Posted: 11/5/2004 12:20:00 PM EDT
| I recently bought a very nice, blued model 85 Taurus .38 spl. revolver for my daughter to use. Last night, while she was practicing some double-action shooting with snap-caps, the trigger began to "stick" in the rearmost position. It could be pushed back into the reset position with your finger, but that's not good. I can't turn it over to her unless I'm sure of its reliability. Anyone have any suggestions or comments about what's causing this malfunction? TIA. PB |
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Try loosening one or two of the sideplate screws just a bit...make sure you use a screwdriver that fits!...and see if that does not work, If so, and I think it will, you probably have a high trigger pin. This is not unusual with the S&W design, although I have not looked inside a new Taurus for many years. The dryfiring probably created enough vibration for the pin to work itself out a bit (it's an internal pin) and bind against either the frame or sideplate in the fully to the rear position. This is one of the things that serious armorers used to do when they "blueprinted" LEO duty revolvers...making certain that all pins, springs, etc. were in correct position and if necessary staked in place, etc. If loosening the sideplate screws works, try tightening them again...if it binds again, send it back to Taurus. This is no big deal to fix, but new gun or not, they will make it good. |
| I bought one of these about 6 months ago and it did exactly the same thing I suggest you send it back to taurus for repairs.Thats what I did it took about 3 weeks but the problem is gone and I dont have to worry about any voids in the warranty.Taurus has a good warranty policy so take advantage of it. |