TAURUS 856 TORO- Red dot optic equipped revolver.

[Pepper]

The stainless 856 Toro has shown up on gunbroker for $360
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/967746305

I grabbed one. I figure that it could be really nice because it is one of the first ones built or it could be really bad for the same reason.

[sharps54]

I grabbed one. I figure that it could be really nice because it is one of the first ones built or it could be really bad for the same reason.

I did as well, I wish I had the disposable funds to have gotten two since I expect at least one trip back to the factory for repairs. Hopefully the inevitable issue will come up sooner rather than later as I hope to take this to Revolver Round Up in November.

[Pepper]

I did as well, I wish I had the disposable funds to have gotten two since I expect at least one trip back to the factory for repairs. Hopefully the inevitable issue will come up sooner rather than later as I hope to take this to Revolver Round Up in November.

It is really sad that we think this way about a new firearm!

[sharps54]

It is really sad that we think this way about a new firearm!

To be fair if I was buying a S&W or Ruger online these days I’d have the same concern.

[sharps54]

I’ll post pics later but I picked mine up this afternoon and it appears to just be a 856 with a couple holes through the top strap. I’m not complaining but if the executive grade is a better gun I wonder if it would be better to buy one of them and just get this hole pattern drilled.

Edit to add I only looked at it briefly so it might be more involved than it looks at first glance.

[jetfire]

I’ll post pics later but I picked mine up this afternoon and it appears to just be a 856 with a couple holes through the top strap. I’m not complaining but if the executive grade is a better gun I wonder if it would be better to buy one of them and just get this hole pattern drilled.

Edit to add I only looked at it briefly so it might be more involved than it looks at first glance.

No, that's pretty much what it is. It's an 856 Defender (the three inch steel gun) that's drilled for our optics mount. The real engineering trick went into the mount itself, not the actual gun.

The good news is that the 856 uses a strut and coil mainspring, so cleaning up the trigger is simple: dry fire a bunch, then install a Galloway precision mainspring. Leave the trigger return spring alone. That's what I run in my small frames, and how DB set his up on my advice. The end result of that mod should eliminate trigger stacking at the end of the pull and reduce the overall pull weight to under 10lbs while still getting reliable ignition with domestic primers.

[JWH]

No, that's pretty much what it is. It's an 856 Defender (the three inch steel gun) that's drilled for our optics mount. The real engineering trick went into the mount itself, not the actual gun.

The good news is that the 856 uses a strut and coil mainspring, so cleaning up the trigger is simple: dry fire a bunch, then install a Galloway precision mainspring. Leave the trigger return spring alone. That's what I run in my small frames, and how DB set his up on my advice. The end result of that mod should eliminate trigger stacking at the end of the pull and reduce the overall pull weight to under 10lbs while still getting reliable ignition with domestic primers.

Will the mount be available separately?

[sharps54]

[jetfire]

Will the mount be available separately?

As of right now, no. All the mounts we’re making are destined for production guns. I’ve asked the question about drilling customer guns for the mount but for now the focus is on making the guns

[Crazy Dane]

No, that's pretty much what it is. It's an 856 Defender (the three inch steel gun) that's drilled for our optics mount. The real engineering trick went into the mount itself, not the actual gun.

The good news is that the 856 uses a strut and coil mainspring, so cleaning up the trigger is simple: dry fire a bunch, then install a Galloway precision mainspring. Leave the trigger return spring alone. That's what I run in my small frames, and how DB set his up on my advice. The end result of that mod should eliminate trigger stacking at the end of the pull and reduce the overall pull weight to under 10lbs while still getting reliable ignition with domestic primers.

Can I ask a dumb question? Why not copy the Galloway spring at the factory?