Taurus Titanium Tracker - Page Two

By Joel J. Hutchcroft, Editor, Shooting Times.

Page Two

Shooting The Model 617TT
That brings me to my shooting test of the Titanium Tracker. The single-action trigger pull of my shooting sample Tracker measured just under four pounds on my RCBS Trigger Pull Scale, and it broke cleanly. The double-action trigger pull was smooth and crisp but broke well beyond what the scale could measure—my RCBS scale only measures up to eight pounds.

But the Tracker’s most impressive aspect to me was its superb accuracy. I fired the Tracker with five different .357 Magnum factory loads and one of my all-time favorite .38 Special loads for accuracy and velocity at 25 yards. The specific loads and their results are listed in the chart. Briefly, however, I must point out that the overall average accuracy at 25 yards for all .357 Magnum loads fired from this open-sighted four-inch gun was an extremely tight 1.95 inches. In fact, several individual groups essentially cut one ragged hole. The .38 Special load averaged 1.50 inches, again with groups putting all rounds into a single hole. All in all, the Tracker produced the best 25-yard .357 Magnum groups I’ve fired since I worked with a semicustom S&W Performance Center Model 627 N-Frame revolver that weighed over twice as much and cost several hundred dollars more!

I really like the Titanium Tracker Model 617TT .357 Magnum. Overall fit, finish, and feel are excellent. The gun is sure to be a winner with sportsmen who want a lightweight, accurate, four-inch revolver chambered for a cartridge powerful enough to do double duty as a self-defense and a close-quarters small- to medium-game hunting tool. It really is a sportsman’s dream come true.

 

Shooting Taurus’ Model 617TT Titanium Tracker
Factory load	Velocity (fps)	Standard Deviation (fps)	25-Yard Accuracy (Inches)
.357 Magnum
Cor-Bon 125-gr. JHP	1407	23	2.25
Remington 125-gr. Golden Saber	1206	17	1.50
Federal 158-gr. Hydra-Shok	1185	36	2.00
PMC 158-gr. JSP	1137	44	2.50
Winchester 158-gr. Lead	1137	24	1.50
.38 Special +P
Winchester 130-gr. SXT	986	29	1.50
NOTES: Accuracy is the average of two seven-shot groups fired from a sandbag benchrest at 25 yards. Velocity is the average of seven rounds measured 15 feet from the gun’s muzzle.

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This article was originally published in Shooting Times Handgun Buyer's Guide 2000.

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