Taurus Defender 856 | How to Clean and Properly Maintain

[@invictawarrior]

Taurus hit it out of the park as far as looks and price point on these. I have the snubbie regular spur-less hammer in matte black and put the viridian laser on it. Love the gun even though it's not a S&W but not far behind it in trigger pull and accuracy. The cost makes it a knock around EDC that just keeps looking good and working.

[@raybutts9133]

905 is good also

[@glenmo1]

Make sure you get cleaned well under the extractor star sometimes pieces of unburnt powder can keep the star from seating and Bind the cylinder..

[@nice2meetUWenDoWeEat]

I clean my weapon this way but I also use my 9mm pull though on the chambers after cleaning as much as possible with the oil. Things I love about this weapon, it’s pretty accurate, easy to fire single handed, and I love the glow in the dark sight.

[@randysalas3453]

Thanks so much for this video. How you explain everything makes it so easy!! Be safe

[@jaydee5156]

I picked up an all stainless model, not long ago. I'm very happy with it.

[@enricofermi67]

Did you put it back?

[@jaydee5156]

@@enricofermi67 Nope, it's a keeper. Since then, I've added the all-steel version with Hogue rosewood grips and a GX4.

[@frankhinkle5772]

Nice review. I appreciate you changing up the ammo used and commenting on the difference of POI for different weights. Frankly, I like the pink grips on the dark gun. Middle of the night when you can't really see the gun too well you can still see the grips and know where to grab it. What, is the bad guy going to make rude comments about being shot by a pink gun?

[@super-villain800]

Nice job, makes me want a black cylinder, I have to polish the front of my stainless steel cylinder forever to get it free of burn marks.

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

You are terribly mistaken - any scratches are much more visible on that black surface. At least, stainless steel is polish-able - with the black color you will have to go thru very cumbersome and tricky process of re-blackening (cold blueing) if stains/patches occur.

[@rbm6184]

@@DrAgan_tortojed My 856 Defender three inch is all stainless steel with a matte black overcoat. Some 856 two inch snub noses are carbon steel frame and barrel with either matte black or blued finish but some are stainless or stainless with a matte black overcoat finish. Different versions have different materials and finishes.

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

​@@rbm6184 Nice - 3 inch version is IDEAL all-rounder and the stainless steel with a matte black overcoat is an excellent combination. Just take care of not to scratch that overcoat too much...

[@rbm6184]

@@DrAgan_tortojed I am not worried. There is Cerakote or other finish options I can put on it. Its stainless steel so I am not worried about corrosion anyway.

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

@@rbm6184 That's nice!

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Some foaming solvent, a brass jag, good patches, brass detailing brush, and the pistol rod is all you need.

[@babyblue8214]

no lubricant and preservative? stop giving advice..

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@babyblue8214 Lead by example!

[@dlsmpsn]

I just bought one online today. It will take a week to get to the gun store, and then I will have to wait for another 10 days as it sits in California gun jail. It is worth it though as I have been waiting for quite a long time already.

[@lens7859]

there is an explosion going on every time you pull the trigger, going back and forth a couple of times with your bronze brush is not going to hurt anything.

[@9unslin9er]

You should always go breech to muzzle whenever possible to protect the crown. Before Boresnakes existed, the option wasn't there. But less than $10 to preserve your barrel is a no brainer.

[@rolfhogfeldt7645]

I'm no expert but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. The explosion doesn't occur in the barrel, it happens in the cylinder. If the barrel is rifled, and I don't know if this particular barrel is, that's what you don't want to scratch up or disturb. And if by chance there's any sort of metal particulant or shavings in there you don't want to be grinding them through. Personally I just think it's a good practice to clean, but clean gently. And what's the rush? I like to take my time. For me it's sorta "zen" . LoL Anyway, that's just me. A clean gun is a happy guy 😂

[@richardevans3084]

I always remove cylinder first makes job simpler,nice video though 👍🏼

[@greenmachine6672]

Please can you let me know where you got your front site?

[@real_bullish]

How do you remove the grip from this one? Just a regular bit / screw driver? Wanting to change out these grips. They have a little too much bite for me.

