The ejection rod felt as though it had been lubricated with extra-fine sand, but a big drop of oil smoothed it right out. The cylinder doesn’t swing out perfectly smoothly, but it doesn’t hang up or bind up either. The Taurus Model 85 is comfortable to hold and looks good. The cylinder release is a little more difficult to engage than I’m accustomed to with tuned S&W Model 64s and 65s. Try doing that with Gaston’s Perfection™. In fact, you can load up paraffin “bullets” into primed cases and practice shooting indoors if you’re truly hard-core (and don’t have any neighbors). The recoil adverse can shoot standard-pressure loads with lighter bullets down to a 95-grain. It’s a potent man-stopper in the old FBI load, the 158-grain semi-wad cutter hollow-point in +P.

What’s more, I have it on good authority that when God shoots recreationally, he brings his revolver. They’re easy and simple to load and unload for novices - anyone who’s ever watched a wester can figure one out. And malfunctions in wheel-guns are typically much fewer and farther between than with affordably priced semi-autos.Īnother plus: wheel guns will deliver contact gunshot wounds with less likelihood of a malfunction. Revolvers are also operate using the original point and click interface. 380 Autos or even similar 9mm products? Revolvers can be fired from inside a pocket or purse without malfunctioning, giving a bad guy or gal the suprise of a lifetime. Why a 5-shot revolver over some of the newer, small-framed. That’s pretty affordable for those on a limited budget. The model 85 carries a $371 MSRP, but can be easily found for about $300. One of its biggest selling points is its price. The manufacturing looks well done, with parts fitting together well and little to no tool marks.

This old-school snub-nosed revolver is made of not-so-old-school stainless with a matte finish. It shoots plenty accurately for personal defense purposes.

Then again, if GLOCKs were so darn perfect, then why the adjustable backstraps? And why can’t they decided whether or not finger grooves are a good idea? This 85 doesn’t achieve the perfection that GLOCK claims of their products. That one left with her twenty-plus years ago. And while Taurus and I don’t have a lot of love for one another, I’ve still got fond memories of the first Taurus 85 I bought as a gift to fiancee #1. Taurus didn’t give it to me to review (and keep), so I don’t owe them anything. It had occupied the “New In Box” shelf in my safe since then and I recently took it out to give it a test drive. I won this Model 85 at a Guns Save Life monthly meeting some time back.

Taurus view revolver discontinued