Taking apart a Taurus revolver

[timmy]

I came across this thread when looking for diagrams or photos of the workings of Taurus revolvers. I have understood that Taurus began revolver production by copying the traditional Smith & Wesson rebound bar system, but this thread clearly shows a transfer bar system as used by Charter Arms and Ruger, but was first used by Iver Johnson at the turn of the last century. I can't speak to what Taurus uses on all its revolvers now -- there may be models that use the old Smith & Wesson system, or there may not. I was inspired to look for this when a recent set of posts came up here on IFG.

Someone may want or need to disassemble a Taurus revolver, or maybe like me, someone may be interested in how one works. Check it out, but note a small "more" link near the top of the first post to open the post up fully. Then, wait a bit because there are a number of photos (and good ones, too!) that may take some time to open for you.

https://www.taurusarmed.net/threads/tau ... ide.22219/

(Comments: I would suspect that investment casting is used, and the firing assembly like hammer and trigger look like they are MIM (Metal Injection Moulding). There's nothing wrong with investment casting if it is done right, which is a very old process.



Imagine shooting a firearm that is made by a process that dates millennia back! This is one of the interesting aspects of guns and shooting.

MIM is also suitable if done right, as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_injection_molding