The new one comes with instructions and the keys which all seem indespensible and are good to have.
New means less chance with issues versus the older one.
The below is from another thread at this forum and at this board.
Model 85, huh? Have one of those that is a 20 year old 85CH model and is still going strong. Dureability and longevity have been the bywords for this revolver.
Links that have to do with the 85. Gotta go to the source.
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=1221.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=5023.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=2453.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=4789.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=4570.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=4647.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=4796.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=3413.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=1027.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=2647.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=3634.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=2977.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=2759.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=3595.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=5240.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=1816.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/in...p?topic=4886.0
This is just a small sample of the 85 info available.
It is amazing that through the last few decades that in police/tactical journals and gun instructors who write for the magazines (Mas Ayoob,Chuck Taylor,Dave Spaulding and Chuck Karwan among others) have written that Taurus 85s and their brethren are what are recommended for those having to buy their own personal protection, backup gun, or main armament. Yet there are detractors that say otherwise. Don't think Taurus would be recommended as highly as it is by the police and shooting instructors if one could not depend on 85s.
If a revolver were having light strike problems then cleaning out the firing pin channel or replacing the firing pin or pin spring would be in order before doing anything else. Other springs may need to changed out as well.
That can be a do it yourself or have a local certified gunsmith take a look at it if need be. Staff and members at
www.taurusarmed.net have done spring changes when needed.
Never have had a relibility issue in the 20+ years that I've had my 85CH.
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