3" Taurus 856

lee n. field · January 18, 2020, 10:07 AM

https://www.taurususa.com/firearms/r...-defender-856/

New, a 3" barrel of their 6 shot small frame .38.

This is interesting.

kymasabe · January 18, 2020, 12:24 PM

I like it, especially the tungsten one with wood grips.

mk70ss · January 18, 2020, 12:40 PM

3 inch barrels are just about perfect for a carry gun IMHO

lee n. field · January 18, 2020, 12:58 PM

Checked with my local FFL guy. Not at the distributors he deals with yet.

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tungsten one with wood grips.

I'll take stainless with the basic Hogue rubber grip, and put on one of the 4 or 5 different Taurus small frame stock sets I have around here.

Dan-O · January 18, 2020, 03:46 PM

I like the front sight

Carmady · January 18, 2020, 05:24 PM

According to the link in he OP these are some of the lightest revolvers around.

tubeshooter · January 19, 2020, 08:05 AM

^

I noticed that too. I'm sure they will update that soon.

According to the website, the existing 2-inch model is 22.0 ounces.

I figure you can add another 1.5 to 2.0 ounces for the extra inch of barrel. Taurus may have a real winner on their hands with this one. We'll see; hope so.

Grizzly2 · January 19, 2020, 08:06 PM

yet their add claims 35 ounces?

pete950 · January 20, 2020, 09:59 AM

I really want one of these wonder hlw much they will be going for.

Dave T · January 20, 2020, 12:54 PM

The ad I saw (on another forum) showed two models at 16oz and the rest at 35 oz.

Dave

Carmady · January 20, 2020, 06:38 PM

The link in the OP has been updated. A couple of days ago they all weighed 0.0 oz.

lee n. field · January 20, 2020, 06:42 PM

Obviously they're still updating the website information.

I checked. The difference between a 2" and a 3" Ruger SP101 is one ounce. I expect that's what we'll see with the 856. And street price will end up ~$50 more than a 2" gun, on account of the front sight.

jetinteriorguy · January 21, 2020, 06:02 AM

I like this, especially the black anodized version with night sights.

arquebus357 · January 21, 2020, 11:40 AM

If it's anodized it's aluminum. I would assume all the 35 ounce models are not aluminum.

wnycollector · January 21, 2020, 07:16 PM

It looks like the anodized black one's will be going for ~$320 here (once they are on stock that is!).

Dan-O · January 22, 2020, 02:53 AM

Thanks for the link. Seems fair for what you gets.

wmg1299 · January 31, 2020, 12:38 AM

I am very intrigued by both the 3" 856 and the 8-round 22 WMR they announced at SHOT Show. I'm still waiting for the website to provide some info on the 22. I've been hesitant to purchase Taurus revolvers in the past, but I will take a gamble on the 22 WMR if they offer it with a 3" barrel.

jetinteriorguy · January 31, 2020, 05:56 AM

Aluminum is not the only metal that can be anodized, it's just the most common. Steel can be anodized, it's just done with a slightly different process.

January 18, 2020, 10:07 AM	#1
lee n. field Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2002 Location: The same state as Mordor. Posts: 5,568	3" Taurus 856 https://www.taurususa.com/firearms/r...-defender-856/ New, a 3" barrel of their 6 shot small frame .38. This is interesting. __________________ "As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. "

January 18, 2020, 12:24 PM	#2
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	I like it, especially the tungsten one with wood grips. __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

January 18, 2020, 12:40 PM	#3
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	3 inch barrels are just about perfect for a carry gun IMHO __________________ Say when.....

January 20, 2020, 12:54 PM	#10
Dave T Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2000 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,456	The ad I saw (on another forum) showed two models at 16oz and the rest at 35 oz. Dave __________________ RSVN '69-'71 PCSD Ret

January 20, 2020, 06:42 PM	#12
lee n. field Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2002 Location: The same state as Mordor. Posts: 5,568	Obviously they're still updating the website information. I checked. The difference between a 2" and a 3" Ruger SP101 is one ounce. I expect that's what we'll see with the 856. And street price will end up ~$50 more than a 2" gun, on account of the front sight. __________________ "As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. "

January 18, 2020, 03:46 PM	#5
Dan-O Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2011 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 969	I like the front sight

January 18, 2020, 05:24 PM	#6
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	According to the link in he OP these are some of the lightest revolvers around.

January 19, 2020, 08:05 AM	#7
tubeshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2000 Posts: 228	^ I noticed that too. I'm sure they will update that soon. According to the website, the existing 2-inch model is 22.0 ounces. I figure you can add another 1.5 to 2.0 ounces for the extra inch of barrel. Taurus may have a real winner on their hands with this one. We'll see; hope so.

January 19, 2020, 08:06 PM	#8
Grizzly2 Member Join Date: September 5, 2017 Posts: 88	yet their add claims 35 ounces?

January 20, 2020, 09:59 AM	#9
pete950 Member Join Date: April 11, 2010 Location: ILLinois Posts: 42	I really want one of these wonder hlw much they will be going for.

January 20, 2020, 06:38 PM	#11
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	The link in the OP has been updated. A couple of days ago they all weighed 0.0 oz.

January 21, 2020, 06:02 AM	#13
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,173	I like this, especially the black anodized version with night sights.

January 21, 2020, 11:40 AM	#14
arquebus357 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2016 Location: Atlanta, Georgia area Posts: 455	If it's anodized it's aluminum. I would assume all the 35 ounce models are not aluminum.

January 21, 2020, 07:16 PM	#15
wnycollector Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2007 Posts: 1,996	It looks like the anodized black one's will be going for ~$320 here (once they are on stock that is!). __________________ The wicked flee when no man pursueth - Proverbs 28:1

January 22, 2020, 02:53 AM	#16
Dan-O Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2011 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 969	Thanks for the link. Seems fair for what you gets.

January 31, 2020, 12:38 AM	#17
wmg1299 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2013 Location: DFW Metroplex Posts: 190	I am very intrigued by both the 3" 856 and the 8-round 22 WMR they announced at SHOT Show. I'm still waiting for the website to provide some info on the 22. I've been hesitant to purchase Taurus revolvers in the past, but I will take a gamble on the 22 WMR if they offer it with a 3" barrel.

January 31, 2020, 05:56 AM	#18
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,173	Aluminum is not the only metal that can be anodized, it's just the most common. Steel can be anodized, it's just done with a slightly different process.