One particular firearm in the Taurus catalogue that’s well made and has found its place in the industry is this week’s featured firearm, the Model 941 chambered in. Currently located in Miami, Florida, the present day Taurus USA is well known for its Smith & Wesson and Beretta clones. From this era, Taurus earned the nickname of “The Poor Man’s Smith & Wesson.” The company has historically been plagued with a reputation for its “hit or miss” quality, but since changing ownership, Taurus has charged ahead in the affordable firearms market.
Although the two companies remained independent of each other, copies of Smith & Wesson firearms were produced by Taurus using cheaper grade materials. By 1968, Taurus attempted to break through in the United States market with mild success.Īfter controlling interest in Taurus was purchased by Bangor Punta in 1970, who also owned 54% of Smith & Wesson, a huge information sharing process began between “sister” companies. This revolver helped Taurus become a powerhouse in the South American firearms market. The model 38101SO revolver incorporated several design features influenced by Colt, Smith and Wesson and Spanish pistols of the time. Departing from its origins as a small tool maker, the first Taurus pistol rolled off its Brazilian assembly line in 1941. Although that doesn’t seem very long, Taurus has been importing firearms to the States from its factory in Porto Alegre, Brazil since the 1960’s under various other names and partner companies over the years. For this week’s article, we will take a look at a classic in the revolver market from a company you may not immediately consider when looking for an outdoor kit gun, the Taurus 941.įor those of you who are unfamiliar with the company, Taurus USA was officially founded in 1984. 22 Winchester Magnum Revolver (WMR) offering an average of 30% more performance than the standard. 22 LR platform has always reigned king, but there will always been those who prefer a bit more power and range. 45 ACP magazines, the small-bore demand has always been high. With the lighter weight than that of a larger caliber gun and the ability to carry to a couple hundred rounds in the space normally filled about a pair of.
So what to do? well, i did have a scrap piece of hardwood in the garage somewhere.Whether it’s camping, hiking, fishing, hunting or even just plinking, the need for a dependable small-bore handgun will always be greater than any other platform. I was also disappointed to see that there were no loading blocks on the market for the speedloader - at least none that i could find. let's see if i can finagle the rounds into the cylinder with fumble-fingering' so it's not really a speedloader, more like a 'hmmm. unfortunately there are clearance issues with both the standard rubber grip and the small plain wood grip. No internal lock mechanism (stupid partsĪnyhow, i was pleased to learn that HKS makes a speedloader for it. Seems like there's some folks out there who don't care for Charter Arms - i've never had one before (my other revolvers have all been Smiths or Colts), but this was the only one in its size, caliber and price range for me - what i like: i took advantage of some cooler morning weather yesterday to do a small project for a new revolver in my mouse stable - the Charter Arms Pathfinder 22 Magnum snubby. Hey folks, having a lot of fun down here during the first week of hurricane season.