Customer Reviews for Taurus Model 66 Stainless 4" 357 Magnum Revolver

No frills, sure, but still elegant in its simplicity and consistency. A great EDC choice with the right holster.

Buds customer service was top notch. I am beyond pleased with this pistol. it feels great in my hand, the trigger is a little heavy but predictable. I have springs on order.

Buds is great as always, Taurus really made a nice piece with this one, 7 shot .357 feels like quality. It is heavy and feels large if you have larger hands you will love it!

Awesome value. Solid construction. Rubber grips feel great in the hand.

Excellent weapon very accurate LOVE buying Guns from Buds will by more

Good product, great price. 5 stars.

very nice pistol. Good delivery time.

The 357 Magnum is Really nice, broke it in this afternoon and I have to say between carrying my Taurus g3, the Magnum feels a lot nicer as CC.

Nothing wrong with the firearm, but if you want to wait 4 weeks for an item to ship, and be lied to by customer service, then don’t shop with this company. Extremely slow shipping.

Very accurate, low maintenance revolver. Used for home protection and bowling pin shoots.

Awesome 357 for the price harder to clean than more costly stainless steel finished guns.shoots great straight out of the box. I will be getting a model 66 with a longer barrel next Thanks Bud's

Excellent firearms. Smooth and dependable. Definitely recommend. As always Bud's is the only place I will do business with.

Have owned this pistol for over 10 years now. Zero issues! It is an awesome handgun and by far the most accurate pistol I have owned. Did do a trigger/ hammer spring swap soon after purchase but that's been 10+yrs ago and I don't remember which brand I used. I do remember it was a simple process and made a huge difference in shooting. Sights are great, grips are fantastic. Has enough weight to shoot 38Specials effortlessly. Handles high grain 357 mags very well also. 4" barrel is perfect compromise for me between accuracy and size/weight. Normally carry this gun while elk hunting in CO. I load Double Tap 200gr solid lead flat nose. Gun handles them great although you should prepare for a flame thrower and big boom! (And use 2 hands! ) I have recommended this pistol to everyone who asks about a good revolver. Nothing bad to say after MANY rounds through it.

One of the most affordable of the .357 wheel gun category while still decent quality. I was looking at the S&W and Ruger, but a friend talked me into this one. Saved a bunch and am not disappointed.

Great quality, good price.

The Taurus 4" lets me know I am shooting a magnum. It kicks a lot harder then the 6.5" tracker which is a lot more fun to shoot and more accurate for me to shoot. The 4" could be a CCW and ya have 7 shots is a heavy gun.

It has that classic double action revolver look and feel when it's in your hands plus it shoots like a dream.

Another we got you, I had to pay $29.95 to buy this gun. At least it looked new. Steve White

Love it. Trigger was way better than expected and very accurate

Wow. Nice revolver. Accurate, sturdy, and fun. Thanks Buds for another quality purchase.

I purchased this item simply to have another .357 chambered firearm to match my Henry. I absolutely love this revolver and would highly recommend! It is very smooth, little recoil, very accurate, and you can't beat the price! Best unplanned firearm purchase ever!

Love my Taurus M66. It is a very good revolver for the price. I love shooting it. Have put 500 rounds through it and functions great. I did swap out the rubber grips for wood grip. Not because the grip is bad but because I love the look of a revolver with wood grips. I am very happy with my purchase. Very sturdy gun built like a tank and very accurate. You won't be disappointed if you purchase one. Can't beat it in the price range it is in.

Great overall experience fun buds, my 10th firearm purchase from Buds. Weapon works well, I recommend getting matte black! The stainless looks cool, yet the cleaning and staining from the carbon, not worth it. .357 shells hard to extract, shot 100 rds, most .38 spc . Works fine, had to adjust sights even at 6yds out the box. Having that extra 7 Rd comes in handy. So 5 stars, my own fault I bought stainless. Rubber grip amazing, similar to my model 65, in matte black. My 5th Taurus, and stand by the brand! Buds has done it again with yet another 100% satisfied customer!

Great gun for the money! Can't beat Buds!

I was very excited to get this gun at a great price from Bud's. Transaction was fast and seamless - as usual from Bud's.
I inspected the gun very closely when I picked it up and was satisfied with the condition. Appeared to never have been test fired.
POSITIVES:
First, the gun feels great in my hand (I'd say I have a size XL hand) - I feel like i have great control with the factory rubber grips. Recoil is very minimal. Overall appearance is well, well worth the money. Sights were wayyy off when i got it but that's not a deal breaker. Trigger has a great feel to it - not too firm but not overly weak either - and breaks very nicely and predictably in both single and double mode. Definitely a fun gun to shoot at a great price and I feel very confident shooting/handling the gun which is a giant win in my book. I got a 4" barrel and it's perfect for what I'm using it for. Very happy with the overall function and looks of the gun.
NEGATIVE:
First time I shot the gun with .38SP FMJ the cylinder locked up after 4 rounds. Had to open it up and manually index the cylinder in order to get it to move at all. Reloaded the cylinder with new rounds, same thing happened. Emptied the gun, loaded with .357 HP rounds. Same thing happened. Opened it up, replaced with fresh .357 and the same thing happened. This is not ok.
Finally got Taurus to respond and I'm sending it in to be serviced - at a 12 week turnaround.
I'm confident that Taurus will send me a gun that is repeatable (which is why I bought a wheel gun in the first place), but online research shows me that this happens pretty frequently on their revolvers. I know a Gp100 is $250 more, but knowing what I do now I'd probably suck it up and get the Ruger. We're talking about self defense guns here - not can openers or weedeaters. Pull the trigger....go bang every time is what i was looking for.
This is obviously NOT a reflection on Bud's. Normally I don't write a negative review but i feel this needs to be shared due to the nature of the problem. Pretty disappointed. Hopefully it turns out well and I'm just out a couple months and a little headache. I will say, it'll take many many successful rounds of shooting before i consider this gun "reliable" as a self defense piece.