"Therefore, since the world has still... Much good, but much less good than ill,
And while the sun and moon endure, Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure,
I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good." -- A.E. Housman
Caleb, dude, you need a range rod. I can personally vouch that hot .357 rounds out of a chamber that far out of whack can send copper shavings back into your hands that will take months to work their way back up to the surface.
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At some point, I'll have to post a video of my PT-22's acquiescent safety lever; pull the trigger hard enough, and it just comes off by itself to please you.
You probably shot that more than a typical Taurus revolver ever gets shot (probably most get far less than 420 rounds in their entire lives) but it demonstrates that Taurus quality remains unacceptable--the chance of getting a bad gun is simply too high.
Meanwhile, I'm visualizing the Taurus factory as a place where samba parties break out with some regularity and "close enough for government work" has become "close enough for all work."
I plan on continuing my "quest for a budget 38" with an Armscor wheelie soon, because hell at least they have a robust IPSC culture in the Philippines.
I've had Tauri in the past that worked, but over the past few years I have seen one bad gun after another. The revolvers seem to be worse in that regard.