bryanhu2 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Hi all, I am about to get hold of an old Taurus 85 that was from my partners father the gun is over 30 years old and has been held in storage since his passing, my question is does a revolver need proofing before I can fire it, Thanks Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 It would already have been proofed when imported into the country, and unless it has been mistreated I see no reason why it would need proofing again. If you pop out the cylinder, give it all a good clean and check each chamber and the barrel, and all appears ok then all should be ok. There is nothing to stop you from having a RFD give it the once over if you feel the need. You do realise that this is a snub-nosed model and all that that entails in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanhu2 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 It no problem as I am living in Germany and am aloud to own 2 pistols, problem is I don't want to fire the thing if it's going to blow my hand off, as I said it's over 30 years old ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Stay away from the +p loads, stick with traditional 38sp rounds if you have any concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 as I said it's over 30 years old ? What has this got to do with anything? It could be any age and still be as good as the day it was made. It is about the condition of the thing and if there are any corrosion or mechanical defects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Age alone wouldn't put me off buying any firearm. Many of my guns date back to the 1970's and most of my handguns dated back to the First World War. I had/have no qualms about using any of them. Get it checked over if you're concerned; I'd be very surprised if you can't use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 It no problem as I am living in Germany and am aloud to own 2 pistols, problem is I don't want to fire the thing if it's going to blow my hand off, as I said it's over 30 years old ? Get someone else to fire it! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanhu2 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks for all the info boy's hopefully pick it up in next couple of weeks 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks for all the info boy's hopefully pick it up in next couple of weeks Send some pic's. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) Taurus revolvers will probably have European proof marks which are fine. Most of the ones in the UK years ago were imported via Spain. In many years of pistol shooting (including running a big club) I have never known or heard of any pistol ever blow up except as a result of idiot reloading practices. Taurus revolvers were pretty well made and at the time offered a lifetime warranty. There are those who would tell you they were better made than the S&W revolvers of which they were a copy. There were dealers who would tell you they made revolvers for S&W and that S&W had largely ceased production in the US. Edited May 2, 2016 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanhu2 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks guys looking forward to getting hands on it and will post photos 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 It no problem as I am living in Germany and am aloud to own 2 pistols, problem is I don't want to fire the thing if it's going to blow my hand off, as I said it's over 30 years old ? i have run hundreds of rounds thro a 1916 po8......and even more thro a red9... the red 9 had that many rounds thro it was nearly a smooth bore...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I never had a handgun and I only ever had a go with one on one occasion down on the military ranges when they were legal. It was just something that I never got into and suddenly they were gone and I lost the experience of having one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Ran a pistol club in the past and all club guns were Taurus, well made and strong. Many thousands of rounds through, never had a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I owned a Mk VI Webley revolver in .455 made in 1918 and fired hundreds of rounds through it, including WW2 vintage Kynoch ammo as well as lots of reloads. It was a pleasure to shoot, superbly accurate and a piece of British history. If you haven't guessed, I miss it! - more than the more modern pistols I also owned. Now .455 Webley is a low pressure round, but I wouldn't hesitate to fire any revolver by a well known maker of any age, provided if it was free from visible damage, corrosion etc and passed a mechanical function test (indexes properly, chambers align, cylinder stop engages, no excess play etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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