The hottest revolver of 2023 is now on available for residents of California! The Taurus 856 T.O.R.O. and 605 T.O.R.O. (Taurus Optics Ready Option) revolvers were added to the California Department of Justice’s roster of Handguns Certified for Sale, commonly called “the roster.”
The 856 T.O.R.O. and 605 T.O.R.O. models available are the stainless-steel models, which feature CCW friendly compact grips, a black ramp front sight, and of course the one of a kind Optics Ready Option for Taurus revolvers. When they first launched in 2023, the T.O.R.O. revolvers were the first ever mass market CCW revolvers that allowed users to mount a red dot. The optic plate secures to the top strap of the revolver and supports any sight that utilize the Shield RMSc or Holosun K-series footprint.
“I’m thrilled to have the T.O.R.O. revolvers on the California roster,” said Caleb Giddings, Taurus’ General Manager of Marketing. “With their addition to the roster, residents of California now have access to three of the fantastic revolver products we’ve introduced in the past couple of years. They can have a 357 Magnum T.O.R.O., a 38 Special six-shot T.O.R.O., or the hand-built 856 Executive Grade. We’re committed to providing quality defensive firearms to the law-abiding citizens of California.”
The T.O.R.O. revolvers continue Taurus’ tradition of innovation and out of the box thinking. The most common complaint about small frame revolvers is often the sights, a problem which is easily addressed by adding an optic.
For more information on the 856 and 605 T.O.R.O.
About Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.:
Taurus Holdings, Inc. (“Taurus”) and its subsidiaries continue to evolve and produce revolutionary new products. In addition, new standards for quality and efficiency help deliver reliable and affordable guns to the market. Taurus is based in Bainbridge, Georgia. Taurus is owned by Taurus Armas, S.A. which is a publicly traded company based in Brazil. Taurus Armas S.A. manufactures a wide variety of consumer and industrial products that are distributed worldwide.
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Being California Compliant usually is a term for poor performance, like in Lawnmowers and snow blowers.
And politicians.
F KaIifornia!
Surprised they didn’t classify them as “sniper weapons” due to their mounted optics. California does strange things like classifying Taurus Judge handguns are Short Barreled Shotguns.
I thought there was a determination made that having a list of pistols as the only ones that are legal in a state was found unconstitutional and kommiefornia could not do that because all are to be legal. WTH
No surprise in CA-DOJ approving the new revolver models. They are just a minor variation on non TORO models and more importantly they are not evil assault pistols (aka semi-auto).
I’m thinking their DOJ wants to forestall attacks on the roster by proving they approve new models. List is almost certain to fail bruen test – but while St. Benitez will enjoin the law, appeals court will stay his ruling and en banc 9th circuit will uphold the law. Question is who will push and whether they can push hard enough for SCOTUS to kick CA’s ass.