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Sell off the Tauri and buy an SP101.
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I'm actually doing this with semi autos, clearing out quantity for quality, smaller number of higher quality semi autos, most notably Sig's...As a side note, I just consolidated a bunch of pistols to 7-8 that I really enjoy. Never a bad thing to upgrade your horses.
I agree, the issues lie with their semiautos not their revolvers. Have had quite a few and never an issue.I guess I live a charmed and blessed life, I've had a half dozen Taurus revolvers over the years and each has served me well without issues, they're not Smith's or Colt's, but for me have been a cost conscience alternative...
YMMV
I'd also say a 3" sp101. But is 6 shots important? Or is 5 ok?
Might I suggest also keeping eyes open for Beretta Cougars. Mine was priced low on gunbroker. Less than the stoegers on a BIN.Grand Power or Beretta PX4 pistols. These are accurate, dependable and rotational barrels that give them 250,000+ round lifespans. Best value for the dollar on the market, available in a variety of calibers. .40 or .45 should please you, although some of the new 9X19 ammo is IMPRESSIVE. One of these will serve you as a lifetime gun. And there are both compact and full-size versions. I'm a buyer by profession, and these two brands are VERY SMART buys!
Oh, and don't overlook a used Stoeger Cougar. Beretta owns Stoeger, they kept producing the Cougar after Beretta developed the PX4. Also rotational, available in the three main calibers and outstanding performers. Which might also save you some money!View attachment 632706View attachment 632707View attachment 632708
Taurus Model M85 Ultralight - This has been my summer time (or deep conceal) EDC for several years. It's a nice little pistol and wears well but can't fire .357
What pistol do you recommend?
I appreciate everyone's feedback. Some great advice. I'm leaning towards selling both pistols. If and when I do I'll try to post an update.
Sorry, I gotta say something because it's a pet peeve of mine, but revolvers aren't pistols. There are two types of handguns: pistols, and revolvers.
We all have our own pet peeves (mine is finger on the trigger in pictures) but if there's an issue calling a revolver a pistol you'll have to take it up with Samuel Colt. In his 1839 Patent application he states "Figure 11 is a sectional view of a pistol"
Maybe the common usage changed...but I'm an old soul.
Legally a revolver is a pistol. Pistols can be revolvers, semiautomatic, single shot, and many other styles.We all have our own pet peeves (mine is finger on the trigger in pictures) but if there's an issue calling a revolver a pistol you'll have to take it up with Samuel Colt. In his 1839 Patent application he states "Figure 11 is a sectional view of a pistol"
Maybe the common usage changed...but I'm an old soul.
I was shooting an 1844 pistol yesterday. converted to percussion from flintIn the TV series, "Gunsmoke." Festus Hagen often called revolvers "pistols." That's not very authoritative, though. Actually, meant as a joke. I myself am somewhat of a purist; I specifically say revolver or pistol. Or simply handgun. My dad played it safe, he always called them sidearms.
Thinking about Festus, before there were revolvers, there were single shots. Those were called pistols, weren't they? So when revolvers came along, perhaps some people kept calling them pistols because of their predecessors. "Froggie went a courtin;, he did ride, uh-huh. ...Sword and pistol by his side, uh-huh.: Froggie didn't have a Glock or 1911.