|
|
 |
03-23-2014, 02:36 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Gun lovin\' Hollywood Ca.
Posts: 10,234
Likes: 7,741
Liked 18,710 Times in 3,792 Posts
|
|
Taurus reliability
__________________
Thirty characters. Exactly...
|
03-23-2014, 07:25 AM
|
 |
US Veteran
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pensacola, Fl
Posts: 4,388
Likes: 9,733
Liked 7,187 Times in 2,603 Posts
|
|
I can see where that would be a handy gun to have if you had no trigger finger! Otherwise, not so much. Pretty scary stuff there.
|
03-23-2014, 08:55 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Jefferson City Mo.
Posts: 2,422
Likes: 1,388
Liked 1,473 Times in 755 Posts
|
|
You got to be kidding.....Not good to say the least!!!
|
03-23-2014, 09:13 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: CNY
Posts: 4,283
Likes: 6,977
Liked 4,814 Times in 1,418 Posts
|
|
But they have a lifetime warranty....
__________________
'Merica!
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 09:34 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 364
Likes: 18
Liked 115 Times in 68 Posts
|
|
Scary - but until I know there wasn't a shade-tree gunsmith inside there &/or it wasn't abused, I'll hold judgement. From the looks of that pistol, I don't think it was well maintained.
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 09:50 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Arizona, USA
Posts: 154
Likes: 561
Liked 49 Times in 26 Posts
|
|
I'm with KevinCH on this; not enough info to damn the whole line.
|
03-23-2014, 10:19 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern NY-AdirondackMts
Posts: 8,234
Likes: 13,376
Liked 13,772 Times in 5,226 Posts
|
|
Taurus Reliability. 
I will only say one word to go with your two words OZYMORON!
__________________
14 S&W Revs none with locks!
|
03-23-2014, 10:38 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southern Maine
Posts: 619
Likes: 124
Liked 294 Times in 161 Posts
|
|
How many pistols turned up with that particular issue?
You would think there would be multiple incidents reported if it was a manufacturing defect.
Like when the .40 Shield tends to explode in the shooter's hand for no apparent reason that anyone wants to take any responsibilty for.
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 11:17 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Arizona, USA
Posts: 154
Likes: 561
Liked 49 Times in 26 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYlakesider
Taurus Reliability.
I will only say one word to go with your two words OZYMORON! |
Oxymoron??
|
|
The Following 3 Users Like Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 11:21 AM
|
 |
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: TEXAS!!!
Posts: 8,358
Likes: 13,912
Liked 21,085 Times in 4,914 Posts
|
|
Its a good thing that Barney Fife didn't have one of those;He would have killed half of Mayberry!
__________________
Lounge Lizard Extraordinaire
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 11:24 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern NY-AdirondackMts
Posts: 8,234
Likes: 13,376
Liked 13,772 Times in 5,226 Posts
|
|
I was not insulting the OP.
Two definitions of that term!
a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness);
__________________
14 S&W Revs none with locks!
|
03-23-2014, 11:28 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Outside Philadelphia Pa
Posts: 16,601
Likes: 7,342
Liked 17,200 Times in 7,303 Posts
|
|
This story is about a year old. How many pistols turned up like that? Many! I think they recalled 100,000 pistols. Most were issued to the Brazilian police. Going by Taurus quality this was not a shady tree gunsmith
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
|
03-23-2014, 11:43 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 364
Likes: 18
Liked 115 Times in 68 Posts
|
|
Taurus has been battling their reputation for the 35years or so that I've been involved in firearms. All I can say is, I had an M85 snub that had to go back to the factory for warranty work. The same can be said for my M686-2 & a Ruger MK .22 auto. From my personal experience, the guns I've owned from Taurus has not been any different than the other major firearm manufacturers. From what I understand, the new CEO is really making some changes - especially in their Customer Service, which probably needed it.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 01:13 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hall County GA
Posts: 1,037
Likes: 1,772
Liked 1,682 Times in 484 Posts
|
|
I had a '94 Taurus once, it was a pretty good car.
__________________
Recycled Bricklayer
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 01:26 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Du Bois, PA
Posts: 373
Likes: 175
Liked 246 Times in 87 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by oberon
Like when the .40 Shield tends to explode in the shooter's hand for no apparent reason that anyone wants to take any responsibilty for.
|
And most here bash Taurus.
|
03-23-2014, 01:35 PM
|
|
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: TEXAS!!!
