Help with new revolver

[Embalmo]

Guys,

I hope this is the right "room' to ask for assistance. Yesterday I bought a 2" Taurus 94 .22 revolver. It's a beautiful little gun; I've wiped the grease off and dry fired it many times DA and SA with snapcaps. I've never owned a revolver, or a handgun with adjustable sights, so I don't know what is normal, or what will happen at the range. The rear sight jumped all over the place when I dry fired it, so I tightened the windage screws and the sight stayed put, but after dry firing it a bit more, it loosened right up. Is this just a nuisance that means that I just need to take my little screwdriver to the range, or something to send it back for? I haven't even fired it, so I'd rather not send it back immediately if I don't have to.

Also what about windage? I'm hardly a competition shooter, I've Got a Bersa Thunder, LCP and I briefly owned a a Buckmark .22. Will I have to spend most of my hour at Red's trying to get the Windage jusssst right, or it that more of a sharpshooter's worry?

Embalmo

[Keith B]

Guys,

I hope this is the right "room' to ask for assistance. Yesterday I bought a 2" Taurus 94 .22 revolver. It's a beautiful little gun; I've wiped the grease off and dry fired it many times DA and SA with snapcaps. I've never owned a revolver, or a handgun with adjustable sights, so I don't know what is normal, or what will happen at the range. The rear sight jumped all over the place when I dry fired it, so I tightened the windage screws and the sight stayed put, but after dry firing it a bit more, it loosened right up. Is this just a nuisance that means that I just need to take my little screwdriver to the range, or something to send it back for? I haven't even fired it, so I'd rather not send it back immediately if I don't have to.

Also what about windage? I'm hardly a competition shooter, I've Got a Bersa Thunder, LCP and I briefly owned a a Buckmark .22. Will I have to spend most of my hour at Red's trying to get the Windage jusssst right, or it that more of a sharpshooter's worry?

Embalmo

Your sights sound defective. I would box it up and take it back to the shop and see if they will swap the gun out. They should see that if is in never fired condition. If they have a Smith on site, then they might be able to fix the sights, but I personally would see if they will swap out the pistol before you shoot it.

As for windage adjustment, on a revolver with 2" barrel, I would just adjust so you are hitting close to the middle of the target left/right at about 10 yards and leave them there. No need to do anything else to them. They actually should be close, if not on' right out of the box.

[MoJo]

What do you mean jumps all over the place? If the rear sight is that loose it is a defect from the factory. Taurus has a lifetime warranty.

Windage adjustment shouldn't' take an hour to do. Fire three shots. Move the sight. Fire three shots. Make any final adjustments. Fire three shots. You should be good to go.

[Embalmo]

Guys,

Thanks for the replies-By jumping all over the place, I mean that you can slide the rear sight left and right, and pull it up about a 1/8 inch. The instructions tell you to turn the screw clockwise and counterclockwise to adjust windage, seemingly like my Crimson Trace laser on my LCP, but it doesn't seem to work that way. It seems that if you loosen the right screw, you can slide the sight to the right, then you tighten the left screw to keep it there, and you do the opposite to adjust to the left. Does that sound right? I'm learning as I go. The left windage screw seems to stay put, but both the right windage screw and the overall sight mounting screw seems to have a problem staying tight. I bought a more expensive version of the 94 because I didn't want to wait until the first of the year for the cheaper one to become available.

I called Cabela's and they will ship it for free, which beats the time I had to pay $30 to send my Bersa in; but I wanna' shoot, not wait!!

Embalmo

[USA1]

if its a screw that keeps coming loose , do you think Threadlocker by Loctite may solve the problem ?

[Embalmo]

USA1,

Maybe, but I don't know if the screw needs to be turnable to adjust the windage; maybe I can set the windage and then do locktite. I just wish the sights were fixed. I donno' I'll probably take it to the range once and have Cabela's send it off. Maybe the guys at Red's can show me what to do with it.

[OverEasy]

You shouldn't need sights on anything with a 2" barrel!

Regards, OE

[Embalmo]

Overeasy,

That's my exact point! This is not a target shooting pistol, it's a fun plinker for me and my wife to play with, so the sights should be fixed! I just want to know that the gun is shooting somewhat straight.

Embalmo

[WildBill]

Maybe, but I don't know if the screw needs to be turnable to adjust the windage; maybe I can set the windage and then do locktite. I just wish the sights were fixed. I donno' I'll probably take it to the range once and have Cabela's send it off. Maybe the guys at Red's can show me what to do with it.

Embalmo - You purchased a defective gun. IMO you should not fire it and you should return it immediately and get it fixed or replaced. If the sights move during dry fire you never know what they will do when shooting live ammunition. If you shoot it you have a damaged used gun. Just because it's a plinker doesn't mean that you have to put up with an inferior product.
Never knowingly shoot any defective gun!

[Embalmo]

Wild Bill,

No gun retailer will ever take a new gun back. They are happy to send it off for repair and I am guessing that that will take a minimum of 2 months, with the current shortage of these guns. The frustrating thing is I bought this gun for more than I wanted to spend so I wouldn't have to wait for the first of the year before Taurus will be able to ship any more of them out.

Embalmo

[WildBill]

Wild Bill,

No gun retailer will ever take a new gun back. They are happy to send it off for repair and I am guessing that that will take a minimum of 2 months, with the current shortage of these guns. The frustrating thing is I bought this gun for more than I wanted to spend so I wouldn't have to wait for the first of the year before Taurus will be able to ship any more of them out.

Embalmo

I know how frustrating it is to buy something and not have it work right. My point is that it is best not to shoot the gun and risk further damage to the gun or injury to you, but send it back and have it repaired or replaced. I know that Taurus has a life time warranty so I hope they make it right for you.

I was talking to a friend at work today and he was thinking of buying a new shotgun that is just out. He mentioned that the store had eight of them. I recommended that he inspect all eight and pick out the best one, just to make sure.

[MoJo]

Along with what Wild Bill said I won't buy a new model gun until it's been on the market for at least a year. No sense in being an unpaid QC guy.

[Embalmo]

Guys,

Okay I've not had an opportunity to abuse this gun, It's never been fired, or disassembled in any way. This morning, when I was fiddling with it, I dry fired it a couple of times and felt something fall off onto my leg. I assumed it was a piece of a snap cap so I pushed open the cylinder, and the gun fell apart in my hands! I managed to find the cylinder stop plunger with the spring, the cylinder/yoke assembly, and a couple of tiny screws and springs that I have no idea are for. This gun was obviously thrown together during assembly. I guess there's no question about whether or not to send it back. I just wish since it's never been fired they would let me get a different model gun.

Embalmo

[USA1]

i think you got a lemon

[joe817]

Lemon is right! I've NEVER heard of a gun falling apart like that!

Extreme KUDOS to you enbalmbo for having the presence of mind to dry fire it using snapcaps! You could have been killed had you used live ammo and tried it. You are a very lucky person in that regard.

I sure would convince the place where you got it to give you a different gun!