Smith & Wesson Forum - View Single Post - Taurus Brand Question: An Honest Question?

steamloco76 · 01-20-2014, 08:37 AM

I have owned and then sold/traded these Taurus products over the past twenty-five years:
M94 .22LR-had a 20LB plus DA trigger and was not timed correctly.
M66 .357 Mag-took this a payment for a debt. Not a bad revolver fit/finish wise, but another terrible trigger.
PT-22= I thought this little gun would be a cheap alternative to the Beretta Tomcat, I was wrong. The slide would override its stops on recoil then fly OFF the frame going forward.
M605= early version of the .357 mag 5 shot stainless snub nose. Very good gun. Smooth, easily staged DA trigger and crisp SA. A bit loose compared to S&W. Sold for a profit after I replaced it with S&W's.
M431- 5 shot .44 Special from early 1990's. great finish. Fair accuracy. Not at all bad for the money.
M917- 8 shot .22 LR blued Tracker model. Heavy gun, heavy trigger, very good accuracy. Replaced springs. Sold it because it just wasn't fun to shoot.
TCP-238 -Very accurate pocket .380. Trouble with magazines made me ditch the gun. Would still have it if someone made mags other than Taurus.

PT1911 9MM- Bought this stainless 9MM 1911 type pistol for my wife and we still own it. Once we had 300 rounds through it, a very reliable pistol. Heavily favors 124 grain and up ammo. Very nice finish, fairly good trigger and feature set for around $600. Not the pistol my S&W 1911 9MM is, but the Taurus cost $700 less.