Well, it is fun to watch guys defend buying cheap, like they know something the rest of us don't... I learned a long time ago that saving a little longer and buying quality pays off in much less down time.
Wouldn't buy a taurus if I were you
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The best two points brought up in this thread: why buy something that has a reputation of problems? Another point was the difference in cost has closed up considerably. American made is a major point for me too. I got my fill of Rossi and Taurus years ago when I was selling guns. They weren't worth the aggravation of dealing with unsatisfied customers. They might not all be bad but enough that I wouldn't own one.
The big market now is for carry guns. If you are worried enough to carry a gun every day for personal protection why buy iffy guns. When a guy brags about how many pistols he owns the cost factor doesn't work.
The big market now is for carry guns. If you are worried enough to carry a gun every day for personal protection why buy iffy guns. When a guy brags about how many pistols he owns the cost factor doesn't work.
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Not really condemning the brand for the broken part. Like I said, stuff happens. But until they get their relocation finalized, and hopefully change some of the wait time with their customer service, I wouldn't buy one. I'm really not condemning them based on their quality. Those cheap guns have a place for sure. And I like the looks of the taurus and that it was a 6 shot lightweight revolver with a better than some factory grip. It's great. But their customer service isn't. I've had a S&W break in the past. They paid for shipping, and had it back fairly quickly. Taurus on the other hand had me pay for shipping (which is pretty expensive I might add) and the gun is still broke months and months later.
I have owned one. I didn't pay much for it and got next to nothing when I traded it. Never had a problem with the one I had though.
the big guy
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Touching back on the Ford Pinto thing, there was no greater percentage of rear impact/gas tank fires than many other contemporary models, just lots more Pintos on the road. The raw numbers dictated the appearance of it being an issue with Pintos. What I hear, LGS's sell way more Taurus pistols than S&W, Colt, Ruger, Sig, in total numbers by manufacturer. Might be something to the larger percentage thing. That said, I currently own no Taurus guns. I find S&W and Sigs do more for me, just as I like Fords over anything else. My 250 Super Duty 1999 7.3 just rolled over 356,000, and I live in Minnesota. The land of body rust.
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I've personally owned two Taurus firearms. A new PT1911 I bought around 2007/8, and a M44 I bought new in 2010.
The PT1911 had a horrid finish on it that was wearing thin after a year of owning it (not carrying it), the kicker was after about 500 rounds, the slide was literally eating the frame. Ever range session would produce some lovely shavings stuck in my slide glide.
The M44 had massive timing issues and would not always lock up the cylinder on double action, I traded it on a Ruger and never looked back.
Other's results may vary, but for me no more Taurus firearms.
The PT1911 had a horrid finish on it that was wearing thin after a year of owning it (not carrying it), the kicker was after about 500 rounds, the slide was literally eating the frame. Ever range session would produce some lovely shavings stuck in my slide glide.
The M44 had massive timing issues and would not always lock up the cylinder on double action, I traded it on a Ruger and never looked back.
Other's results may vary, but for me no more Taurus firearms.
S&WIowegan
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I tell people buying a Taurus is a 50-50 proposition: 50% are good. The lifetime warranty means it'll take a life-time to get it back after you send it in for repairs.
I have owned only two Taurii, a 9mm semiauto copy of the Beretta military which hasn't failed and an 8-shot revolver I hated. I was at a range one day and a guy showed up with a new Taurus 1911 clone. He shot a few mags full and the slide-stop fell off.
I tell people buying a Taurus is a 50-50 proposition: 50% are good. The lifetime warranty means it'll take a life-time to get it back after you send it in for repairs.
I have owned only two Taurii, a 9mm semiauto copy of the Beretta military which hasn't failed and an 8-shot revolver I hated. I was at a range one day and a guy showed up with a new Taurus 1911 clone. He shot a few mags full and the slide-stop fell off.
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Bought a new Taurus TCP 380, Put 200 rounds through it with constant jamming. Could not get through a magazine without jamming. Sold it to a guy at a loss and told him of the problems I was having with it.
Won't ever touch another one.
Won't ever touch another one.
That is so weird. One of mine is TCP738 too.
I've put 300 or 400 rounds through it and have had zero jams.
I did have a couple of stovepipes that I quickly diagnosed as being due to relaxing my grip (a.k.a. limp wristing). Once I went back to the proper firm grip, no more issue. I find that if I have a good solid firm grip it performs perfectly. Just my experience with mine. YMMV
I looked at the 442's instead went with a Buick GS 400,. It took a little trip to a Pro-stock engine builder. It came back as a 442, Chevelle, Camaro, mustang crusher, and it was faster than the a 38 spl. It still puts a smile on my face now. Be Safe,
You guys realize that even a bunny fart 38 special at 600 fps is still traveling at over 400mph - right? 
elm_creek_smith
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I bought a 4 inch .44 Magnum years ago, and, while sighting it in, I saw the strike of the bullets move across the target without my touching the adjustable sights! A cursory inspection revealed that the barrel had rotated in the frame under the force of the bullets engaging the rifling.
