Do you bash Taurus? And for why?

What do you think about Taurus?

  • Like, through experience?

    Votes: 65 41.4%

  • Dislike, through experience?

    Votes: 64 40.8%

  • Like, from info from the outside?

    Votes: 3 1.9%

  • Dislike, from info from the outside?

    Votes: 11 7.0%

  • Like, from what you read on the Internet?

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Dislike, from what you read on the Internet?

    Votes: 17 10.8%
  • Total voters
    157
  • Poll closed .
I think we have had a number of threads related to this topic. I have one Taurus - a TCP in .380. Out of the box it was a disaster. Wouldn't cycle, failure to feed, failure to extract, etc. Sent it back. Three weeks later I got a new one that performs just great.

So, I don't really bash them. Initial quality could be improved but warranty and customer service were great.
 
Bought a Taurus 450 and had nothing but trouble.Would lock up after 3 rounds,factory fix was to mill some off of the cylinder.After that cylinder play was so bad it shaved lead.Lost confidence in the revolver and Taurus.
 
I don't bash them, but I can read. There are enough bad reports across all gun forums to warrant my never buying one.
I don't care how many rounds someone may have flawlessly put through theirs, I don't want one.

With the advent of the internet, it's simple to research anything, and I research all my gun purchases exhaustivley.
 
I have seen more Taurus handguns come back for defects at the gunstore where I work than all other brands combined. Enough said.
 
its a 50/50 proposition really when it comes to bashing taurus and any other company in truth.

half the people who buy a gun, and find that it has some issues will admit "yeah it happens" and simply get it fixed and go about their business.

half will say "#@*&, the finish aint perfect," and go on a rampage on forums.

the price point is also an issue.

most complaints ive seen on the sw forum, about sw products, are always handled like "yeah, ya shoulda known your not supposed to use X loads or youll shoot it loose in 3 shots", but when the same applies to a taurus its a horrid catastrophy.

its kinda like bycotting a toilet paper company because it bled through, but only cost .000000001 cent per sheet.
 
I have two Taurus and a Rossi

PT101P and a PT809, both decent guns but definitely not top of the line. The Rossi (now owned by Taurus) is a Rio Grande lever gun in 45-70. Heck of a lot of fun to shoot but needed some work out of the box (nothing a little loctite and a screw driver wouldn't handle).
 
I don't bash them, but have had experience with two Taurus guns, both revolvers, and both had issues. The first was a .22 that locked up inexplicably, and continued to do so even after being back to the factory for repairs. The second was a .454 Casull that spit copper back at the shooter due to a timing issue.
 
My one-and-only Taurus M85 snub, S.S. has been perfect. It had a much better double-action trigger pull than my Smith & Wesson's.
One of the problems with taking reports of malfunctioning Tauruses from the INTERNET at face value, is that many such reports do not specify what the problem was or how serious it was. Generally, if I have a problem with a gun, I fix it myself and do not post about it. If there are many such as I, it skews the data.
 
royal barnes wrote: I have seen more Taurus handguns come back for defects at the gunstore where I work than all other brands combined. Enough said.
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microgunner wrote:
We sell them.
Taurus is our best selling brand and we receive very few complaints.
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Interesting. Conflicting reports from gun store employees.

Begs the questions from each member: what percentage of Taurus guns that are sold in your store have been returned?
 
Depends on your definition of bash.

If telling the truth- that my own experience was less than positive and their customer service was so poor that the company had to put out a video stating to the effect of "We know it's been bad, we'll get better, we promise" is bashing, then so be it.

To those who have had a good Taurus experience any negative review of their products or company is considered bashing. To those who had those negative experiences, it's telling the truth. If telling the truth is considered bashing, well, that ought to tell you something about the company.

I hope that they do indeed get their act together but it will take some doing before I'll ever consider buying one of their products again.
 
I used to own a Taurus revolver, the model 608 in .357 Magnum. It worked flawlessly, and you have to like the extra rounds in the cylinder.

I did not like the porting holes on each side of the front sight, but that's just personal preference. It is a very large heavy gun, and I sold it off to finance buying a Marlin Cowboy lever gun in .357 a number of years ago.

I would buy another Taurus revolver based on that experience, but I've never seen a Taurus semi-auto that grabbed my interest.

I've heard good things about their 1911, but haven't seen one in person.
 
I don't trash anyone's choice in guns, motorcycles or bird dogs. I don't trash their mom either, even tho they didn't have a choice there. Some things are sacred.:D
 
I've owned 1 auto Mdl 92, Berreta copy. Shot accurate & dependable early '90s late '80s. Also shot one 6" revolver from same era a 357 mag excellent shooting gun ;) As far as new ones, I've got NO expereance Truth :D
Y/D
 
I dislike them based on several articles from Gun Tests magazine, which is technically online, but also comes to me in a hard copy. Also word of mouth from my shooting buddies who have had problems.

I also prefer to purchase American made firearms from American owned companies, even if it means saving up or owning fewer guns to afford them. I'm actually having a very hard time thinking of Taurus weapon that doesn't have an equivalent or close substitue from Ruger or S&W...
 
Mine is a 50/50 experience. I have one that I love and wouldn't sell, and sold one that I thought rather crappy. Do I bash them-no. Would I ever buy them again? Probably.
 
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