Taurus M85 Poly Protector

[philadelphia patriot]

Anybody have any input on this revolver? I'm weary of Taurus, but I heard their .38 revolvers aren't too bad and their customer service is good.

[alpacaheat]

Model 85s have a good reputation actually. I'd rather get a metal frame, but there are a lot of members on here with the UltraLite version. I'm sure they're chime in.

I'll probably pick one up at some point too.

[Boondox]

I like Taurus to a point and don't consider myself a bandwagon hater.
I have owned a number of Taurus .... Taurui?
Anyhow , I do have a policy that I stay away from any Taurus that is out of the normal , or large bore as their .454.
My reasoning is , they sometimes have a hard time getting the bread and butter stuff right.
And anything else must really tax their QA department.
I would view their poly gun in the "out of the norm" area.
Now their snub 85CH I have no problems with.

[cruzans]

I have always been skeptical of Taurus since my first semi (PT 145 ) stopped going bang after 50 rounds or so - lol. But I have always enjoyed their revolvers along with feeling ok about their 1911 and 92 model semi's. I have two poly protectors and both have been great but I have not put a ton of rounds through them. They are lightweight, very accurate, and smooth. Only negative I have is the cylinder release is a little rough - took my daughter a long time just to become able to swing the cylinder out - not a smooth release - but nothing too crazy. Got great deals on both of mine. Good luck.

[cruzans]

Not sure what you are looking at price wise - but Buds has them for $289 - fyi.

[philadelphia patriot]

Thanks for the info, guys. I'm also looking at the standard non polymer m85s too.

Not sure what you are looking at price wise - but Buds has them for $289 - fyi.

Yup, that's what I was looking at. I don't know if it is a good risk or to spend a little more and get a s&w. I really wish used s&w 36s we're still $300 or less.

[cruzans]

Thanks for the info, guys. I'm also looking at the standard non polymer m85s too.



Yup, that's what I was looking at. I don't know if it is a good risk or to spend a little more and get a s&w. I really wish used s&w 36s we're still $300 or less.

I don't think I'd use it as a primary carry gun. I always want my carry guns to be quality w/o doubt - lives depend on it For target, one of the "around the house" guns, trunk gun etc. no worries, but just my 2 cents - not worth much !

[Hodgie]

Taurus has come a long way especially the last 2 and a half years with production, QC, and warranty/repair customer service. I have owned several Taurus auto's and revolvers and they all ran well. My most recent is the TCP 738 .380 as a BUG which has ran like a top. I did send it back into Taurus because it was ejecting the casings back into my face this is a common issue and not hard to fix with a bit of ejector/extractor work but since I was going away for a few weeks and wouldn't be using the pistol I sent it in for repair to test their waters. No hassles getting to them they paid the freight I got it back 10 day's later before it even showed in repair status with what was done as well as a polished feed ramp, and soothed trigger.

If the revolver feels right in your hand and for the price Buds has it for I would go for it. Like any other carry pistol put at least 200 rounds minimum half being your preferred carry load through it and then make a decision from there. My brother has a PT92 with well over 10k rounds on it that he uses in one of his beginner pistol classes for years. I am a Glock guy as he is but if that's the only gun we had in the house we both would trust our lives too it.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Recently picked up a Newer Taurus 85 Ultralite blue,+ P rated and improvements in the cam trigger action ,very smooth DA can stage easily,accurate,shoots point of aim,and paid $259 from Palmetto State Armory ! A very good revolver for th IWB or belt holster,you wont even know your CCW ! JMO/MDT