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Here’s what happens when you use full-power lead bullets in a Ti or Sc S&W. Inertia from the violent recoil pulled the bullet nose of the 158-grain Magnum forward, “prairie-dogging” out of the chamber and preventing rotation.

The Model 340 Sc jammed after the third shot. Note how the bullets of Remington 158-grain SWC .357 cartridges have pulled forward from recoil inertia. At right is a properly sized round from same box for comparison.

More Wattage for the Lite

The super-light revolver comes into a different perspective when you look at the larger models. In the Taurus line, I’ve found all the Ultra-Lites and Total Titanium models I’ve fired to be good shooters. The larger frame models come with the company’s unique Ribber grips, for which I give great thanks. They soak up recoil better than anything S&W currently offers. Add to that the option of the integral recoil compensator, and you have a much more shootable gun.

Alas, as with the Smiths, all is not perfect with these guns, either. I’ve run across several Taurus revolvers of this genre whose cylinders were simply too tight and were rubbing against the forcing cone of the barrel, mucking up the trigger pull and binding the action. A quick trip back to the plant to widen the barrel cylinder gap fixes this, however. I’ve also seen several that didn’t shoot to point of aim.