You should have sent it back for repair when you first had the issue. Now you will need to pick up the shipping cost. Ship FEDEX Ground, it will get there a little slower, but much cheaper and since you have not looked at it for over a year, I would guess there is no hurry.

Don't know what horror stories you are talking about, but most people on these forums have had good experiences with Taurus CS. Send it back and let them fix. It probably has a bad pawl, it happens.

I have a 445UL too and I absolutely love mine. It has never been a problem and it really carries very light with Blazer Aluminium and 200 grain Gold Dots. But I have some 265 grain LSWC-GC that I want to try in it.

 

GreenWolf,

Thanks for the information, it is much appreciated. I should have sent it back right away... but I literally got sick 2 days after that initial range trip. From that point, surviving took priority over that revolver. I still would like to make this my carry piece but you are right... I have other weapons to use until Taurus gets this one fixed, although none of them are .44 Specials unless I want to try and hide a S&W 24 4". Maybe during the winter months.

The CS "horrors" I was referring to were posts on this forum. I have no first had experience with Taurus CS, but while reading this forum, there appear to be a lot of folks who have had nothing but poor experiences with them. I hope they are wrong.

So you think the problem could be caused by a bad pawl? Do you think that is something that would be worth trying to replace myself?

Again, thanks for the comments and have a great weekend.

Jon

 

GreenWolf,

Thanks for the information, it is much appreciated. I should have sent it back right away... but I literally got sick 2 days after that initial range trip. From that point, surviving took priority over that revolver. I still would like to make this my carry piece but you are right... I have other weapons to use until Taurus gets this one fixed, although none of them are .44 Specials unless I want to try and hide a S&W 24 4". Maybe during the winter months.

The CS "horrors" I was referring to were posts on this forum. I have no first had experience with Taurus CS, but while reading this forum, there appear to be a lot of folks who have had nothing but poor experiences with them. I hope they are wrong.

So you think the problem could be caused by a bad pawl? Do you think that is something that would be worth trying to replace myself?

Again, thanks for the comments and have a great weekend.

Jon

Unless you consider yourself a pretty good revolver smith, I would just send it back to Taurus CS, even a gunsmith is not going to have Taurus parts on hand. Let the gunsmiths at Taurus take care of it.

As far as the CS horror stories, we get a lot of what I call "drive by" complaints where the poster only makes a few posts and then leaves. Many of these I think are just jerks, who have are just trying to stir up trouble. They are easy to pick out as they usually aren't ever resolved and/or the original poster never comes back after the first few posts. I have 3 Taurus revolvers, 4 Taurus autos, and a Taurus rifle. Several have had to make the trip back to Miami and I have never had a problem with CS. Even though the 445UL is out of production, I believe it shares many internal parts with the Judge and Tracker series, so that should not be a problem.

Olfarhors is correct in that Taurus will return Next Day or Overnight, but I have never had any trouble with FEDEX Ground which is how it is going, if I'm paying for it. More than likely it will get on a plane to Miami anyway.

As far as the health issues, I can certainly understand having gone through the cancer thing a few years ago. I wasn't down a year, but several months. I told my wife (she's a nurse) that I would not have gone through the cure if I had known what all it entailed. She just looked at me and said that was why she made sure the doctor didn't tell me everything.

 

Did you check to see if the ejector rod needed tightening? Being just slightly loose can bind up a revolver.

 

Yep, IF Fed -X or UPS will ship it ground, company policy for both is second day air or next day air.
Next day air is expensive!
Contact Taurus before shipping!
Don't really matter if its a S &W , Taurus, Colt, Charter Arms, they all been making revolvers long enough to know how to do it correctly, its really not a new digital orbiting platform with laser assist, its a damn revolver!
Good luck with the quest.

 

First of all, I'm glad you've recovered! Must have been a heck of an issue if it kept you from shooting for a YEAR!

Now, I'd send it in. We get to hear the occasional horror story, but we also hear "I had it back in 10 days!" as well. And there's also selection bias to consider (people are unfortunately more likely to complain than praise).

