Posted: 10/20/2011 8:52:30 PM EDT
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I have a Taurus Judge ultralite I am having issues with the cylinder not wanting to rotate after two or three rounds with 410's and 45 lc's
What may be causing this issue ? |
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Your problem: It's a Taurus.
There is a very common problem with Taurus revolvers. One that I have personally experienced and had the displeasure of dealing with what Taurus insults its customers by calling a Lifetime Warranty. After experiencing this problem with a POS Taurus revolver and Taurus "attempting" to repair it twice, with me paying for overnight shipping both times and not getting it repaired, I ended up selling it online, fully disclosing the problem, at a huge loss. I guess the buyer thought it would be worth trying to deal with Taurus. I was at a friend's gunsmithing shop. He's a nationally known gunsmith, but I don't want to drag his name into this. But, he has a friend who owns a gunshop in New York. When I was at his shop, I saw a Taurus revolver there and asked him why he was working on that piece of crap. He said he normally wouldn't, but it was a favor for his friend. It was locking up, just like mine did, and just like yours is. The difference is that this one had been back to Taurus 8 times and still was not repaired! My gunsmith friend said it took him a matter of minutes to repair the problem. The simple fact is that Taurus knows how to rip off other manufacturers looks, but they have absolutely no idea how to fit the internals of a revolver. Honestly, you can waste your money sending it back to Taurus for them to "attempt" to repair it, which they won't, or you can just spend the money you would spend sending it back to Taurus several times and not get it repaired and bring it to a reputable gunsmith and pay out of your pocket to get it done right. Next time, buy a quality product, not a Taurus. |
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Your problem: It's a Taurus. There is a very common problem with Taurus revolvers. One that I have personally experienced and had the displeasure of dealing with what Taurus insults its customers by calling a Lifetime Warranty. After experiencing this problem with a POS Taurus revolver and Taurus "attempting" to repair it twice, with me paying for overnight shipping both times and not getting it repaired, I ended up selling it online, fully disclosing the problem, at a huge loss. I guess the buyer thought it would be worth trying to deal with Taurus. I was at a friend's gunsmithing shop. He's a nationally known gunsmith, but I don't want to drag his name into this. But, he has a friend who owns a gunshop in New York. When I was at his shop, I saw a Taurus revolver there and asked him why he was working on that piece of crap. He said he normally wouldn't, but it was a favor for his friend. It was locking up, just like mine did, and just like yours is. The difference is that this one had been back to Taurus 8 times and still was not repaired! My gunsmith friend said it took him a matter of minutes to repair the problem. The simple fact is that Taurus knows how to rip off other manufacturers looks, but they have absolutely no idea how to fit the internals of a revolver. Honestly, you can waste your money sending it back to Taurus for them to "attempt" to repair it, which they won't, or you can just spend the money you would spend sending it back to Taurus several times and not get it repaired and bring it to a reputable gunsmith and pay out of your pocket to get it done right. Next time, buy a quality product, not a Taurus. I just had an issue with a Model 66. sent it in, no questions asked. Free shipping to/from taurus. they included a shot target to show it was working when it left repairs. less than 1 week turnaround. They have really stepped up their warranty and repairs; trying to improve their reputation would be my guess. OP, if its something you cant fix, give them a call. |
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Your problem: It's a Taurus. There is a very common problem with Taurus revolvers. One that I have personally experienced and had the displeasure of dealing with what Taurus insults its customers by calling a Lifetime Warranty. After experiencing this problem with a POS Taurus revolver and Taurus "attempting" to repair it twice, with me paying for overnight shipping both times and not getting it repaired, I ended up selling it online, fully disclosing the problem, at a huge loss. I guess the buyer thought it would be worth trying to deal with Taurus. I was at a friend's gunsmithing shop. He's a nationally known gunsmith, but I don't want to drag his name into this. But, he has a friend who owns a gunshop in New York. When I was at his shop, I saw a Taurus revolver there and asked him why he was working on that piece of crap. He said he normally wouldn't, but it was a favor for his friend. It was locking up, just like mine did, and just like yours is. The difference is that this one had been back to Taurus 8 times and still was not repaired! My gunsmith friend said it took him a matter of minutes to repair the problem. The simple fact is that Taurus knows how to rip off other manufacturers looks, but they have absolutely no idea how to fit the internals of a revolver. Honestly, you can waste your money sending it back to Taurus for them to "attempt" to repair it, which they won't, or you can just spend the money you would spend sending it back to Taurus several times and not get it repaired and bring it to a reputable gunsmith and pay out of your pocket to get it done right. Next time, buy a quality product, not a Taurus. I just had an issue with a Model 66. sent it in, no questions asked. Free shipping to/from taurus. they included a shot target to show it was working when it left repairs. less than 1 week turnaround. They have really stepped up their warranty and repairs; trying to improve their reputation would be my guess. OP, if its something you cant fix, give them a call. Maybe they have, but after being burnt once by them, I'll never give them another dollar. |
| I've got a Taurus Model 94 at Taurus right now for a similar problem. The revolver cylinder was dragging on the barrel forcing cone. Trying to fire the revolver double action resulted in at least 3 chambers not firing. I could see where the front of the cylinder was not square. I polished the front of the cylinder to obtain clearance from the forcing cone. I then realized the whole cylinder was off when machined because the rounds that didn't fire had firing pin indents in the center of the 22 cases instead of the rim. The only way to fix this was a new cylinder so I sent it to warranty repair. We'll see if it gets fixed but I bought the revolver to mainly shoot double action since I'm an old policeman who used to shoot double action S&W. I bought the Taurus used but in it's defense it has a pretty good double action trigger pull and the finish looked pretty good. The revolver looked like it had been shot quite a bit but maybe the first owner only shot it single action. |
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Never handled a Taurus revolver used or NIB that didn't have timing issues. Most of the time, every notch has a different amount of play. If you want to find out what a tight, consistant lock-up is, handle some older S&W, or new/old Ruger revolvers. To test, make sure the gun is empty, pull the trigger and hold it back, then wiggle the cylinder. Repeat this with every chamber.
Sorry if that offends anyone but the truth is, Taurus products are not that competitively priced when compared to other products that have a much better build quality. Maybe some have had good customer service with them but for every good experience I've read, I've read about 30 bad experiences which may or may not include multiple trips back to the factory without ever fixing the issue. |
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Where do I send it for repair ? If you want to try using Taurus' warranty, you have to contact them and get a return number from them. If you want it repaired correctly, you need to find a gunsmith who knows how to correctly time a DA revolver and have them work on it. |