S&W Stealth Hunter vs Taurus Raging Bull

Read around about the Taurus guns and you'll find a lot of stories of woe about the need to use their warranty. Seems that once the bugs are worked out of any of them they are fine. But if you get one that needs work the warranty servicing seems less than ideal. Now that was the US. Up here I'm not sure who handles the warranty work for Taurus and what sort of rep they have for getting the job done.

You're not looking at Ruger? Any reason why not? For my money both Ruger and S&W stand head and shoulders over the Taurus option. And the Ruger Redhawk in various barrel lengths can be found pretty easily here in Canada. Or if you don't hate the look of the old west style revolvers then a Ruger Super Blackhawk can provide a cheap to buy .44Mag launcher.

But for my money in a big boomer if you can get a S&W 460 then you've got the world by the tail. It not only accepts and shoots the .460 but it also can chamber and shoot .45Colt and .454 Casull. And it uses commonly found .452 size bullets as used for loading .45acp, .45Colt as well as .454Casull and .460S&W.

And for any big boomer you REALLY need to look at getting into reloading. Even if you do it with a modest kit. For starters there's the money you'll quickly save vs buying factory ammo. Second is the ability to load your own for the maximum effect that you're after in any number of ways be it max recoil, big fireballs or whatever. The bigger the bore the more you'll get out of reloading for versatility of the loads.
 
Here's my 2 cents. Get the Smith it has the reputation and fit and finish. That being said I do own a Taurus 6.5" (454 Casull) Bought brand new and had to be ordered. So I will venture to say not to many people handled it before I got it. I will say that it is an accurate gun but definitely not as pretty as the Smith. It did come with some cosmetic imperfections but has functioned well since I've had it (approx 500 rounds so far)

I do like the Stealth Hunter and had looked at it.
 
Well, it looks like if I want quality, then the S&W is the way to go. I guess I should save my pennies and get high quality.

But now I have more questions to think about, if I want a big bang, then I should reload, and if I'm going to do that, maybe I should just go for the 460, or maybe 500 S&W....decisions decisions.

Originally I was thinking .44 MAG because I dont have any reloading equipment (nor do I know how to use it) so I was sticking to factory ammo, hence .44 MAG is the logical choice.

As for excluding Ruger from my choices, it was not because of lack of quality, I think they are fine firearms. But for this item in my collection, I'm looking for a nice hand cannon, and for that niche, I prefer the look of the stealth hunter hands down. Now, when it comes to a nice single action old western style revolver, it would be hard not to chose a Ruger.
 
Taurus and spend the rest of the money on ammo, speedloaders, reloading gear ect.
I had the same problem last year I had enough for the SW, but the taurus was onsale for an insane low price, so i bought it and got ammo and got speedloaders, and i still came under the price of the SW, which from what i understand of the model bought are near the same.
 
dont get the 500 S&W as your main revolver. its a fun gun an all and has the wow factor, but after 10 or so rounds you get tired of it.

you can bang off .44 mag all day

however the .460 sounds like a winner with the versatility of ammo it chambers
 
I'll second or third the vote for the .460 - much more versatile. It's on my want list but not that high. ;)

I have a Taurus .44 mag and it works fine. I did have to send it in for warranty work and it was done without an issue. The accuracy is not that great when compared to my S&W and the quality of craftsmanship differences are evident.

If you want a really good accurate gun then go S&W, if you want a decent hand cannon for occasional fun - then go with the Taurus.
 
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