So why will people

No, that's not snobbish, but if one were to insinuate that only poor people or people with poor taste would buy one of those brands that would be.

I bought a 2 1/2" barreled six shot 9mm Charter Arms Pitbull because it's patented extractor star allows use of 9mm ammo without the use of moonclips and weighs in at 21 oz's.

I'd rather have had the discontinued 3" 9mm S&W 547 that started this all, but they are darn near impossible to locate; and when you do they demand scalpers prices.
 
I partly blame unqualified big box gun department salespeople. It's ok to sell folks on price point if that is their biggest criteria. But, the kids selling them don't have enough product knowledge to know the difference in quality, resale or dependability. To them a sale is a sale and it means a few bucks in their pocket.
 
a few extra bucks

I am not rich either but I have a few handguns that I have owned for 30 years so an extra 100 dollars over 30 years isn't going to break anyone
 
Its simple in my case.If I have a stash of money to spend? ill buy something better,if not and I still NEED another gun--I buy what I figure I can afford at the moment. Right now--im in the latter of the above. This year--I want--at least three more guns. They are: ATI--MP-fourty twenty two cal. clone, a Henry lever action in fourty five or three fifty seven cal. and a Luger.--with the possibility of another Heritage arms Rough rider. With the upcoming surgeries_--I doubt ill be able to get more than one or two--and the cheaper ones--unless im lucky.
 
michael1952 said:
pay 450.00 or so for a Taurus revolver and not pay a fair price for a S&W???? say 550.00-600.........i dont get it...guess they dont either
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Since Taurus revolvers are all made in Brazil, South America it must be their sacrifice in efforts to build a global multi-cultural world, where all economies are equal to or superior to the economy of the USA. It certainly is not because of the quality of the Taurus revolvers that I have encountered over the years.

Worse yet, they can often get a quality lightly used S&W for the same price or less than a cheaply made new Taurus.

Some folks just like the shinny newness of things rather than the quality and reliability of things.
 
Other than my Model 66 snubby my favorite shooter right now is a Taurus 4" Tracker. Might have something to due with the flare coming out of the ports when I shoot .357s. But remember, pawnshop business, I don't have a lot $$ in it. Would I ever buy one new or used at retail? No.
Would I recommend it to anyone? Sure, when I'm ready to sell it at a reasonable price.
 
LostintheOzone said:
Actually, the older Taurus revolvers are well made. I've had one for about 35 years and beat the snot out of it. I purchased it to shoot rats and train my dogs using blanks. I have a number of Smiths, including a newer one, so I have something to compare it to. I don't know what the new Taurus is like however, they could be junk for all I know.

Smith's have gone downhill in quality since the 80's but I still think they are a pretty good product. They are made in America also so that alone would get my money.
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Agreed. I had Taurus .38 revolver back in '82 but I traded it for a SS prop for my boat. I don't know the model but It was extremely well made and shot like a dream. I wish I had it back.
 
Same reason...

Same reason I have a Kel Tec. I needed a gun, the Kel Tec suited and I had enough money to buy it. Believe me, I would like to have another 3rd gen, but couldn't swing it.

Now when I thought I was going to have to settle for a Taurus instead of my 686 and I had a little extra cash, I sucked it up and bought the 686 and never been happier. If you don't have money though, and few prospects of getting more, it's better not to spend more than you have.
 
The problem is...

3dots said:
Agreed. I had Taurus .38 revolver back in '82 but I traded it for a SS prop for my boat. I don't know the model but It was extremely well made and shot like a dream. I wish I had it back.
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Taurus has been uneven in their quality and I don't know when those low and high periods are. I understand that when they were using S&W designs early on, they were trying to emulate S&W in the quality department. A friend of mine swears by his Taurus.
 
rwsmith said:
Taurus has been uneven in their quality and I don't know when those low and high periods are. I understand that when they were using S&W designs early on, they were trying to emulate S&W in the quality department. A friend of mine swears by his Taurus.
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I heard something to the affect that some of their pistols were "made on Smith machinery". I don't know what that would mean but it was something like that. Maybe SW offloaded some gear to the Brazilians.
 
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Eh... sometimes ya see sumthin' and just buy it.

I guess it must have been at least ten years ago, I saw a little Taurus CIA 850. Absolutely gorgeous high polish blue. I'd buy it again.
 
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I've never been brand snobbish. I've shot and owned many brands, including a couple of Taurus models. The best gun is the one you have with you. And I've only ever had one failure with a gun, and it was a used Smith and Wesson I bought from Buds gun shop.

Matt
 
finesse_r said:
Worse yet, they can often get a quality lightly used S&W for the same price or less than a cheaply made new Taurus.

Some folks just like the shinny newness of things rather than the quality and reliability of things.
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Some folks buy new, because they aren't knowledgeable enough to tell the difference between a good used gun, and a not-so-good used gun. They don't want to buy someone else's problem.
 
3dots said:
I heard something to the affect that some of their pistols were "made on Smith machinery". I don't know what that would mean but it was something like that. Maybe SW offloaded some gear to the Brazilians.
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From '71 to'77, S&W owned the controlling interest in Taurus.
A lot of tooling and intellectual property was shared. It was good for both companies. The taurus employees made S&W a good offer and bought back the shares.
Beretta had the pistol contract for the Brazilian army. They licenced it, along with the tooling, to Taurus. When the contract was over, Taurus kept the tooling and was allowed to continue making the PT92.
 
MattO said:
I've never been brand snobbish. I've shot and owned many brands, including a couple of Taurus models. The best gun is the one you have with you. And I've only ever had one failure with a gun, and it was a used Smith and Wesson I bought from Buds gun shop.

Matt
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Well, lets hear about it. :)
 
I will admin that I have never had the opportunity to shoot a Taurus revolver... never!

I own and shoot Smiths and Wessons.

BUT! I have examined Tauris and don't think they are bad... just not as good. I think the price reflects the difference.

Now.. If you spent your time with RG, or Clerke, you will love Tauris!
 
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