Taurus 63?

[stillborn]

I was at the gun shop today, browsing their 22s and hoping to find a golden boy.  I happen to see a Taurus 63, it was a pretty good looking gun.  I came home and checked out some info online.  Most of what I find, aside from the Gunblast review, are mixed reviews.  A few seem to love it, and then most posts I read hate it.  Is it really that big of a crap shoot?  I have a .22 revolver made by Taurus, and its pretty sweet.  I don't need bench rest quality, but I would like it to be minute of squirrel head.

What do yall think? 


Thanks

[Rex in OTZ]

I have a co-worker that bought one the blued models, from what I saw of it, its built like the old winchesters (all steel) taurus doesent pour as much TLC into all the little touches needed to make one these guns flawless right out the box (de-burring/polishing internals), From what I learned from my co-worker he had some initial cycleing problems because the gun was so stiff, he opted for breaking it in the old fashoned way (lots of rounds through it) last I heard it does shoot nicely now, The 72 Taurus pump I have has the same 1/16" counterbore at the muzzle as his rifle and the ones Ive seen on the rack at the gunshop, kinda a neat touch by Taurus to boost accuracy out the box.

[Lurker]

I will have to admit, that I want as much qualilty, as I can get, in a firearm, so I buy quality the first time. The first Winchester 63 I bought was a Winchester/Miroku High-Grade model. I bought it because of all the engraving and gold metal work on the receiver.

The second Winchester/Miroku model 63 I bought was the standard grade, bought because I wanted something a little bit more practical.   

Of the two Winchester/Miroku iterations of the Winchester Model 63, I have, I have had zero problems with either of them. These are still to be found in stores, and on gun broker. They're not cheap. However, nothing, that is worth anything, is cheap...

I have one friend who saw my Winchester/Miroku model 63's, liked them, and bought a Taurus, thinking he was going to get the same quality as mine... Big Mistake. For the amount he has spent, getting the Taurus to work, he could have had a good Winchester/Miroku rifle in the first place.

An original Winchester model 63, High Grade  is almost prohibitively expensive. I have seen them priced as high as $10,000.00 for highly engraved models. I have seen original Winchester model 63 standard grade (blued) rifles go from $650.00 and up, depending on condition.

The two Winchester/Miroku's that I have, are re-released interations of the Winchester model 63, made in Japan by Miroku. I would value their workmanship, and materals, as being just as good as the original Winchester model 63 rifles.