Another new to me Taurus from the good 'ol days

EIGHTYDUECE · March 30, 2018, 05:54 PM

Found this near 100% model 82 at the local gunshop. It is a 1993 according to Taurus. The bluing is perfect except for a faint turn ring. The face of the cylinder hardly has any noticeable burn rings. The muzzle is perfect like new. It looks like maybe 20 rounds may have been fired and then it was stored away. It locks up tight with no end shake. I got it for $329. The bluing looks very nicely done. It rivals a S&W easily. I have an excellent condition 1994 Taurus model 66 snub and love it. This is in even better condition. I didn't need it, but I sure like the Taurus revolvers from this period. I am a S&W fanboy and have them, but I am parcial to these older polished blued Taurus's from the 1990s.

In The Ten Ring · March 30, 2018, 08:14 PM

Beautiful!

tallball · March 30, 2018, 08:39 PM

Nice find! They made some very good revolvers back in the day.

skfullen · March 30, 2018, 08:47 PM

Very nice!

seeker_two · March 30, 2018, 09:13 PM

Taurus guns of the '90's were great values and equal to what Ruger & S&W were putting out then. You got a great deal.

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Ibmikey · April 3, 2018, 09:08 AM

Some of you guys still live in a fog but are careful enough to include comments about....when you get a good one......still a crap shoot with Taurus. Guess I should leave Taurus alone but past experience is still vivid in my mind.

**4V50 Gary** · April 3, 2018, 10:05 AM

I wonder what the insides are like? If it's like S&W, you're GTG.

moosemike · April 3, 2018, 04:36 PM

Beautiful!

Chainsaw. · April 5, 2018, 10:36 PM

Whoooa! Nice catch. Ida scoped that up in a flash too.

shurshot · April 23, 2018, 09:27 PM

Looks just like my SW model 10 HB. Nice gun you have there. A Tyler T grip adapter would fill it out quite nicely.

Ibmikey · April 24, 2018, 12:02 AM

Shurshot, Comment further on the Tyler T Grip, many readers probably are not familiar with that nifty little device. I have T grips on a half dozen Smith revolvers...went to buy another the other day and they are no longer $7.95 but now sell for about forty bucks shippped.

CajunBass · April 24, 2018, 06:03 AM

I'm not Sureshot, but I'm a big fan of grip adapters. I use BK's now however. http://www.bkgrips.com/

The best thing about BK's is you can order and pay on the internet and I always get them in the mailbox in two or three days. The also have two clips to hold them steady.

Here's an example. Tyler's look and work pretty much the same.

Siggy-06 · April 24, 2018, 06:58 AM

Taurus made some decent revolvers 20+ years ago(without locks).

223 shooter · April 24, 2018, 12:27 PM

My only Taurus purchase ever was this used Model 96 22lr. Looking in the gun case at first glance I thought it was a Smith 17. I read a lot of Taurus horror stories but this one looked almost new and I decided to take a chance.

When to the range and fired, bang-bang-click-click-bang-click:

I could not believe it! Well I decided to look at the hammer spring and to my amazement there was an adjustment nut. Increasing the tension eliminated the misfires! Been real pleased with this one and back when I could still see the sights it was a pretty accurate shooter.

shurshot · April 24, 2018, 05:03 PM

I have used Tyler-T grips for years... they fill out the smaller S&W wood grips nicely. I have one on my model 10, one on my 19-3 Snub Combat Magnum, and another on a Snub model 29 .44 Magnum. Used to have a Chief model 36 snub with a set too, but I traded that off in 90 or 91. Nope, they sure are not $7.95 any longer, but well worth the price if one likes the look of the original wood. Might find a used one at a gun show or on "that Bay" site. As far as Taurus, my mid 80's model 66 6" .357 and model 99 9mm are two of the most dependable and duarable guns I own. Both bought new in 1986 and have thousands of hot rounds through them, 'nary an issue. Guess I got lucky...

EIGHTYDUECE · April 24, 2018, 05:27 PM

223 shooter,

That is a sweet looking revolver.

Cope's Dist · April 26, 2018, 09:58 AM

Very Nice!

osbornk · April 28, 2018, 08:43 PM

I have a Model 84 (very similar with adjustable sights) with Hogue grips that is very nice, tight and accurate. It is as good or better as other guns of the era and it's the reason I bought new Taurus handguns.

