inc, or whatever their company is called here in the US. Some years back I bought an Israeli import Taurus PT917C and called Taurus USA to buy a new front sight (this model has a dovetailed front sight) and the customer service representative asked for the Serial Number, looked it up, said that gun wasn't sold by us and I can't sell you the part even if I had it. It's probably a common metric dovetail size but I couldn't find the specs. The screw is metric. I believe I already bought a replacement. The sight was loose in the dovetail but couldn't be tightened or coerced to slip off until I carefully drilled the set screw. While trying to get the thread locker on the set screw to release, I sprayed something that melted the red insert. I think Brownell's sells a material that can be used to form the red insert (the sight ramp has a round, hollow, cutout on the front and empty space inside). I'm a fan of a few of the older Taurus models (very nice samples above, btw!). The Model 82's were decent guns and sold a ton worldwide, but as already mentioned above, you can buy new or excellent condition Taurus with a US warranty for not a lot of money. I wouldn't bother messing with what you described unless you already have the replacement parts or know where to get them on the very cheap, and go into the project understanding you'll never make any money on this gun if you ever decide to sell it. I hope everyone is having a good weekend! |
| As long as nothing major is broken I'd buy it. They're pretty easy to work on and used parts are available cheaply. I used to pick up Rossis and Taurus revolvers back when they were really cheap just to practice on them. Clean 'em up including springs and polishing, sell and buy the next project. |