Posted: 6/17/2006 7:20:50 PM EDT
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Ok... I have been noticing a bit of a problem with my Taurus .22 snubby... The trigger is getting REALLY hard to pull, and the cylinder takes some force to eject. Any of you gunsmiths have any suggestions before I ship this thing back to Taurus? Yes, I have cleaned the gun. No the cylinder has not locked up. Yes, the gun still works, but instead of lightening a bit as many revolvers do, its getting progressively more difficult to shoot. AND the cylinder is getting progressivly more difficult to swing out. My 4 inch stainless Taurus .22 revolver has no such trouble and still functions 100% after many many bricks of ammo. Geeze, first my Walther, and then my Taurus. I am beginning to wonder if the few extra dollars spent buying a more expensive name brand like Smith and Wesson for a revolver, or Ruger, or Browning for an auto .22 might not have been a better idea. |
| My first guess would be that there might be some powder residue underneath the extractor star which is not allowing it to seat all the way into the cylinder and therefore causing it to rub against the frame. This would cause the cylinder to bind against the breech face and make the trigger hard to pull and also make the cylinger difficult to swing our from the frame. You might want to take a tooth brush and clean underneath the extactor star and see if that helps. |
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Could be you're getting a build up of grit or dirt inside, the ejector rod could be coming unscrewed, or????? I'd cut to the chase and return it to Taurus. Personally, and it's strictly personal, I'd be trading it off for a S&W or a Ruger SP-101. Taurus has made big strides in quality over the last 15 years, but they ain't up with Ruger much less S&W. |
Have you REALLY cleaned the hell out of it? Are you comfortable taking the cylinder out and opening up the frame to make sure its really spic and span inside and out? I had a marlin semi auto that was spotless from the outside but it was so filthy inside I ended up completely disassembling it and scrubbing parts in the sink with a bruch! After drying, lubing, reassembling it runs flawlessly with even the cheapest ammo.
I have a taurus tracker in 22 and its a fine piece. In retrospect I should have spent a little more on a buckmark or MKII. The top of my rimfire wishlist right now is a 317 with the 3 inch barrel. |