Taurus 66--.357 Magnum---

[Prince555]

Is $289 a decent price for a Taurus model 66 -6inch blue .357 Magnum
in 90 plus % condition with a slight turn ring and are they anywhere
near a S&W or Ruger in strength ?

Thanks

[S.R.Custom]

Don't waste your time. A "shooter" S&W model 19 can be had for that if you're patient in finding the deal.

[Papa smurf]

PRINCE555---- Cant tell you about the price but my mod 66 has taken every thing my Blackhawk has. I have just loaded 14 gr 2400 and 173 gr Keith bullet and CCI 500 primer and both it and the Blackhawk showed no signs of over pressure. Some guns will not chamber this load ,it being too long for some cylinders. Dont know for sure about a Smith but I think their cylinders are a tad shorter. I feel less recoil with the Taurus.--------Good Shooting --Papa Smurf

[DevilDog83]

I had a Taurus 85 for 20+ years of fine shooting, but the 66 that I had for awhile would slip rounds under the star on a fairly regular basis. Good luck

[Prince555]

Thanks for the comments & suggestions.
I've had a couple of models of Taurus revolvers years ago and never had any
problems at all and were very accurate & dependable.

[Prince555]

Hey Papa Smurf,

I meant to ask if you could measure the length of the cylinder on your
revolver and I'll compare it with the 7 .357's that I already have.
All of mine are 4 inch barrels or less.

Thanks Very Much

[Papa smurf]

Prince555-----My 66 is 1.635-----New mod Blackhawh is 1.640. Hope this helps you.
Good Shooting-------------------------Papa Smurf

[sleeper1428]

I've had a Taurus Model 65 SS 2" barrel 357 Mag (no longer produced) for over 20 years and it will take whatever I feed it without any problem whatsoever. And believe me, I've put a lot of max loads through this handgun, loads heavy enough that they're not comfortable to shoot without a shooting glove. I also have a couple of other Taurus firearms and I've always been impressed with their ability to handle a variety of loads. I think Taurus got a bad name many, many years ago and a lot of shooters still think that those old tales apply to the current production models, an idea that, IMHO, just doesn't apply anymore.

sleeper1428

[jh45gun]

I had a Taurus 357 some years ago and it was an accurate fun to shoot revolver that gave me no problems. Well I got the urge to have a Ruger Blackhawk in 44 mag again so I traded the Taurus for the Ruger. Big mistake the Ruger was inaccurate and I got the bad end of the deal. Live and learn.