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Here is the POS without the grips and side plate. The long spring in the handle is listed as the main spring. The spring ends in a bushing. On some models, but not mine, this part is listed as an adjustable bushing. I'm not the most mechanically inclined person but I don't see any way to adjust the tension on this spring.
posted by brian | 12:48 PM
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If the strut through the center of the mainspring does not have a screwhead on it, this may be a job for a smith. Another option is to call Taurus and see if you can get an increased power mainspring. Out of curiousoty, the shells you have been gettin light primer strikes on, have they been CCI bullets or some form of military or forein ammo (ie not winchester, remmington, federal...)? The reason I ask, CCI and many of the forein and mil surp ammo will carry a much harder primer case.
Yeah, the pin inside the spring does not have threads and the bushing is not adjustable.
The ammo I shot was Remington and PMC. The rounds that misfired had smaller indentations than the rounds that fired.
The surprising thing to me is that the revolver still has a long, heavy trigger pull. It feels like there should be plenty of force. The spring is under a lot of pressure.
Curious, are you getting light strikes when shooting single action only or does this happen both with single and double action?
It has been a while since I shot but I almost always use double action.
Maybe the guns way of saying "I need to be held"...I'd say go run about 10,000 rounds through it and see if that solves the problem. Maybe call Taurus or go meet your local gunsmith.
I would recommend trading it in on something you actually want since you refer to it as the POS anyway.
So long as it cycles OK and isn't too beat up I bet you can get a good value for it. No buyer will be able to tell the firing pin isn't working perfectly without actually shooting it.
Note to self...
Never buy a gun from Steve. Maybe take it to a gunshow for sale of trade.
I would never sell a bunk piece of equipment to someone I knew, even if I didn't like them.
That is one reason I am apprehensive about purchasing things at Gunshows, I imagine that there are lots of folks like me with a POS gun they are looking to liquidate.
I was going to wait a couple of weeks before I tried to sell it on the bactexas website. I figured you suckas would forget by then.
Seriously. I bought the POS at a gunshow in Bryan years ago. I discovered it didn't work after shooting it a few times. The original problem was fixed under the Taurus lifetime warranty. Now it has a new problem. I will try to get it fixed under warranty and then sell it at another gun show. Maybe Chris can negotiate a price for me.
$40 delivered. Send it today...you take a check? No honestly, if you want to get rid of it, I'd try to trade as opposed to sell. Generally speaking Taurus' dont hold their value. Nothing against them, but if you buy a Smith and a Taurus, the Smith will cost a bit more but will sell for alot more than the Taurus. Therefore, go to a gunshow and try to trade, preferably with an individual, not a dealer. Or try to sell to a person at the show. Or send it to me and I'll give you $40.
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