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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I just bought this rediculous revolver

Posted: 12/9/2018 5:57:17 PM EDT

Where can i find a rear sight for a taurus model 96?

Posted: 12/9/2018 7:45:46 PM EDT

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Try in the revolver section

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:08:09 AM EDT

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So I have found that Taurus can supply a replacement rear sight assembly for $55. This leaves me the question of whether to buy the iron or not? I could leave on the red dot, I've already deleted the laser. I could get a 2x or less cheap pistol scope??? This is a K frame sized .22 in otherwise great condition with a butter smooth DA pull and a light crisp SA pull. This is a pre mim gun.

This gun serves no other purpose than just for fun, but I imagine it would be the bain of small game around my property. Rabbits and tree rats beware.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:29:17 AM EDT

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long eye relief scope. Chinese one. sub $30. It'll be the most fun that way

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:32:49 AM EDT

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Thats sort of what I had in mind. Plus CDNN has scoped revolver holster for like $10.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:36:53 AM EDT

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Or just run a red dot. They're fast and easy to pickup when shooting. I've had a lot of fun w/ one on a 22 pistol.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:52:17 AM EDT

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I like red dots on hand guns better than scopes. The only practical use I see for a scoped handgun is silhouette steel targets or hunting mostly with centerfire. The older I get the more I need a rest with a magnified optic on a handgun. Fortunately my eyes haven’t gone south enough to need magnification on a handgun. Really boils down to personal choice.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:02:23 PM EDT

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Check ebay and gunbroker as well as Numrich. Parts do show up for them still. Make sure the hammer strut isn't bent. If you get bored, open it up and you can usually get the trigger a bit better with some polishing; the channel the rebound slide sits in is rarely well finished on Taurus revolvers. Clean out any crud including old grease, most Taurus guns I've messed with have been treated like cheap guns and tend to have crud in the nooks and crannies as well as the spring coils. Wolff sells some springs for them but be careful changing hammer springs since the .22 needs a pretty good whack to be reliable.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:45:48 PM EDT

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Check ebay and gunbroker as well as Numrich. Parts do show up for them still. Make sure the hammer strut isn't bent. If you get bored, open it up and you can usually get the trigger a bit better with some polishing; the channel the rebound slide sits in is rarely well finished on Taurus revolvers. Clean out any crud including old grease, most Taurus guns I've messed with have been treated like cheap guns and tend to have crud in the nooks and crannies as well as the spring coils. Wolff sells some springs for them but be careful changing hammer springs since the .22 needs a pretty good whack to be reliable.

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Trigger on this is smooth as butter. This one was well cared for.

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:59:11 PM EDT

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Holy gunsmith project gone wrong

Posted: 12/12/2018 2:37:18 PM EDT

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I got a pre mim taurus version of a k22 for $200. I'll fix it.

Posted: 12/12/2018 3:43:28 PM EDT

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Yep the steel can be a bit soft on some of their guns and the finishing usually leaves something to be desired but if it's a Tuesday to Thursday gun (i.e. middle of the week when the workers minds were on their work) they're usually pretty good shooters. The low pressure guns like .22s shouldn't have any issues with the cranes stretching and creating cylinder gap issues. I actually like picking up older Taurus revolvers to practice on, you used to be able to get them cheap but these days it's just generally not worth it unfortunately. The Rossis were generally better guns but they've gotten ridiculously expensive as well, might as well buy a used Smith.

ETA- Yeah I'd have grabbed that one too for $200.

Posted: 12/12/2018 3:48:25 PM EDT

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Also, i know the photo makes it look rusty, it isn't. Deep blue. It will not need to be refinished. I deleted stupid laser and left the red dot.

Posted: 12/12/2018 5:01:18 PM EDT

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Shoots well with everything i tried. Perfect function. Now i have to sight in the dot.

Posted: 12/12/2018 5:14:32 PM EDT

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I didn't realize at first, that it was a rimfire. My Taurus kit gun is one of my favorites.

Is that a 6 shooter or 9?

Posted: 12/12/2018 6:38:50 PM EDT

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I didn't realize at first, that it was a rimfire. My Taurus kit gun is one of my favorites.

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Six.

Posted: 12/12/2018 6:49:38 PM EDT

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Thats sort of what I had in mind. Plus CDNN has scoped revolver holster for like $10.

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long eye relief scope. Chinese one. sub $30. It'll be the most fun that way

Thats sort of what I had in mind. Plus CDNN has scoped revolver holster for like $10.

Go for it! If you decide you don't like it you're not out a lot of $$$ and can switch to the original type sight.

Posted: 12/15/2018 8:12:00 PM EDT

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Had more time to play with it today. For now im leaving on the dot. I think im gonna start looking for a 357 or 44 before next hunting season.

To me the revolver feels like all fun, and auto pistols are all business. Even this older taurus exhibits a level of workmanship that you just dont find outside of a custom shop anymore.

Posted: 12/24/2018 9:39:05 AM EDT

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Funny, I bought an old Taurus without a rear sight. I ended up buying a S&W K frame rear sight - it wasnt cheap.

Posted: 12/24/2018 11:20:17 AM EDT

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Taurus has the sight for $50.

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