Taurus tracker in 45acp for a trail gun

[Pinkerton]

I've been thinking long and hard on the 45acp tracker mostly for my wife to use when she's out walking in the woods with the kids and the dog, for possible mt. lion protection, ferrel dogs, or ferrel two leggers, and home defense.

My wife does well with my 45 colt Redhawk and cowboy loads but that's alot to pack, have had semi-auto's but she feels much more comfortable with revolvers.

How is this revolver for recoil/controllability, and accuracy. or would she be better off with a similar gun in 38special/357mag instead of 45 acp.

Thanks.

[Dusty Miller]

This'll do the job on any mt. lion, feral dog, or feral criminal.

[Jon_E]

http://www.taurususa.com/newsreviews/AHmayjune03_000.cfm
http://www.gunblast.com/Taurus_Tracker.htm

I've got one in 4" unported titainium it weighs only 23 oz. love it  

[Dusty Miller]

I couldn't find one on the Taurus web-site.  Do they still make it?

[Old Griz]

:cb2: I'd rather go with a 2.5-3" S&W K-frame in .357. Better gun, better caliber, better versatility.

[Jon_E]

I couldn't find one on the Taurus web-site.  Do they still make it?

Dusty, I don't know about Taurus still making that model... BUT it is still available for a great price.

Taurus Tracker 45 ACP 4" model at GunsAmerica.

Old Griz.. respecting your view of S&W, not all of us want one.  I choose a Taurus Tracker because of its weight for carry.  In 23 oz. titainium .45 ACP I hardly know its even there.  A S&W 686, 4" is 38 oz empty and a mfsr price of $728.00, the shorter barreled one is 35 oz empty and a mfsr price of $700.00.  The 4" 625 in .45 ACP is 43 oz. and has a mfsr price of $887.00  :shock:  Now the S&W revolvers in titainium are very pricy indeed.

I'm like alot of guys when buying stainless or titainium firearms, I want new.  I will buy used if they look almost NIB.

Just my opinion, but the Taurus line-up is more cost effective and just as trail worthy

Of the two gun makers in my collection for handguns I have Taurus 1 Stainless 2" 605 in .357 mag and 1 Titainium 4" in .45 ACP and a Ruger in Stainless 7 1/2" in .44 mag.

[Lloyd Smale]

ill agree on the gun being better but not the caliber.

:cb2: I'd rather go with a 2.5-3" S&W K-frame in .357. Better gun, better caliber, better versatility.

[Old Griz]

:cb2: Sorry, I was just thinking that with the .357 you'd have:

535 ft.# of energy with a 158-gr bullet, and that would vary with all the different weights out there for .357s. If that isn't enough to float your boat, there's always the 180, 187, & 200-gr. slugs. Drop down to a 148, 140, 130, 125, 110-gr. if the 158 is too much. (I believe I mentioned "versatility.")

A .45 would have about 333 ft.# of energy with a 230-gr. bullet.

Then if the situation arose that you needed even less, the .38+P would give you around 278 ft.# and the .38 Sp. down to about 200 ft.# (both with 158-gr bullets). If using the "trail gun" to hunt rabbits or something to put in the cook pot you wouldn't need magnum loads. However, I would trust the .357 to stop something dangerous more than I would the .45 ACP (the exception being 2-legged dangerous, then any of them would work).

As for the S&W being pricy, well ya get what you pay for. Some folks spend more and drive a Lexus, some settle for Ford Escorts.  :eek:

Heck, a 3" Ruger SP101 would be a great small, compact trail gun.

After all, Pinkerton asked if his wife would be better off with a .45, or a .38/.357 for a trail/home defense gun. I was just voting for the .357. (And I understand how jealous Taurus folks are of S&W guns!  :-D)  

[Jon_E]

:cb2:

Heck, a 3" Ruger SP101 would be a great small, compact trail gun.

After all, Pinkerton asked if his wife would be better off with a .45, or a .38/.357 for a trail/home defense gun. I was just voting for the .357. (And I understand how jealous Taurus folks are of S&W guns!  :-D)  

Hey Griz, I own Rugers too  :-D

But he did say he wanted a Tracker in 45 and that his wife loves the 45 so, I gave him information on the 45  :shock:

On thing she will never have to worry about is the 45 will never shrink in caliber size :-D

[mikedb]

I've been thinking long and hard on the 45acp tracker mostly for my wife to use when she's out walking in the woods with the kids and the dog, for possible mt. lion protection, ferrel dogs, or ferrel two leggers, and home defense.

My wife does well with my 45 colt Redhawk and cowboy loads but that's alot to pack, have had semi-auto's but she feels much more comfortable with revolvers.

How is this revolver for recoil/controllability, and accuracy. or would she be better off with a similar gun in 38special/357mag instead of 45 acp.

Thanks.

I just noticed you live in Deadwood.  My wife and I lived in Spearfish about 20 yrs ago.  Really miss the hills.  We still have good friends in Sturgis.

[Jon_E]

Here ya go for my family of revolvers a SRH  44 mag, Taurus Tracker .45 ACP and a Taurus 605 .357 mag

[RJM]

Plinkerton...if she shoots that Redhawk with Cowboy loads real well she will probably do equally as well with a S&W M625 Mountain Gun or M325 Airlite in .45 ACP.

With the .45 ACP loads really not going too much faster than .45 Cowboy loads the recoil will be just a little more. And although a .357 sounds great for a "trail" gun most women are not going to be able to handle the recoil or especially the muzzleblast and end up using .38s...if you are going to use something that slow, mine as well have as big a hole as you can get....like a .45.

Bob

[lefty red]

The TRACKER series is a great line and product from TAURUS.  I don't thik you could go wrong.

With that said, my vote goes for a good used S&W19 in a 2.5" barrel with the above mentioned advantages.  TAURUS makes a 357 in the TRACKER also.

MT lions and Coydogs ain't noting to messing with!

Also, how about a light lever action rifle in 357/44 like Rossi PUMA or used MARLIN.  Should be able to get one cheap.  I still kick myself for passing up on a used ROSSI 92 for $125!

Or maybe a light weight single shot shotgun, like in a .410 or 20 ga with buck shot.

I know this is a DA REVOLER section.  But making you loved ones safe should be taken lightly!  IF she doesn't want a longgun, then make her train with the handgun!

Lefty