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My local shop has a used one, blued in .357. Has a tiny speck of rust on the front of the cylinder. Price is not much over $300. I had put my name on another gun that I plan to pick up next week, and if the 605 is still there, I may add that to the paper work.

Never had a snub in .357 before, hence my intrigue.

Solid pistol? Wait for something else?
 
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One of my sons has that exact revolver. We shoot it occasionally here, mostly with my 38 reloads. His example runs smooth, shoots to the sights and has been trouble free. I am seriously tempted to try one of the short Trackers in 357 or 44 magnum.

Hey, somebody has to be the beta tester ;)
 
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I don’t know about the 605 but I own an 856UL that’s solid. I for one am not afraid of Taurus revolvers. For that money if you don’t like it you can sell it without much or any loss.
 
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steve-in-kville said:
My local shop has a used one, blued in .357. Has a tiny speck of rust on the front of the cylinder. Price is not much over $300. I had put my name on another gun that I plan to pick up next week, and if the 605 is still there, I may add that to the paper work.

Never had a snub in .357 before, hence my intrigue.

Solid pistol? Wait for something else?
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I love mine. A new 605 can be had in the mid $300 range, but only in matte black or stainless, so a blued model in good shape would be a nice find. There's just something about the look of blued steel. I assume it's a 2" barrel, though they were available in 3". My stainless is a 3". Grips can make all the difference in the world as .357 in a tiny revolver and just might sting when you shoot it. One the plus side, you can shoot .38 Spl as well.
 
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I load 38 special on a progressive press. My 605 was bought to save wear and tear on my better guns. I shot the heck out of that thing. One day it started acting up. A burr had formed on the nose of the plunger that rides on the bolt. After removing the burr it runs just fine again.
I would trust that gun. It also shoots 357 magnum loads just fine. They are good guns.
Edit: The hammer and trigger on mine look like they were made from pop cans.

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Buddy of mine has had one since the mid-90's. He's never reported a problem.
 
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steve-in-kville said:
My local shop has a used one, blued in .357. Has a tiny speck of rust on the front of the cylinder. Price is not much over $300. I had put my name on another gun that I plan to pick up next week, and if the 605 is still there, I may add that to the paper work.

Never had a snub in .357 before, hence my intrigue.

Solid pistol? Wait for something else?
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It would depend on condition for me. Top strap erosion? Lockup? Barrel clocking? End shake?

Overall I think they’re nicely solid, but you could pick one up for 275$ new a few years ago , and still find them for low 300’s new today.
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Mustang0211 said:
It would depend on condition for me. Top strap erosion? Lockup? Barrel clocking? End shake?

Overall I think they’re nicely solid, but you could pick one up for 275$ new a few years ago , and still find them for low 300’s new today.
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Depending on condition, I'd be willing to pay "new" price for a blued model.
 
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I had two of the 605's. One stainless the other "blued". More than fine for what they are. Budget priced revolvers. But with consistent 357 consumption you find out its mostly a 357 in name. The rough machining marks on the interior and and heavy trigger return spring make for a less than stellar pull. If you're willing to pull it apart and clean up the chatter and replace the trigger return spring with a lighter one, everything improves drastically.
 
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If it has a real blue finish like they used to, that’s a pretty good buy. I’m not an expert or anything. So I don’t know specific dates. But the Taurus blue was actually fairly nice back in the day. Much better than the black finish they use now. That’s not a bad finish though. Just more modern looking.

If it locks up good and checks the usual “used revolver checklist” boxes, it’ll probably be a pretty neat little revolver.

I bought a stainless 856 last year because it was a great deal and I just always wanted to try a Taurus revolver. It’s not in the carry rotation. 442 is much lighter to carry around. More of a range gun. But I like it. I’m glad I bought it.
 
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firing pin would leave a dent on the head of the cartridge and part of primer. View attachment 1254220
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That revolver is badly out of time, probably because the bolt is not rising early enough and/or lacks sufficient spring force to lock the cylinder.
 
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