March 30, 2018, 05:54 PM	#1
EIGHTYDUECE Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2001 Posts: 578	Another new to me Taurus from the good 'ol days Found this near 100% model 82 at the local gunshop. It is a 1993 according to Taurus. The bluing is perfect except for a faint turn ring. The face of the cylinder hardly has any noticeable burn rings. The muzzle is perfect like new. It looks like maybe 20 rounds may have been fired and then it was stored away. It locks up tight with no end shake. I got it for $329. The bluing looks very nicely done. It rivals a S&W easily. I have an excellent condition 1994 Taurus model 66 snub and love it. This is in even better condition. I didn't need it, but I sure like the Taurus revolvers from this period. I am a S&W fanboy and have them, but I am parcial to these older polished blued Taurus's from the 1990s. __________________ "KNEES IN THE BREEZE" "Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart"- ASH

April 3, 2018, 10:05 AM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	I wonder what the insides are like? If it's like S&W, you're GTG. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

April 3, 2018, 04:36 PM	#8
moosemike Senior Member Join Date: July 4, 2009 Location: Lebanon PA Posts: 535	Beautiful! __________________ et cognoscetis veritatem et veritas liberabit vos

April 5, 2018, 10:36 PM	#9
Chainsaw. Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Issaquah WA. Its a dry rain. Posts: 1,774	Whoooa! Nice catch. Ida scoped that up in a flash too. __________________ Just shoot the damn thing.

April 24, 2018, 06:03 AM	#12
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I'm not Sureshot, but I'm a big fan of grip adapters. I use BK's now however. http://www.bkgrips.com/ The best thing about BK's is you can order and pay on the internet and I always get them in the mailbox in two or three days. The also have two clips to hold them steady. Here's an example. Tyler's look and work pretty much the same. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

March 30, 2018, 08:14 PM	#2
In The Ten Ring Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2018 Posts: 380	Beautiful!

March 30, 2018, 08:39 PM	#3
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	Nice find! They made some very good revolvers back in the day.

March 30, 2018, 08:47 PM	#4
skfullen Junior Member Join Date: March 8, 2018 Posts: 2	Very nice!

March 30, 2018, 09:13 PM	#5
seeker_two Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2002 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Lone Star State (TX) Posts: 2,169	Taurus guns of the '90's were great values and equal to what Ruger & S&W were putting out then. You got a great deal. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

April 3, 2018, 09:08 AM	#6
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	Some of you guys still live in a fog but are careful enough to include comments about....when you get a good one......still a crap shoot with Taurus. Guess I should leave Taurus alone but past experience is still vivid in my mind.

April 23, 2018, 09:27 PM	#10
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Looks just like my SW model 10 HB. Nice gun you have there. A Tyler T grip adapter would fill it out quite nicely.

April 24, 2018, 12:02 AM	#11
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	Shurshot, Comment further on the Tyler T Grip, many readers probably are not familiar with that nifty little device. I have T grips on a half dozen Smith revolvers...went to buy another the other day and they are no longer $7.95 but now sell for about forty bucks shippped.

April 24, 2018, 06:58 AM	#13
Siggy-06 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 1,148	Taurus made some decent revolvers 20+ years ago(without locks). __________________ Flicks just like a lighter, just a different kind of fire.

April 24, 2018, 05:03 PM	#15
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	I have used Tyler-T grips for years... they fill out the smaller S&W wood grips nicely. I have one on my model 10, one on my 19-3 Snub Combat Magnum, and another on a Snub model 29 .44 Magnum. Used to have a Chief model 36 snub with a set too, but I traded that off in 90 or 91. Nope, they sure are not $7.95 any longer, but well worth the price if one likes the look of the original wood. Might find a used one at a gun show or on "that Bay" site. As far as Taurus, my mid 80's model 66 6" .357 and model 99 9mm are two of the most dependable and duarable guns I own. Both bought new in 1986 and have thousands of hot rounds through them, 'nary an issue. Guess I got lucky... Last edited by shurshot; April 24, 2018 at 05:12 PM.

April 24, 2018, 05:27 PM	#16
EIGHTYDUECE Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2001 Posts: 578	223 shooter, That is a sweet looking revolver. __________________ "KNEES IN THE BREEZE" "Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart"- ASH

April 26, 2018, 09:58 AM	#17
Cope's Dist Member Join Date: October 8, 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 26	Very Nice! __________________ You can reach us at 866 523 2673 or www.copesdistributing.com

April 28, 2018, 08:43 PM	#18
osbornk Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2012 Location: Mountains of Appalachia Posts: 1,598	I have a Model 84 (very similar with adjustable sights) with Hogue grips that is very nice, tight and accurate. It is as good or better as other guns of the era and it's the reason I bought new Taurus handguns.