I'd send it in rather than tinker myself in this case. No question.

 

Per a recent thread, UPS made me send my gun next day air, which was expensive. I think FEd Ex may be the same, but when FFL's ship between each other, they seems to be able to use second day air, which costs a bunch less. Regardless of what shipper they use.

Shipping a handgun "ground" and not telling the shipper what the contents of your package air may have legal consequences. Texas Aviator quoted from an ATF reg concerning this. You may want to research.

AS far as the repair, this sure seems to be a recurring theme on taurus revolvers- the revolver works fine for a dozen shots or so, then seizes up. Make sure there's an adequate cylinder gap, because this symptom is kind of classic for that kind problem. The residue from the first few shots binds up the cylinder. If you use a feeler gauge and the gap measures .004" or less, that may be the problem. Good luck.

 

I always tell the shipper I am sending a gun, otherwise they aren't going to insure it. It was my shipper who told me I could send FEDEX Ground and before you ask, he is a certified FEDEX and UPS shipper. I have been using them for several years now and without incident. When I sent my Ruger SR40c back to Ruger they sent instructions to only use a specific type shipper to make sure the gun was handled by the fewest people and to significantly improve the risk of pilferage. My shipper said he met all of those requirements, showed me the certificates hanging on the wall, etc. So when he tells me I can ship that gun at considerably less cost by going Ground, I listen.

Rossi, that recurring theme you talk about is for all S&W design revolvers, which Taurus is one. And in general, Taurus has a slightly larger cylinder gap than a S&W. Checking trough the "buying a revolver checklist", you will see the cylinder gap mentioned. But seriously, if you are having the cylinder seize after a few dozen shots due to cylinder gap, you are shooting some really dirty ammo.

I am not picking on you, Rossi, I am just cognizant of the Taurus revolvers being derived from an original S&W design and many problems attributed to the Taurus revolver are really S&W design issues. Same problem with the PT-1911, many of the problems that people complain about are really 1911 issues, like the extractor.

Speaking of the revolver checklist, you can use it to diagnose your issue and put that down in the explanation of the problem to help the Taurus gunsmiths get to what's wrong. You can find it in the stickies in the gunsmithing forum.

 

Same with the one shipper that I use for everything, and I haven't needed to send a lot of guns back now!
But as for declaring whats In the package, well yes and even if you do if you do not choose to purchase added insurance for the value of it then it goes with I believe 100 dollars loss/damage insurance by the shipper.
MY particular shipper will sent it anyway that i ask but I normally ship a firearm second day air, which many times gets there the next day, IF they have package going to a certain location second day air and a truck/plane going they aren't going to hold a small package because its second day air, next day simply guarantees the time it will arrive.
The next day air as mentioned is to cut down on employee pilferage, they don't lose near as many now as they use to before the company policy of next day air.
Also, a FFL can ship to another FFL or manufacture via USPS if they desire, although most do ship second day air.
Its only us mere mortals that can't use the Post Office.
thank Oswald for that!

 

Several years ago I had problems with my 617SST2locking up when I checked the headspace and B/C gap I found the B/C gap varied from chamber to chamber the largest B/C gap was .005" and the smallest was less than .002". I didn't have a .001" feeler gauge, but the .002" wouldn't go. Customer Service said turn around time would be six weeks. the actual time was five weeks with a two day delivery delay due to a blizzard tying the trucks up. Since I got it back I have had no problems with it. I did enclose a detailed letter with my measurements for each chamber B/C gap with it. Taurus at that time was paying shipping both ways during the first year.

 

That's part of the beauty in the old Dan Wesson revolvers, precise quality control and professionalism in assembly.
I have never seen a Old Dan Wesson have any difference in the gap from cylinder to cylinder, of course this almost required as the barrel/cylinder gap can be adjusted by the gun owner .
Their 1911's ain't to shabby either!

 

Thank you to all who responded to help me with this problem. Friday my 445UL will be headed to Florida...hopefully for successful repair and a quick return.

Jon