bauerdj,
bauerdj wrote:I tried the G26 when I bought my G19 - it's very nice, but a little too thick for a BUG/Deep Conceal. I still have to make the basic decision of wheel or SA; what I REALLY want is both, but can't afford that at this time. I had heaard good things about the Taurus revolver line; am I mistaken?
Nope, you're not mistaken about Taurus. The first gun I bought my wife was a S&W642 which is great when it comes to something that is light and easy to carry, but she fired 2 rnds through it and couldn't fire it any more. I tried to shoot it and it hurt my had to shoot too. I don't have small hands either. Then I bought her a Taurus Titanium that came ported. It has everything that the S&W had, minus the bobbed hammer, but was shootable. The porting really made the difference. It wasn't cheap though, I can't remember exactly what it cost, maybe around $400 or so.
Last I knew Taurus made other more affordable revolvers that were ported as well. I have a cheap Uncle Mikes pocket holster that I use and it works, but not as well as some of the more expensive ones. It does keep the pocket lint from getting in things.
The way I see it, the Taurus revolver has two downsides, only holds 5 rnds and it isn't as flat as the Keltec. To its credit, it will take less maintenance/abuse and still fire. Dillon did an article in the Blue Press on the KelTec and theirs broke at around 200 rnds. Though a friend has had both the .32 and the .380 models and never had a problem with them.
If you ever get down around Friendswood I would be glad to meet you out at my range for you to test fire my Taurus. I use it as a backup gun and really like it.