Unfortunately, I can't blame the above incident on Taurus since the revolver in question was a S&W Model 629 manufactured shortly after they stopped pinning the barrels. Since then, I have witnessed other failures from a variety of gunmakers, but I've never seen the animus displayed by people who have experienced, witnessed, or just heard about issues with Taurus handguns.
Why is that?
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Unfortunately, I can't blame the above incident on Taurus since the revolver in question was a S&W Model 629 manufactured shortly after they stopped pinning the barrels. Since then, I have witnessed other failures from a variety of gunmakers, but I've never seen the animus displayed by people who have experienced, witnessed, or just heard about issues with Taurus handguns.
Why is that?
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gman51
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People don't realize or should I say don't want to look at the maker sells thousands of guns there will be a few stinkers in the total. It seems those are the guns people talk about and use to determine whether a gun brand is darn near junk. If the majority or even half of all Taurus guns were problems looking for a hand to fit then Taurus would be out of business rather than still selling thousands of guns daily.
Though poor product service has no excuses and is just poor business practice. Good for Taurus the number of stinkers are small or their poor after the sale service would put them out of business.
Though poor product service has no excuses and is just poor business practice. Good for Taurus the number of stinkers are small or their poor after the sale service would put them out of business.
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One reason Olds never stacked up against the other muscle cars of the era is they catered to families rather than the "go fast" crowd. Because of this, most rolled out of the factory with A/C and "grocery getter" gear ratios. Back in HS, my 66 4-speed tripower GTO would wipe the streets with my best friend's 70 455cid 442 until we swapped his factory 2.9? ratio gears to a 3.7something (memory fade). By the way, that 66 still resides in my garage.
Pontiac never offering a 2x4bbl 400?, blame that on our government/EPA. In 1969 Pontiac was going to offer a RA5 GTO with a 400 and 2-4's with an estimated 500HP. There were a few built but they never went into production. Too bad because they'd of mopped up the 426 and 440 Mopars of the day.
As for Taurus, I recently replaced my nightstand Ruger SR9 with a Taurus TH40 and couldn't be happier with my choice. I wanted a DA/SA with a decocker (safety) along with 15 rounds of .40S&W. Plus, if I ever had to use it for home defense, it was only $227 so it could sit in police lockup and I'd buy another. Although I've only fired between 400-500 rounds through it so far, its been 100% reliable and is extremely accurate. Its also got a very good 4.5lb trigger in SA.
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No, I do NOT own these two Tauri. I'm holding them for a friend who is the widow of a guy who owned them, and she does not want guns around. I'm suspecting his budget was low, but he could have bought one good S&W for the price he probably paid for the two of these. I'm embarrassed to have these in my vault... I think when I'm not there, my Smiths are pointing and sneering!
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No, I do NOT own these two Tauri. I'm holding them for a friend who is the widow of a guy who owned them, and she does not want guns around. I'm suspecting his budget was low, but he could have bought one good S&W for the price he probably paid for the two of these. I'm embarrassed to have these in my vault... I think when I'm not there, my Smiths are pointing and sneering!
John
I have one like the top one pictured for about twenty years and it hasn't caused me any embarrassment. The only change that I made was to change the grips to Hogues. Have never had a problem and the finish is better than on a lot of higher priced revolvers including some S&W. I guess our embarrassment level is different.
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Well, it's also fun to watch guys defend over-paying for a name brand because they can't deal with a little trouble on the off chance they have too. Like they know something the rest of us don't. I learned a long time ago that a brand name is no guarantee against trouble, and sometimes you find value off the beaten path.
Taurus....
You shoulda asked me before you bought a Taurus. I owned a PT-145 for ten years and wouldn't give it up until I had the THIRD catastrophic failure; then I just gave up. I even PAID to ship it back for repairs which were made. But after three separate parts just plain broke (the final straw was the plastic trigger mechanism; prior to that the safety lever broke and dropped parts inside the gun if I remember correctly; I can't remember the very first part failure, but it did stop the gun from functioning). I just traded it in on a Springfield Armory XDS... am I'm still skeptical about plastic in firearms, so my go to gun is still an older j-frame that has never had a problem.... The sheer number of people who complain about Taurus tells the story in my humble opinion.
You shoulda asked me before you bought a Taurus. I owned a PT-145 for ten years and wouldn't give it up until I had the THIRD catastrophic failure; then I just gave up. I even PAID to ship it back for repairs which were made. But after three separate parts just plain broke (the final straw was the plastic trigger mechanism; prior to that the safety lever broke and dropped parts inside the gun if I remember correctly; I can't remember the very first part failure, but it did stop the gun from functioning). I just traded it in on a Springfield Armory XDS... am I'm still skeptical about plastic in firearms, so my go to gun is still an older j-frame that has never had a problem.... The sheer number of people who complain about Taurus tells the story in my humble opinion.
