Taurus 605 poly .357

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I hear all the Taurus polymer-framed revolvers
have horribly heavy trigger polls. This would be a problem because I believe a defensive carry revolver should be capable of being fired accurately at seven or 10 yards, rapid fire, one-handed.
Personally I can't do that with a trigger pull that's over 12 pounds with a long range of travel.

 

[Gaffer1968]

I hear all the Taurus polymer-framed revolvers
have horribly heavy trigger polls. This would be a problem because I believe a defensive carry revolver should be capable of being fired accurately at seven or 10 yards, rapid fire, one-handed.
Personally I can't do that with a trigger pull that's over 12 pounds with a long range of travel.

My thought is "what do their instructions say about ammo and practices?" I have a S&W Governor and they clearly say that you have to 'test' the ammo you want to use in it for slug extension (or whatever the term is) - the slug actually pulling forward on unshot rounds in the cylinder because of the decreased mass of the frame and momentum.

My Governor is a "Scandium" alloy - whatever that is and I actually did their test. Bought some regular old garden variety Winchester 45LC nothing special and ran a whole cylinder - at least enough to look at the round 5 and 6 and INDEED, the slugs pulled away from the cases....would have actually pulled out into the cylinder/barrel forcing cone region and stopped rotation had I continued onto round 6.....scary. My test ended up and the only ammo (I didn't test all that many makers, I'll admit) that didn't do this was from Hornady....IIRC it was Leverevolution 92792.....

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Yep, "bullet creep" can happen with very light weight hard recoiling revolvers.
It helps to use lighter (for caliber) bullets.
Winchester's 110 grain 357 magnum load might not be as vulnerable to bullet creep as a Buffalo Bore 158 grain SWC all-lead hollow point.

But, just because the gun holds 357 magnum ammo doesn't mean you have to use it. I've been carrying 38 specials for 30 years and I don't feel under gunned with one.
Less experienced shooters, especially, should start off with lower-recoiling ammo and move up later.

 

[Gaffer1968]

Yep, "bullet creep" can happen with very light weight hard recoiling revolvers.
It helps to use lighter (for caliber) bullets.
Winchester's 110 grain 357 magnum load might not be as vulnerable to bullet creep as a Buffalo Bore 158 grain SWC all-lead hollow point.

But, just because the gun holds 357 magnum ammo doesn't mean you have to use it. I've been carrying 38 specials for 30 years and I don't feel under gunned with one.
Less experienced shooters, especially, should start off with lower-recoiling ammo and move up later.

Understand, but I've never had a steel revolver (and I've got at least 20) of any sort do that, OR have it specifically denoted in the instructions except low-weight alloy or other-than-steel frame material. Not a "less experienced shooter thing." It's a "read the instructions thing."

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Less experienced shooters should have lower recoiling ammunition in the gun generally, for other reasons.
Yes, you're right --I don't think bullet creep is affected so dramatically by the user's grip or how solid he or she holds the gun. It's not like "limp wristing" a semi auto, which *is* very dependent on how the shooter supports the weapon.

 

[Gaffer1968]

Less experienced shooters should have lower recoiling ammunition in the gun generally, for other reasons.
Yes, you're right --I don't think bullet creep is affected so dramatically by the user's grip or how solid he or she holds the gun. It's not like "limp wristing" a semi auto, which *is* very dependent on how the shooter supports the weapon.

I agree that you don't have to go for the highest power cartridge, especially if it's a type like 38SPL/38SPL+P/357.....they all generally will hit what you point at. I have a Lady Smith for my wife and I put 38s in hers although it's a 357....under the conditions she might use the gun, any cartridge it will shoot suffices...