Somehow I missed this earlier.
Bainbridge is way down in SW Georgia, or SoWeGa,
as locals like to call it.

Deal: Taurus USA to create 300 jobs in Bainbridge | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor

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Georgia On My Mind

Will you be charged for the gnats included in the box with each new firearm?

Gnats free.

I am, however, thinking about marketing an exotic candy
product made from South Georgia gnats and mosquitos.
Chocolate, peppermint, and caramel flavored products are
in the works.

A companion line of products based on sun cured possum
road kill is also a possibility.

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Georgia On My Mind

Maybe in Georgia their quality will improve.

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S&W Accumulator

Their real estate costs will definitely be going down

Those workers will find every fast food chain well represented on the main drag just past the library.

As well as some other good restaurants. Besides, Tallahassee isn't THAT far away

Throw some pine pollen in the candy and you will have a winner

SoGa. A good place to be from!!!!!! Gone 30 years and all I miss is the quail hunting. Not the heat and humidity.

The quail hunting here is not what it was when I was a much younger man. Now-a-days large plantations put out birds that were raised in flight pens. Large, natural coveys of birds hardly exist anymore. I miss seeing a covey flush and thunder away.

I bet it will. The citizens of Miami are not exactly known for their hard work ethic or attention to detail.

I remember when the quail hunting was excellent in Kentucky. It was so good everyone took up the sport. And of course they killed all the quail. I've seen one covey that wasn't in a private reserve in the past 40 years. Come to think of it that was in Ohio just across the creek from Kentucky.

Although in fairness, you can't put the entire blame on the production workers. If management gave more effective leadership and demanded higher standards, they would produce better products. Likewise, their customer service would be better if the company leadership demanded it, and refused to accept substandard performance.

300 Jobs is 300 jobs. Now Georgia has Glock and Taurus, can Hi Point be far behind?

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Hope this isn't some secret plan to spread those things around the country! Nothing is more annoying than those damn things!

Indeed " Get The Spray ". Ok ya caught me I do own one and only one a .22 revolver. It has gone bang every time. But the sights did blow off it around 1000 or so rounds. It stays in safe for most part. Will never buy anything else from them. I had one of their blow apart in your hand jam o matic .22. I got took that back to the dealer bought the revolver and called it a day.

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Spin The Wheel

. . . And H&K, and Daniel Defense, and who knows what’s next?

Also a major ammo manufacturer. Georgia Arms.

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Georgia On My Mind

I once knew this girl from Bainbridge. Her Mom was incredible too. Dad chased me through the woods and I got eaten up by chiggers. I got away, though. That's all that matters.

The Devil went down to Georgia,
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, 'cause he was way behind,
He was willing to make a deal
When he came across this young man
Making targets ring and making his barrel hot
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said,
"Boy let me tell you what:
I guess you didn´t know it, but I'm a target shooter too,
And if you'd care to take a dare,
I'll make a bet with you
Now you shoot a pretty tight grouping,
Boy, but give the Devil his due
I bet a rifle of gold against your soul
'Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said, "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin,
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret,
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been"

Johnny, oil up your receiver and shoot your tightest group,
'Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals the cards
And if you win you'll get this shiny rifle made of gold,
But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul!

The Devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show"
And fire blew from his fingertips as he smacked in a new mag
And he pulled the bolt release and it made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in,
And it sounded a something like this

(cacophony of shots)

When the Devil finished, Johnny said,
"Well you're pretty good old son
But sit down in that chair right there
And let me show you how it's done!"

Fire on the Mountain, run, boys, run
The Devil´s in the house of the rising sun
Chicken in the bread pan a picking out dough,
Granny does your dog bite, "No, child, no"

The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden rifle on the ground at Johnny´s feet
Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back
If you ever want to try again,
I done told you once, you son of a bitch,
I'm the best there´s ever been"

He shot.

Fire on the Mountain, run, boys, run
The Devil's in the house of the rising sun
Chicken in the breadpan a picking out dough,
Granny will your dog bite, "No, child, no"

I had a Taurus Judge that I had problems with and that turned me off of Taurus. But, they got some cool revolvers they have come out with. I hope they do well and prove it. I may get another Taurus one day.

I can’t imagine needing a job so badly that I would move to South Georgia for it. Besides the gnats, there are snakes and sand spurs and humidity.

“I've never been there,”

You haven’t missed anything.

Let's see now---------"more effective leadership"---"demanded higher standards"-------"refused to accept substandard performance"-------sounds like it ought to get the job done. But when you add in the citizens of Miami, it starts to sound like a recipe for a workplace shooting.

I wonder if anybody would notice?

Ralph Tremaine

I don't think it would be too hard for the Georgia workers to learn
to turn out a magazine button repair job on a pistol that would take less than a ...............

turnaround time of 87 days.

They might even answer the phone or reply to a e-mail?

Gnats, what I think.

Which is one of the best, if not the best, reasons to move somewhere else...perhaps where there were American workers wanting to do a good job and grateful to have a job.

Keep spreading that word.
Maybe it will help keep the Yankees out
of our little corner of paradise.

You ever heard of Willis Haviland Carrier?

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Georgia On My Mind

So far I've had nothing but good luck with Taurus, between my family and myself there are currently 5 Taurus firearms in my household, which have thus far proven to be perfectly reliable, with the only notable differences between them and more expensive brands being purely cosmetic. (The over fit/finish is notably lesser than other brands as you'd expect given the significantly lower cost, but other than that they function exactly as they ought to, without a hitch.)

That being said, I've heard enough tales of Taurus brand firearms having to be sent back to the factory for repairs that it wouldn't surprise me if my luck eventually runs out, so I'm less enthusiastic about future firearms purchases bearing the mark of the bull.

Hopefully their new factory out of Georgia will bear better fruit than that of Florida or Sao Paulo, which is likely by reputation of the local workforce alone when compared to that of their other manufacturing plants.

Friend, I drove through your "little corner of paradise" the Monday before the Superbowl. That stroll through Barrow's cost me $300.00, LOL!

When I was in school, we did not study Yankees much, other than the famous arsonist Sherman. I am aware of Carrier's contribution to southern comfort; and understand the automobile and telephone originated up north too. Smith & Wessons are made up north according to the address on several boxes I have stacked up around here.

I've had good luck also. However, I've only owned one Taurus, this model 65 which was made in 1995.

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Re: moving to Georgia improving quality...

Does management fly in from Topeka each morning?

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