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October 17, 2017
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I’ve been a dedicated .357 Mag. revolver shooter for over 40 years. My DW and Colt revolvers have served me well, but when the urge to take on a .44 Magnum struck me, I decided to try a Taurus M44. Fit and finish is quite good. Weighing in at a hefty 52 ounces, and sporting a ported hammer forged full under lug barrel it tames the recoil associated with the .44 Magnum well. Accuracy is very good, and will likely improve once the Wolff reduced power spring kit I just bought this morning is installed. Only two complaints other than the heavy trigger pull: the front sight lost its red ramp insert after 15 rounds, and extraction of spent cases was quite sticky. I actually wanted a patridge front sight anyway, so I was able to install one with only minor fitting. I then used the Flex Hone tool to smooth out the chamber walls and all is well. I don’t feel bad about honing the cylinder chambers; I had to do the same to all three of my DW’s. From the photos, notice the quasi DW crane detent; this replaces the S&W style ejector rod latch. This revolver locks up tight! The rubber grips are on the small (slim) side, but are comfortable enough for now. All shooting was done offhand with Precision One 240 gr soft point ammo, 5 shot groups. Burns dirty, but is certainly accurate enough.
Dans Club
March 28, 2023
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Since you like taurus, I have this beauty for sale! $1099
October 17, 2017
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Cool looking gun! I don’t think I could hold that one steady.
Dans Club
February 24, 2013
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Very nice shooting! Fantastic groups!
January 31, 2023
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3ric,
That's a nice weapon! It should handle any load you throw at it. 
I'm a .357 guy, but I have one .44, my 7.5" Super Redhawk. It weighs about the same, but no porting, so it bucks a lil' with the heavy Underwood loads. *winks*
"Here's an idea ... If nobody wants a 'civil disturbance,' why in heck don't they quit disturbing us?"
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October 17, 2017
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Brief update. This revolver has been an absolute pleasure to shoot, even for long sessions. Accuracy is as good as it gets, yet the original grips were not the most comfortable. I changed over to these MBT polymer grips and couldn’t be happier. The fit is perfect, and there’s enough clearance that my knuckle doesn’t get whacked anymore.
Dans Club
March 28, 2023
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Taurus makes very good low priced guns. I never had any problems with my 9mm 2C ant it cost $200 over 1500 rounds thru it. As for there revolvers they shoot good and the prices are fine. Not the raging hunters are only $700 Sorry I sold the 12inch 44 mag you all had your chance. It went for $1279 a rare gun!
Dans Club
February 24, 2013
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I’m looking at buying a Taurus 692 Tracker because it’s a convertible, it comes with 2 cylinders, a .357 magnum cyl and 9mm cyl. Of course, the .357 cyl can shoot both .357 & .38.
Seems prices vary a fair amount, depending on where you look.
Dans Club
March 28, 2023
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Yea and those trackers and bulls look great and have the built in compensated barrel on some. These Trackers and Raging Bulls are under $1000 even in 500 S&W and 454 Casual THen I saw this Ruger Super GP100 quite good looking comes in 357 magnum or 9 mm. Love the slotted barrel! They are a bit high though!
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