Taurus USA import many of thier guns from their Brazilian parent company. Because the BATFE has rules regarding size of imported guns, the company imports the Mod 94 .22 LR revolver with 3" barrels and cuts them down to 2". This funky revolver is a fully functional factory error.
It is being sold by Ocala Armory for $500.
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It’s not factory error. As stated, it ha to be imported this way.
It’s importing company error for allowing them to slip through.
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0ishida, that is what we mean.
0 0I think you should paint flames on it. That would be RAD!
0 0Silly ideas for making lemonade from a lemon:
1) You could mill in an integral muzzle brake.
2) You could thread it for a muzzle brake, flash hider, or other accessory.
0 0I like it.
0 0We had a Raging Bull .454 Casull come through work like that. We couldn’t figure out what it was but it sold.
0 0Jonathan, ahhh, I wish you had taken a photo!
0 0Fred,
I was gonna say that was for the bayonet. Or a super useless quick change suppressor on a revolver… yes
0 0I’d rather have a 3″ barrel that was made right than a snub nose revolver that was cut off wrong, like every Taurus I’ve ever seen.
0 0I know stamp and coin collectors go crazy over stuff like this, but does anyone really want a messed-up gun enough to pay extra?
0 0The law the bans the imporation of these in 2″ barrel configuration is just DYING for for challenge under Heller.
No one can claim snubnosed revolvers aren’t commonly used for self-defense, and a federal law singling them out for banning because that is what they are made for should fall under Heller.
0 0Obviously a grenade launcher cut.
0 0Holy crap.
0 0I’m glad to see their quality control department has been hard at work!
0 0This is not that uncommon, we have one at my store too in AZ.
0 0Chris, do Taurus accidentally ship them to you, or do they explicitly offer them to you?
0 0I saw one of these for sale at a local gun shop and for far less than $500 IIRC.
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We had a Raging Bull .454 Casull come through work like that. We couldn’t figure out what it was but it sold.
Jonathan, ahhh, I wish you had taken a photo!
I like it.
It’s not factory error. As stated, it ha to be imported this way.
It’s importing company error for allowing them to slip through.
ishida, that is what we mean.
I think you should paint flames on it. That would be RAD!
Silly ideas for making lemonade from a lemon:
1) You could mill in an integral muzzle brake.
2) You could thread it for a muzzle brake, flash hider, or other accessory.
Fred,
I was gonna say that was for the bayonet. Or a super useless quick change suppressor on a revolver… yes
I’m glad to see their quality control department has been hard at work!
This is not that uncommon, we have one at my store too in AZ.
Chris, do Taurus accidentally ship them to you, or do they explicitly offer them to you?
Holy crap.
Obviously a grenade launcher cut.
I’d rather have a 3″ barrel that was made right than a snub nose revolver that was cut off wrong, like every Taurus I’ve ever seen.
I know stamp and coin collectors go crazy over stuff like this, but does anyone really want a messed-up gun enough to pay extra?
The law the bans the imporation of these in 2″ barrel configuration is just DYING for for challenge under Heller.
No one can claim snubnosed revolvers aren’t commonly used for self-defense, and a federal law singling them out for banning because that is what they are made for should fall under Heller.
I saw one of these for sale at a local gun shop and for far less than $500 IIRC.