.357 Poly Protector experiences.

jetinteriorguy · December 7, 2019, 09:33 AM

I recently sent a Rossi revolver in for repair and Taurus couldn't repair it, so they are replacing it with a .357 Poly Protector. So I'm just curious to hear anybody's experiences with this gun. Thanks, Les.

jar · December 8, 2019, 08:22 AM

Mine's been reliable but few modern holsters fit it. The crane is a little sticky. Fortunately I had an old Gould & Goodrich paddle holster that's a perfect fit.

Grizzly2 · December 8, 2019, 11:31 PM

I've never owned one but did here they had issues with the screws loosening. But then so did my Bulldog until they rebuilt it for me. It's doing much better now.

jetinteriorguy · December 10, 2019, 04:49 PM

Well, I'm surprised at the lack of response. Apparently not a very popular gun. At least not the usual Taurus bashing session so that's hopeful.

MillCreek · December 15, 2019, 03:18 PM

I hike, backpack, mountain bike, XC ski and snowshoe in the wet part of the Pacific NW. My biggest danger would be two-legged predators followed by coyotes, cougar, bobcat and black bear. I have seen all of these in the woods with the exception of black bear. Accordingly, corrosion-resistant .357 revolvers have always been my outdoors carry. For many years, it was a 2.25" Ruger SP-101 with .357 158 grain JSP. I carry 24 extra rounds (two 12 round ammo wallets) with me.

Just about two years ago, for the weight savings, I switched to a Taurus .357 Protector Poly in stainless. It has worked so well for me as a trail gun, that I picked up another as the truck gun. At this point, I have a few hundred .38 rounds through each and about 100 .357 rounds through each. The only issue I had is that on both revolvers, the cylinder latch was awfully hard to release until I had a couple of hundred rounds though it. The Poly, like all my other Taurus revolvers to date, works well for me.

jetinteriorguy · December 15, 2019, 07:05 PM

Well my Poly Protector arrived at the range Friday so hopefully I can pick it up tomorrow and run some ammo through it. Kind of anxious to see if I'll like it. About eight years ago I had a Taurus SS85 and liked it a lot, but no matter what load I tried or how much I shot it, a couple thousand rounds one summer, I just always shot 2"-3" to the left. So I traded it and $400.00 cash for a real nice S&W Model 14. Really love the Model14, it's a tack driver with 2.8gr and 148gr wadcutters. Makes me look like a much better shot than I am.

jetinteriorguy · December 17, 2019, 07:34 PM

Picked up the 605PP today and put 50 rounds through it. Man that is a heavy DA trigger but it still performed about as I expected. Unfortunately I didn't have my crimp die set right and I experienced some malfunctions due to not fully removing the flare. I noticed that the cartridges had to be pushed in pretty hard for about the last 1/4 of the way on the Taurus and both my Rugers. I believe the case wasn't expanding tight enough due to the bullets not being tight enough to build sufficient pressure, causing the case to be driven back into the blast shield binding all three of the revolvers up. These were 148gr lead wadcutters, 50 of them were the standard 2.8gr of Bullseye, and 50 of them were over 3.1gr of Bullseye. The heavier load functioned almost all the time but the light load had some issues. I will say the 3.1gr load really shot well, especially in my Ruger Security Six.

December 7, 2019, 09:33 AM	#1
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,171	.357 Poly Protector experiences. I recently sent a Rossi revolver in for repair and Taurus couldn't repair it, so they are replacing it with a .357 Poly Protector. So I'm just curious to hear anybody's experiences with this gun. Thanks, Les.

December 8, 2019, 08:22 AM	#2
jar Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2001 Location: Deep South Texas Posts: 1,668	Mine's been reliable but few modern holsters fit it. The crane is a little sticky. Fortunately I had an old Gould & Goodrich paddle holster that's a perfect fit. __________________ To be vintage it's gotta be older than me!

December 15, 2019, 03:18 PM	#5
MillCreek Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2004 Location: Snohomish County, Washington USA Posts: 326	I hike, backpack, mountain bike, XC ski and snowshoe in the wet part of the Pacific NW. My biggest danger would be two-legged predators followed by coyotes, cougar, bobcat and black bear. I have seen all of these in the woods with the exception of black bear. Accordingly, corrosion-resistant .357 revolvers have always been my outdoors carry. For many years, it was a 2.25" Ruger SP-101 with .357 158 grain JSP. I carry 24 extra rounds (two 12 round ammo wallets) with me. Just about two years ago, for the weight savings, I switched to a Taurus .357 Protector Poly in stainless. It has worked so well for me as a trail gun, that I picked up another as the truck gun. At this point, I have a few hundred .38 rounds through each and about 100 .357 rounds through each. The only issue I had is that on both revolvers, the cylinder latch was awfully hard to release until I had a couple of hundred rounds though it. The Poly, like all my other Taurus revolvers to date, works well for me. __________________ Regards, MillCreek Snohomish County, Washington USA

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December 8, 2019, 11:31 PM	#3
Grizzly2 Member Join Date: September 5, 2017 Posts: 88	I've never owned one but did here they had issues with the screws loosening. But then so did my Bulldog until they rebuilt it for me. It's doing much better now.

December 10, 2019, 04:49 PM	#4
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,171	Well, I'm surprised at the lack of response. Apparently not a very popular gun. At least not the usual Taurus bashing session so that's hopeful.

December 15, 2019, 07:05 PM	#6
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,171	Well my Poly Protector arrived at the range Friday so hopefully I can pick it up tomorrow and run some ammo through it. Kind of anxious to see if I'll like it. About eight years ago I had a Taurus SS85 and liked it a lot, but no matter what load I tried or how much I shot it, a couple thousand rounds one summer, I just always shot 2"-3" to the left. So I traded it and $400.00 cash for a real nice S&W Model 14. Really love the Model14, it's a tack driver with 2.8gr and 148gr wadcutters. Makes me look like a much better shot than I am.

December 17, 2019, 07:34 PM	#7
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,171	Picked up the 605PP today and put 50 rounds through it. Man that is a heavy DA trigger but it still performed about as I expected. Unfortunately I didn't have my crimp die set right and I experienced some malfunctions due to not fully removing the flare. I noticed that the cartridges had to be pushed in pretty hard for about the last 1/4 of the way on the Taurus and both my Rugers. I believe the case wasn't expanding tight enough due to the bullets not being tight enough to build sufficient pressure, causing the case to be driven back into the blast shield binding all three of the revolvers up. These were 148gr lead wadcutters, 50 of them were the standard 2.8gr of Bullseye, and 50 of them were over 3.1gr of Bullseye. The heavier load functioned almost all the time but the light load had some issues. I will say the 3.1gr load really shot well, especially in my Ruger Security Six.