I had no idea these were made so poorly.
I personally do not believe that they are.
I do believe that there are some out there with problems, and some of those problems may be greater than others.
I do believe that there may be a time period where the number of them with problems may've been a greater percentage of the total number produced.
I own four Taurus revolvers now, and only one of those four has exhibited any issue. The issues exhibited are not the fault of Taurus in my opinion, but because a previous owner took it upon him or herself to
improve the revolver.
They failed, plain and simple.
That is my opinion based on my experience, and as I've said before, that is as it should be.
I listen to the opinions of others, but don't typically accept them without finding out for myself. Maybe I'm stubborn or just stupid, or maybe I'm from the 'show me' state and simply can't help myself.
Bottom line is that I've learned that more often than not, the opinions of others tend to not ring true for me.
The only way that you will ever be able to accurately form your own opinion is to find out for yourself.