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I bought a new blue Tracker 44 magnum in January this year. Now, I have owned new and used 44 magnum revolvers off and on for 40 years and this Tracker is different than any and all of the others. I had not owned a 44 magnum revolver for 3 years before I bought the Tracker, sold my last Smiff Model 29 in 2010. I shoot nothing but my cast bullets in all my hand guns and most of my rifles. The thing that has me standing beside myself amazing is the fact that with 300 rounds of hand loads thru this gun, all cast and loaded to near max pressures and velocities I find no sign of leading; bore, forcing cone or chamber throats. I have not cleaned this gun except for the initial strip, clean, reloob that is advised for all new Taurus hand guns. I have inspected for leading each session; none in evidence, none!!!!
This is the first time this has ever occurred with a new 44 magnum revolver. I was using the same bullets, load data, cases that I developed decades ago. Loads I have taken big game with in other guns. Never have I had a new 44 magnum not lead for the first several hundred rounds.
Kudos to Taurus for a fine revolver. I think this one will be a keeper. Obviously none of the others were. They were Smiffs, Rugers, Llamas; all went away!!!!!
This is the first time this has ever occurred with a new 44 magnum revolver. I was using the same bullets, load data, cases that I developed decades ago. Loads I have taken big game with in other guns. Never have I had a new 44 magnum not lead for the first several hundred rounds.
Kudos to Taurus for a fine revolver. I think this one will be a keeper. Obviously none of the others were. They were Smiffs, Rugers, Llamas; all went away!!!!!