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Gun Control & RKBA

Hangingon

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8. Taurus is a good manufacturer.

Reply to DonP (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:07 PM

Mar 2016

One revolver listed in their catalog says it will shoot .410 2.5 shotshells and .45 Colt. Could be the.41 mag is too hot or, as you say, it might be a hot handload. I would like to hear the outcome of this but I expect it will never be reported.

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Dumb guns are soooo much more reliable than smart guns . . . [View all] flamin lib Mar 2016 OP

wait a minute...wait a minute...wait a minute melm00se Mar 2016 #1

Doesn't prevent, but makes them damn hard to win. nt flamin lib Mar 2016 #5

actually melm00se Mar 2016 #9

Absolutely incorrect. Straw Man Mar 2016 #10

Um, no. Either Taurus or Remington will eat this one. Product liability. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #13

This is a reasonable law suit hack89 Mar 2016 #2

How does this invalidate the claim dumb guns are more reliable? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #3

Maybe the OP author has taken up fishing. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #4

Best fishing tip in years: Visit the Gungeon, get a bite, pull 'em in! Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #14

And screw... Puha Ekapi Mar 2016 #17

Is .41 Magnum ammunition correct for this revolver? Hangingon Mar 2016 #6

I'm always suspicious of handloads DonP Mar 2016 #7

Taurus is a good manufacturer. Hangingon Mar 2016 #8

I view Taurus melm00se Mar 2016 #11

The firing mechanism (which is what the "smart" part of smart guns controls) worked reliably. krispos42 Mar 2016 #12

I'm sure the OP, an owner of multiple firearms by his own admission... Marengo Mar 2016 #16

And then there's that one too. flamin lib Mar 2016 #18

A friend of mine killed his wife and blamed it on his newly acquired Taurus revolver. ileus Mar 2016 #15