Taurus Story, not mine ;-)

[kelbro]

Neither proud nor ashamed I have a Taurus 605SSCH that I bought for a nightstand pistol back around 1980 when I was still in college with a wife, baby, and mortgage. It shoots maybe a box of full-house 357s each year for a checkup. It has never so much as hiccuped. Granted, it isn't a Smith but I would bet my life on it if I had to. I would however trade it for a model 60 in a heartbeat.

 

[Revolver-time]

You can get a bad gun from ANY brand. I had a Colt 1911 that I could never get to feed. I had a PC Smith that I had to take to a gunsmith to get it to fire a full cylinder. I have a Dan Wesson 1911 that has to have Meggar mags to feed correctly. I had a P345 Ruger that shot so far to the left I gave up on it. My dad had a Iver Johnson Sidewinder that was so far out of time it was dangerous. My shooting buddy handed me a Gold Cup that launched its front sight on the third shot. He has a High Standard Citation that won't feed. You get my point.

My CCW is a Taurus PT-145 and has been for 6 years. It holds 10 rounds of 45 ACP and I practise with it weekly. I also have a PT 1911 that is every bit the gun that my Kimber, Colt, and Dan Wesson is. Another range buddy has a Taurus stainless steel 357 revolver that is very close in size and function to my 19-3. Actually it has a forcing cone that is a bit beefier than that on the 19. It will probably last longer than my 19.

Taurus is producing some very fine firearms. They certainly are not on par with with pre-lock Smiths or Colt revolvers but in a day when you have to put out $450 for a used 28 or $1200 for a used Python...........Well I will leave the pretty ones in my safe and take my "Junk" Taurus guns to the range and try to wear them out.