[@GearKnowHow]

Yep just take out that screw

[@Robert1937]

good process

[@jeffclark8098]

Soak the barrel with bore cleaner nylon brush it , scrub gun with nylon toothbrush , hit it with gun scrubber , air compress blow it all out and then lube with rem oil good to go.simple and clean

[@chrisrogers5614]

Thanks for the video.

[@TheHikuky]

Excellent thanks

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

You DON'T need a metal rod for cleaning the barrel - any kind of plastic or even wooden stick (of the appropriate size) will do the job. That said, it is NO PROBLEM to get into the barrel from the muzzle.

[@rbm6184]

Tor Tojed If you are careful around the muzzle it does not matter what the cleaning rod is. I have a number of guns that I must clean from the muzzle end and I do use a metal rod. Metal rods have been used for ages before plastic rods and bore snakes. Just take your time and be careful around the muzzle and there will be no problem. In fact most metal rods are aluminum and are softer than gun steel but the cleaning brush may have a harder metal like a soft steel. I doubt any of the softer metals of the rod and brush could damage harder gun steel of the muzzle.

[@michaelcrowley1172]

@@rbm6184 Another approach, run a patch through the cylinders/an barrel first,that has been soaked in a cup with warm water and Viagera, the additional hardening does wonders, lol,God Bless.

[@jusmogrannysboy]

So far, i cannot find any in central mississippi

[@gunsquawk4443]

The 40 bore snake works better for 38/357/9mm.

[@scubaguy007]

It’s April 2021 and I’m still waiting for these to not be over priced. This will be just be a fun range gun, but I do want one, I don’t want it enough to pay a dime over the introduction price. Low to mid $300 price range. I can wait. Tick tick. 😏

[@timrobinson6573]

i got mine for $330 a month ago

[@scubaguy007]

@@timrobinson6573 the two-toned VZ grip model? Where if I may ask/

[@rinacalhoon2412]

great, i just learned how to clean a revolver

[@sammyprestwood3182]

I prefer the Taurus 856 38 special in ultra light Matt stainless because the cylinder is also Matt stainless it just looks a lot better tarus could have put a stainless cylinder in that gun too

[@tonyrebel63]

They wanted to give you something to do LMAO. I love their guns. Finally got a 22mag Lr which I cant find anywhere. Yes it cost more than I should pay, but I love that little gun.

[@mariohostios]

its magnificent

[@WhiteDean45]

I'm on a waiting list.. so sad

[@StayBusy88]

Having a hard time finding a holster for this gun

[@Kwood10]

Have you tried /We the people?

[@สมพรอรัญรุตม์]

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[@DBR00]

Instead of the rod, use a bore snake.

[@jefersonneves7758]

Que cabo é esse?

[@johnallred5046]

Dude just run your brush thru first then use the cleaner , saves using a lot of pads !!

[@Dan.50]

Yeah, that was excruciating.

[@mdredheadguy1979]

Wait, I thought I wasn’t supposed to put oil in the bore of the barrel? Have I been doing it wrong for the last twenty years?

[@gunsquawk4443]

Yes. Light coat of oil in barrel.

[@timrobinson6573]

You can do whatever you want. I put CLP in my bore but immediately wipe it out b/c I carry my revolver when I hike trails and any surface that has oil on it is covered in fine dirt from the trail.

[@johnmurdock5001]

It all depends on your enviroment. If you're in a dry & dusty environment then maybe you don't need to. If you're in a humid environment them you damn well better put a light coat of oil down your barrel to prevent rust.

[@mdredheadguy1979]

@@johnmurdock5001 thank you for clearing that up for me.

[@mdredheadguy1979]

@@timrobinson6573 thanks for the tip.

[@12345678927164]

ocd

[@wbwills2]

ocd.clean mine good...real good,OCCASIONALLY..It works for me!Maybe a tad o

[@37thgungrunts]

You got a weird idea of a full cleaning. A full cleaning involves removing the cylinder to scrub the cylinder face free of carbon, and removing the grips. This is a wipedown at best.

[@cr-us9ch]

All I see is a black screen

[@moose2934]

It’s just your phone

[@timrobinson6573]

Open your eyes

[@sammyprestwood3182]

That different color cylinder makes that gun look stupid I would never buy something with a different color part on it

[@Tomfoolery522]

Is your car monochrome?