I bought the 44mag version with the 24" Oct barrel. After the first 12 rounds. I could not reload it. The magazine tube had slipped forward about 2". Took me a while to figure it out. I actually sat it down giving up. Then after someone mentioned what it was. Looking back at it, I saw the magazine tube moved forward. My worry is I was shooting cowboy loads with it. So, they were not even normal magnum rounds. Wondering if the front pin was ever in it's appropriate hole in the first place. I sent it in because I could not get it to go in the hole after tapping the magazine tube back in place.
Well I spoke up about there being a problem. So I feel I should speak up when they do something good. In this case going from an expected 8 week turn time (what I was quoted). To getting it back in 2 weeks (slightly less actually). I think deserves some credit (as long as the problem was fixed that is).
Apparently Taurus has GREAT SHIPPING. Their SERVICE is horrendous (in my case anyway)!!! The repair they did to my rifle was to just bend a pin (that is supposed to be straight). Matter of fact by bending the pin. The original problem will now happen easier!!! The pin is angled so now when the rifle recoils, this bent pin will act as a ramp to help the pin come out of the hole EASIER!!!
