Taurus 85 snubby .38 Special

[Robert Kayland]

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[Toxicodendron11]

Congrats. I too picked up a Tarus 85 recently. I like it alot. The only thing I did is replacethe grip with a Hogue. If you have big hands(like me), the Hogue gives your pinky someplace to hold on to.

[reverserboy]

If your gun is rated for +p,I would say use it. Buffalobore has some good loadings in .38+p. It's pricey but hot & accurate. Pratice with cheaper stuff & carry with good hot stuff.

I'm thinking that Taurus should fit in a holster made for a J frame. Get a quality holster & belt for carry.

PS I like the grip. A snubbie is a carry gun & a larger grip detracts from this. I carry a snub that I can't get my pinky on the grip.

[gf45acp]

Congrats! Nice rod. If you don't like the snappy kick of +p's, give WW Silvertip HPs a try. I believe that they still load these in a 110 gr. non +p.
I like it in my S&W 442.

[00leland00]

If your gun is rated for +p,I would say use it. Buffalobore has some good loadings in .38+p. It's pricey but hot & accurate. Pratice with cheaper stuff & carry with good hot stuff.

I'm thinking that Taurus should fit in a holster made for a J frame. Get a quality holster & belt for carry.

PS I like the grip. A snubbie is a carry gun & a larger grip detracts from this. I carry a snub that I can't get my pinky on the grip.

Not so, at least I don't think so. The holsters made for a J-frame wouldn't work with my 605. Off by just enough to make all those holsters useless.

[sharpshooter]

Congrats on the purchase I have been carrying the Taurus 85 ultralight for two years now, I love it especially with my Fobus paddle holster, the combination is very light and comfortable to carry. I keep mine loaded with Federal 129 grain hydra-shok jhp +P rounds. I recommend the Fobus holster, it has good retention. I have asked several of my friends to try to remove the weapon from my Fobus holster (unloaded of course) wile I was wearing it and none could do so easily. And since there are no straps to deal with the draw is much faster if you practice with it.

[Tony Fly]

Great Purchase! Although I do love my Taurus 85... I will be selling it soon to fund a small pocket gun purchase. (KelTec P32)

Here is my pimp gun... "Huggybear!"

[saltz1979]

I had one years ago. It was a good quality handgun. I sold it because I switched to bottom feeders.

[Tony Fly]

You sure you want to get rid of Huggybear? Not only is he too cute to just sell willy-nilly, but you might wish you had his 'bite' over the .32

Too heavy and big for some of the deep concealment carry I am going to need to do here in the future. also... I have my 9milly for bite! Not a huge bite, but big enough.

[djturnz]

The Keltec 3AT is the same size and shoots a .380. Price is nearly the same as well. I'd go with the 3AT.

I have an older T85 (no lock). I put crimson trace grips on it. I'm not sure if i like them yet though.