Hi guys,
I thought I better give an up-date on the Taurus 38 UL. We did send it back to the factory through S.A.W. It took exactly 9 weeks from the day we dropped it off, until the day we got it back from S.A.W.
The good thing is that we took it to the range the next day and my wife shot about a 100 rounds through it. It performed flawlessly!! She is very happy with it and confidence in it has been restored.
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- Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:12 pm
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- Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:15 pm
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Re: Taurus 85 Ultralite 38 Special (with special problems)
Thanks seamusTX and pedalman.....We were shooting Winchester White Box 130 Grain Full Metal Jackets in the 38 Ultralite
The copper shard that I found upon opening the cylinder had to be from the full metal jacket....it was a complete circle.
That's what scared me into not firing it again!!!
I'm sure pedalman got it right on his conclusion....something has to be wrong in that area.
The copper shard that I found upon opening the cylinder had to be from the full metal jacket....it was a complete circle.
That's what scared me into not firing it again!!!
I'm sure pedalman got it right on his conclusion....something has to be wrong in that area.
- Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:34 am
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Taurus 85 Ultralite 38 Special (with special problems)
Hi Guys,
I bought the wife a Tarurus 85 Ultralite 38 Special at the Bigtown Gun Show a couple of weeks ago. She carries an M&P 40 sub-compact. She was wanting something a little lighterweight to carry in her purse when out shopping for long periods of time. The 40 gets a little heavy.
She was excited to go shoot it. We went the next day to the range.
Within the first cylinder load, it was locking up. I could move the cylinder forward with it in the closed position.
Once when it locked up, I could spin the cylinder by hand, with it in the closed position!!
Another time, I opened to eject the brass after shooting all 5 shots and a shard of copper from the copper jacket of the bullet fell out!!!
I suspect it has a timing problem?? I have never had any problem with any revolver before.
Needless to say, we did not fire anymore.
I called S.A.W. from whom we purchased the pistol. They told me to bring it to their shop and they would send it back to Taurus for repairs.
We are just wondering if anyone has experienced this sort of thing before, and if anyone knows about how long this might take?
The counterman at S.A.W. was not very friendly and would not give us any advise on this or how long to expect for return.
Thanks for any advise or insight!!
I bought the wife a Tarurus 85 Ultralite 38 Special at the Bigtown Gun Show a couple of weeks ago. She carries an M&P 40 sub-compact. She was wanting something a little lighterweight to carry in her purse when out shopping for long periods of time. The 40 gets a little heavy.
She was excited to go shoot it. We went the next day to the range.
Within the first cylinder load, it was locking up. I could move the cylinder forward with it in the closed position.
Once when it locked up, I could spin the cylinder by hand, with it in the closed position!!
Another time, I opened to eject the brass after shooting all 5 shots and a shard of copper from the copper jacket of the bullet fell out!!!
I suspect it has a timing problem?? I have never had any problem with any revolver before.
Needless to say, we did not fire anymore.
I called S.A.W. from whom we purchased the pistol. They told me to bring it to their shop and they would send it back to Taurus for repairs.
We are just wondering if anyone has experienced this sort of thing before, and if anyone knows about how long this might take?
The counterman at S.A.W. was not very friendly and would not give us any advise on this or how long to expect for return.
Thanks for any advise or insight!!