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Is it a 2.7 or a 3.4? My father put a half million miles on one like that with the 2.7.

I will add, the money I would spend on ammo to test the reliability of a Taurus could go toward the purchase of a nice Smith.

My experience is kind of limited. I have a judge that has had many weak primer strikes with shotgun shells but has been 100% with 45 Colt. I have a Taurus 7 shot 38 snubby that is okay. It has a stiff trigger, and it doesn’t hold the tightest groups.

The partially ramped front sight tells me the barrel is from 1947-1971.

What city? I know where there is a factory Gen 3 slide in Chattanooga that has already been milled for RMR. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555047826554&name=xhp_nt__fb__action__open_user

How much?

Ed Brown magazines are checkmate magazines and very good in all calibers. There 8 round 45 are longer bodied and bot 7 round magazines made for 8 rounds. I just did the ED B exchange for six 9mm magazines. If you are sending about four or less the exchange isn’t worth it because you pay shipping both ways.

Mecgars are supposedly good to go in 9mm, and even in the 10rd 9mm variety.

Wilson Combat are the best in my experience for 45acp. Metalform and ActMag have done well for me. My bad experiences have come from Triple K and Chip McCormick if I load more than six rounds in them. A lot of other mags are Rebranded Checkmate magazines. Kimber, Springfield, Ruger, and Ed Brown are just Checkmates, and they are okay.

I had a RIA 10mm, and I want another one. It was a very reliable range toy. I would have no concerns with depending on it for defense. I probably put 10 times the 40s&w rounds through it than I did the 10mm.

Is the barrel profile smaller on the 44 Spl?

If you still have it Thursday evening I will be up your way for dinner. I should have a good mix of factory 45acp FMJ and hollow points to make it worth it. I may have a few moonclips too.

I love a 45 acp revolver. I will save you all the long, boring story. Frankly, I love big bore revolvers, and the shorter the barrel the better. My newest is a circa 1983 24-3 Lee Horton 44Spl. It came from the same collection as Spot’s new 22 Thunder Ranch.

I know where there is one in a gunshop in Chattanooga if you get down this way. It was priced reasonably. I think it was 700.

You may want to indicate that this is a MOS version. It makes it a great buy considering that.