Posts: 8,358
Likes: 13,912
Liked 21,085 Times in 4,914 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYlakesider
Taurus Reliability.
I will only say one word to go with your two words OZYMORON! |
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYlakesider
I was not insulting the OP.
Two definitions of that term!
a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness);
|
The definition you supply does pertain to the word oxymoron, however, I'm unable to find a definition for ozymoron, let alone find it in a dictionary. 
__________________
Lounge Lizard Extraordinaire
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 01:56 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 22,120
Likes: 10,852
Liked 15,575 Times in 6,829 Posts
|
|
I would imagine any striker fired firearm could be made to do that.
Not a Taurus fan but it's some lame internet video.
__________________
Still Running Against the Wind
|
03-23-2014, 04:26 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Outside Philadelphia Pa
Posts: 16,601
Likes: 7,342
Liked 17,200 Times in 7,303 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by oberon
How many pistols turned up with that particular issue?
You would think there would be multiple incidents reported if it was a manufacturing defect.
Like when the .40 Shield tends to explode in the shooter's hand for no apparent reason that anyone wants to take any responsibilty for.
|
There was multiple incidents. Brazilian police sent back 98,000 Taurus 24/7 40 cal handguns because there were random discharges.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...47-ds-pistols/
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
|
03-23-2014, 04:35 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2010
Location: North Central Florida
Posts: 5,947
Likes: 24,644
Liked 6,195 Times in 2,575 Posts
|
|
can happen with any auto loader.
|
03-23-2014, 05:51 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee, USA
Posts: 4,944
Likes: 7,021
Liked 8,607 Times in 2,683 Posts
|
|
Friends don't let friends by a Taurus !!!
'Nuff said.
Don
__________________
Laus Deo! <><
|
03-23-2014, 06:21 PM
|
|
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: TEXAS!!!
Posts: 8,358
Likes: 13,912
Liked 21,085 Times in 4,914 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by oberon
How many pistols turned up with that particular issue?
You would think there would be multiple incidents reported if it was a manufacturing defect.
Like when the .40 Shield tends to explode in the shooter's hand for no apparent reason that anyone wants to take any responsibilty for.
|
Apparently, several thousand were recalled. I would rather take my chances with my .40 Shield that "tends to explode" than that particular Taurus. I have over 500 rounds through it so far without any incident. I also don't use reloaded & possibly over charged ammo, which seems to be the cause of quite a few of these failures.
__________________
Lounge Lizard Extraordinaire
|
03-23-2014, 06:29 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: (outside) Charleston, SC
Posts: 31,084
Likes: 41,816
Liked 29,371 Times in 13,871 Posts
|
|
I just hope...
I just hope that no one got hurt in the process of discovering that defect.
|
03-23-2014, 06:33 PM
|
|
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West TEXAS
Posts: 961
Likes: 106
Liked 301 Times in 139 Posts
|
|
About three years ago I picked up a Taurus M605 at the gun show, and dropped it off at the gunsmith on the way home. He did a cleaning (dirty from the factory), and inspection. It has been totally flawless - more so than my M640-1, which has caused me some problems. I'm not a big Taurus fan, but bashing the name hasn't hurt them at all.
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 07:01 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
Liked 56 Times in 39 Posts
|
|
I only have one Taurus which is a 455 acp revolver. Excellent quality and has been flawless. I would never sell or trade it.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 07:17 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,344
Likes: 1,963
Liked 928 Times in 522 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by timn8er
The definition you supply does pertain to the word oxymoron, however, I'm unable to find a definition for ozymoron, let alone find it in a dictionary. |
A "ozymoron" is quite clearly a moron from OZ. Or possibly a Ozzie Osburn wannabee.
|
03-23-2014, 09:33 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Lost Wages, NV
Posts: 20,380
Likes: 25,093
Liked 29,949 Times in 11,140 Posts
|
|
Somebody had been monkeying with that gun to make it do that.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-23-2014, 10:46 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 4,456
Likes: 14,262
Liked 27,983 Times in 3,779 Posts
|
|
WHOA!!! Can you imagine that gun in the hands of Michael J. Fox??
__________________
Pack light and cinch tight.
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
