Taurus 817 .38 Special Matte Stainless Revolver

I had written out a...

I had written out a longer review but, I don't want to bore anyone with the laundry list of issues this revolver has. I figured it just best to say be very wary of this revolver in particular but really all new S&W revolvers, their quality control has really slipped. Here's the highlights of my most recent and final S&W purchase and regret. #1: cylinder refused to lock up properly and eventually couldn't be closed at all #2: ejection rod so stiff it made pushing out spent cases really tough and was possibly the cause of #3: cylinder not rotating properly which among the obvious issues that caused also made the hammer-less trigger (the only thing on the gun that was working properly) pull really heavy and uneven. My first impressions on this revolver were all A all the way, I fell in love with the gun before I had a chance to shoot it. After two problem plagued trips to the range, a big fat F. There's no bad reviews for this model yet on Bud's but, there's plenty online. I really wish I researched this one a bit more before I bought it. Luckily I used Bud's new "buy it & try it" option because there was no way I was keeping this little revolver and it's big bag full of problems.