I'm going to propose a revolver design to Taurus.

[Miami_JBT]

I own fifty or more Smiths, but also a half dozen or so Tauri. It's not my first choice but honestly the brand has never let me down. Not as nice as Smith, Colt, Ruger, etal, but all of mine have been perfectly serviceable. Their 92 series is actually quite nice. The G2/G3/G4 series work as advertised; I carried my G2C for a number of years.

I have three PT-92s. A very early one made around '83-'84 and two made in '93. They're all just as good as my Berettas.

 

[oneeyedpete]

7 yrs ago my FFL took a Taurus revolver in trade for something he had at a gun show. Adjustable target rear sight on it. The top right corner of the "u" on the rear sight was chiped/broken off... This is on the press in "blade". He called Taurus and told them what he needed. They refused to ship either the sight or just the press in blade saying "it's a safety issue". He sent it to them. 7 yrs later, they still have it as "sorry, we haven't made any more of those yet". "And we can't send back a gun that has a damaged sight as that would be a safety issue."

They STOLE his gun and refuse to send it back. I told him I'd make him a new blade and notch it for him. He called Taurus and told them he has a machinist that will make on. They refuse to send it back. I'd guess they lost it years ago. Just this has kept me from buying a Taurus.

I have a HiPoint carbine in 10mm but will not own a Taurus.

This whole story smells of hoo ha! They won't send it back? He could call the ATF and report it as stolen by Taurus. Did he think about that? If all else fails, he can easily go to small claims court and sue Taurus. If he does, see how fast they send him a new one and an apology!

 

[ACORN]

I’d like to see them reintroduce the 851 in stainless or a gloss blue like their Roscoe.
I really want a S&W 649 in .38 Spl but have seen any locally for a long time

 

[GerSan69]

I respect everyone's opinion here, but in the end I've got to buy what I'm comfortable with, both product-wise and price. I've chosen a few Taurus guns over the years and I've been very satisfied with the quality and useability. Some of them, like the two 1990s-vintage, K-frame-sized .44 Specials, are near-flawless with beautiful finishes, guns I wish S&W made. I have a 9mm revolver that I bought because the S&W 940 is almost impossible to find (although I did find one about a month ago and bought it, first one I've ever seen in person) and a very small 9mm semi that runs like a top and didn't cost an arm and a leg. No regrets with any of them, and I'm not embarrassed to show them off, especially when I tell how little I paid vs. the expensive brands.

 

[chrishayes]

This whole story smells of hoo ha! They won't send it back? He could call the ATF and report it as stolen by Taurus. Did he think about that? If all else fails, he can easily go to small claims court and sue Taurus. If he does, see how fast they send him a new one and an apology!

By the time I got the story from him, he'd already gotten burned out by the whole episode.
Now, about the "hoo ha" bit... If you weren't there .... Know what I mean?

 

[jeffrefrig]

I don’t own any Tauri, but I’m not too proud to own an inexpensive gun if it has a newer production date, etc. I haven’t heard any nightmares about the later/newer production runs. Perhaps they were poor products, I would not pass up a hand gun because of poor quality or performance from before 15 years ago. From what I have seen on this forum there are quite a few unhappy S&W owners. And they cost a little more, new. A six-shot hammerless pocket revolver sounds good on paper. I recently bought a new hammerless Charter Arms .38 spl and I think two slightly larger 357/38 specials and they all work pretty good. They make the super cool Heritage Arms and I have a few that came with no regrets. No bad ones. BUT, if I had to send one back, Taurus I mean, and go from there before I bash Taurus’s entire product line. The way I see it if I only pay <$500 for a new revolver and have to send it back, well, that’s a cheap lesson learned.

 

[Dump1567]

Just think, a gun similar to the 642UC, but a six-shot .38 Special +P gun.

That gun kind of already exist. And probably better quality. It's called the Kimber K6xs.



But since tihs is a Taurus thread, I did just pick-up the 856 Defender used for under $300. Timing/lock-up seems to be solid, but I haven't fired it yet. Came with the Hogue grip which is too small for me, so I added these Pachs. I like the longer reach with a cover backstrap.

 

[oneeyedpete]

By the time I got the story from him, he'd already gotten burned out by the whole episode.
Now, about the "hoo ha" bit... If you weren't there .... Know what I mean?

C'mon Chris, admit it. You had to be a little suspicious about that story! Taurus rightly deserves a lot of criticism for their early customer service, which was by all accounts atrocious, but give them credit for not stealing a firearm from anyone.