I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
Miguel with the Gun Free Zone blog got one of these as replacement gun from the Rossi recall.
I've seen discussion of those elsewhere, including the info that they all come that way to get into the country.
Having worked with warehouse people before, it doesn't surprise me that a batch got through.
Frankly, I'd pay extra to get one like that, knowing I could end up with the crown I want, not the crown some low-skilled laborer at Taurus' US warehouse thinks is good enough.
Heck, "choose-your-own-gunsmith" crowning would be a significant upgrade on a lot of S&W production.
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We laugh at cutting some holes and turning it into a ported gun, but I wonder if that's not exactly what Rossi and Taurus did with these barrels that stick out from the lug area years ago.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/861176321
So I pulled the trigger on a Taurus. For shame. Ok so I have two small frame taurus revolvers and both have been trouble free. One of them a model 85 I gave my father in law back in 1989. I got it back a few years ago when he passed away. Did some long needed cleaning. Loaded it up and shot it. Works just fine. So I am giving the newer manufactured Taurus a try.
https://www.taurususa.com/firearms/r...tte-stainless/
I have ordered this one specifically because it fits my desire for a 7 shot Roscoe in 9mm. The switch cylinder is intriguing but I will probably put the 9mm cylinder on it and shoot away.
I hope I haven't made a mistake. If Ruger had made this configuration in a GP I would have scarfed that up in a heartbeat.
Kind of a typical derpy review, but you do get a real weight for the aluminum frame version at the 3:58 mark.
17 1/4 oz. empty.
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