Opinions on the Taurus 85B2UL Revolver?

**keystoneman 85** · March 4th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Hey guys looking for opinions on the Taurus 85B2UL. I will be trading one of my many semi straight up for an almost brand new one. I want something small for CC and also to sit by my fiances night stand since she can't rack the slide on my semis.

What do ya'll think?

**JoeWilliams** · March 4th, 2009, 10:45 AM

My wife had the stainless version. She liked carrying it, wasn't so fond of shooting it, especially with +Ps. It was a snappy critter, for sure. It was plenty accurate, always went bang, never broke. It was a good gun.

**wizardofgore** · March 4th, 2009, 11:16 AM

I just purchased on and my first impressions is it is an awesome gun. Honestly I was expecting some heavy recoil, but man it was like nothing. On the flip side my sister who only shoots rifle thinks every gun I own kicks a lot but she said it was tolerable. She has a horrible grip/stance. I think it is a great buy and fun to shoot as far as snubs go.

**nhughesmd** · March 4th, 2009, 11:23 AM

My dad has an older steel framed 85. He has put quite a few rounds through it and never had a problem. It is a nice shooter! I say Go For It!

**wjh2657** · March 4th, 2009, 11:26 AM

I have one as a backup for out of state travel. (Don't want to lose one of my J-Frames to the wheels of Justice!) It is a good reliable gun. I own 7 snubbies and I shoot standard .38 Spcl ammo in all of them. +P is for longer barreled heavier guns IMHO. With standard .38 Spcl in them the Taurus 85UL are good handling and accurate guns. If you want real documented 1 stop kill capability, mount a Barret .50 cal on top of you SUV and never leave the car! A standard .38 spcl with a good bullet is going to the job as well as a 2" barrel can.