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Taurus .38 revolver

mogley98
My Mom's boyfriend traded a truck carrier for a taurus .38 revolver, the gun doesn't reliably "revolve". If you help it out with your hand you can get it to turn. Anyway the "gear" device on the end of the extractor rod is worn and appears to be the only reason it doesn't turn correctly. I looked all over the gun and can find no model number it only has a serial number, how can I get parts for this
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  • Anonymouse
    Take it to any gunsmith or send it back to Taurus.
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  • beantownshootah
    Even assuming you got the part, "timing" a revolver isn't necessarily a job for an amateur.

    Particularly if damaged (which is likely), the "hand" (the part that rotates the cylinder) may have to be fitted to the ratchet on the back of the cylinder/extractor for proper operation. Poor timing, and the gun can shave lead when firing (which is potentially unsafe), or be unreliable (which if you think about it, might be even more unsafe!).

    P228 has it right. Take the gun to a competent gunsmith, or send it back to Taurus for a proper factory repair.

    Taurus' customer service is supposedly pretty good now. . .they might fix the gun at little/no charge but for shipping costs. Worth a try, I think.


    EDIT: On the topic of malfunction due to dirt, the description was of a worn ratchet/star. Given Taurus's historical spotty quality control, I can certainly see that posing a problem.

    Certainly, a good cleaning can't hurt, but in general, revolvers will function well, even if completely filthy. That's one of their biggest advantages. Unless the hand or ratchet/star are completely caked in dirt, the gun should still work (and it would likely still work even if they were).

    There are two other things you can check. Does the cylinder spin freely if opened? It probably will, but if not, removing it and cleaning it might help. Lastly, if there is a lot of dirt on the forcing cone (ie the rear of the barrel where it meets the front of the cylinder) then the cylinder can bind causing malfunction.
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  • nmyers
    There's a good reason why you might want to consider paying a local gunsmith to fix it. Unless you have a dealer friend willing to mail it via USPS for you at a reasonable charge, your only way to ship it to/from Taurus is by UPS or Fedex Next Day Air, & from a company customer counter. This could easily cost $50-70 each way. I don't know if Taurus will pick up the return shipping charge, but you might want to ask.

    If it looked like I might have to pay $120 total for shipping, I think I could try to find a local 'smith who would fix it for less.

    Neal
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  • Fatstrat
    Is the gun clean? I've bought alot of "broken guns" that just needed a good cleaning to function properly.
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  • jonk
    Could be the star itself, the hand, or hand spring.
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  • reloader44mag
    quote:Originally posted by Fatstrat
    Is the gun clean? I've bought alot of "broken guns" that just needed a good cleaning to function properly.
    Taurus is notorious for a good cleaning....spray the sheet out of it.
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  • Wayne357
    Having same issue with taurus model 65. Told them in detail about worn extractor and cylinder rotation problems. Been 12 weeks because it has been in twice. First time they replaced extractor rod, thanks but not the problem, sent it back same day at their expense, happy about that. 6 weeks later, today, got it back and work order said problem=sight ,solution=replaced. Just got off phone with Taurus, wanted to know how they replaced a molded fixed sight that had nothing to do with the problem in the first place, waiting for manager to call back. Will update you as to what happens. I may be going to gunsmith myself
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  • cwi555
    taurus38schematic.jpg
    taurus38partslist.jpg

    This should help you visualize it. Without pictures in areas around the extractor, and related timing parts, your going to need a gunsmith to fix it for you.
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  • widowmaker
    Your mom's boyfriend sure ain't a good trader. Send that POS back to Taurus. After they fix it, it'll STILL be a POS, SO SELL IT AT YOUR 1ST OPPORTUNITY.........been there
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  • 44shotdoctor
    Ok, NMyers so have you shipped a gun lately? I have shipped 2 guns via UPS back for service and both times with insurance cost about $15 each one way. Plus both times the maker has paid for return shipping. If you are going to have a gun fixed. Might as well get it done right and maybe the maker will fix it for free. In my cases both times from smith and wesson and ruger they were repaired for free and returned at their expense. Good luck...
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