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Offline nomosendero

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5" RB 454- Still good?
« on: August 25, 2006, 05:00:47 PM »
Gentlemen, I worked some up in NW Tn. this week & saw a new 5" RB for $515.00. I have read the horror stories about Taurus, but I have also read how the RB seems to be an exception. Is this still true ?

I looked at this unit & the finish would rival most handguns of any make. I laid a white business card under the gun & I could not see the daylight between the barrel & cyl., most impressive!

I would appreciate your thoughts & is the price decent?
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Re: 5" RB 454- Still good?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2006, 06:00:14 PM »
I have yet to see a "bad" RB, so I think they are still the exception.
I would jump all over that deal for $515, I am pretty sure the MSRP is over $900 on that gun.
Kinda makes me wonder how/why they are selling it so cheap, thats about $200 less than I've seen them sell for..
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Re: 5" RB 454- Still good?
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2006, 06:59:01 PM »
That depends on your definition of "bad". I have one of the early production .454 Casulls. It began to unlatch due to recoil, to the point where it was dumping four loaded rounds on the ground. I sent it back to Taurus for repair (on my dime, or more accurately $55 for shipping) and it was gone for 3 months. It seems to be fine now, but I'm watching for any signs that it may revert to it's bad habits.

It is an extremely accurate gun, but the the two point cylinder lockup on them is designed all wrong. Had they used a rear lock similar to the Colt double actions, it might work. Any system that requires pushing forwards on one latch and downwards on another is going to unlatch during the recoil of a .454 Casull.
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