Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this lightweight double-action revolver today for a penny start auction; this is the Taurus 85 Total Titanium!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Taurus
Model: 85 Total Titanium
Serial: SJ84577
Range of Manufacture: 1999-2006
Caliber: .38 Special
Finish: Bright Spectrum Blue
Barrel Length: 2" Ported Barrel
Optics/Sights: Serrated Ramp Front with Integral Frame Notched Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Ribber Grips with Taurus Medallion
Action: Double
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 85 Total Titanium
Serial: SJ84577
Range of Manufacture: 1999-2006
Caliber: .38 Special
Finish: Bright Spectrum Blue
Barrel Length: 2" Ported Barrel
Optics/Sights: Serrated Ramp Front with Integral Frame Notched Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Ribber Grips with Taurus Medallion
Action: Double
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1999, Taurus International Firearms grabbed the attention of the shooting world with the introduction of total-titanium revolvers. The space-age "wonder metal" combines extreme light weight, superb strength, and essentially total resistance to corrosion. To be sure, titanium has been used for years to make some small, high-stress gun parts. No gun maker, however, had plunged head-on into the manufacture of a revolver in which the entire frame, barrel and cylinder are made of drop-forged and extruded titanium alloy, while maintaining the retail price at a reasonable level. Although titanium is a fairly common material, it is difficult to process, costing up to 10 times more than steel, pound for pound. The Taurus Total Titanium Model 85 series consists of four models differing only in their finish.
The latter runs the gamut from what the manufacturer calls Bright Spectrum Blue - a peculiarly attractive, shiny shade of blue - to Matte Spectrum Blue, Matte Spectrum Gold and Stealth Gray. Although most of its major components are made of titanium, certain key parts must be hardened to levels beyond those possible with titanium. Therefore, the trigger, cylinder latch, ejector rod, hammer, and several small parts - such as side plate screws and springs - - are made from casehardened, high-tensile chrome-moly steel.
The latter runs the gamut from what the manufacturer calls Bright Spectrum Blue - a peculiarly attractive, shiny shade of blue - to Matte Spectrum Blue, Matte Spectrum Gold and Stealth Gray. Although most of its major components are made of titanium, certain key parts must be hardened to levels beyond those possible with titanium. Therefore, the trigger, cylinder latch, ejector rod, hammer, and several small parts - such as side plate screws and springs - - are made from casehardened, high-tensile chrome-moly steel.
The 2" titanium barrels on all these models have high-tensile stainless steel bore liners. This is because titanium, being more elastic than steel, will not hold rifling. Titanium, however, allows the barrels to be ported, something not possible with stainless-lined aluminum barrels. Aluminum simply could not withstand the erosion caused by the hot gas vented through the ports. All these compact Taurus titanium snubbies are, therefore, factory-ported - - three neat holes on each side of the front sight - - a crucial factor contributing to their superb shootability.
Besides titanium construction, these new Taurus models incorporate other new and impressive design features. For instance, they have extended ejector rods that permit more reliable extraction/ejection of fired cartridge cases, a feature soon to be added to the entire Taurus revolver line. There is also a new spring-loaded detent added to the top of the yoke. This detent forces the cylinder to remain tightly aligned within the frame during firing and does away with the common latch at the tip of the ejector rod. Incidentally, this is a feature normally seen only in expensive custom revolvers from top-notch gunsmiths.
All the new Taurus 85 titanium revolvers come with outstanding Santoprene (soft rubber) boot grips that also go a long way towards reducing felt recoil, particularly with +P fodder. The sights are fixed, consisting of a rear square notch and a serrated ramp blade up front. In addition, they all incorporate the hammer-mounted Taurus Security System that renders the gun inoperable using a special key. Taurus built a complete recoil management system into the Model 85 Total Titanium revolvers. The three-part system-- the light weight of the guns, exclusive "Ribber" (ribbed soft rubber) grips and the porting system-- work together to make Taurus's Total Titanium guns a pleasure to shoot.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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