Taurus quality

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Well I have a 24/7 in 40 S&W and my brother has a 1911 in 45 acp. We have owned them and shot them for a couple of years now and haven't had a single problem.

Before I bought the 24/7 I talked to a friend of mine who has been a gunsmith for many years. To paraphrase his answer, go ahead and get it, they are good guns and are reasonably priced.
 
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I just read on another forum, a guy has a model 94 taurus and a s&w 317, he says they are both great, outside of the DA....

I think taurus is just spotty QC, 50/50 chances you get a lemon.

I am going to try one some day :rolleyes: but not anytime soon.... I want my money spent on good firearms.


http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224964

old thread from 2006.... 5 pages long should help you out!
 
I love Taurus. There Revolvers are very durable. I give them a 10/10. But there other guns aren't that great, ecspecially there rifles.
 
Taurus is absolute garbage. With all the other choices out there, I wouldn't even consider buying one - not even if I was down to my last $300
 
I have a Taurus 24/7. Never had any issues, but fit and finish isn't as nice as other guns. It's my daily carry but I'm looking for something a little bit higher quality
 
You will read a lot of negative posts about Taurus, but I'm willing to bet that a good bit of them are nothing more than bandwagon bashing. Yes I'm sure that people have had issues with various models, however most people only feel compelled to write about bad experiences as opposed to good experiences (it's human nature). You can see proof of this from the thread.

I have had a PT1911 for a few years now, and it has been completely reliable. A friend of mine has an older model 92 that was given to him from his father, and it has been 100% reliable as well. Every company will make a lemon from time to time, but MY experiences with Taurus firearms has been great.
 
I hear on this site about a lot of issues with Taurus in general. Does Taurus make anything good?
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Short answer, "yes".

Now, I'll go read the rest of the thread, and see if it's turned into the biweekly "Taurus sux!" chorus.
 
With so many great guns, great gun manufactures out there in the USA; why on earth would someone want to spend their hard earned cash on these South American firearms with a spotty reputation at best? If you are lucky enough to get one that works they still have a low resale value, and little pride in ownership. Long after the few dollars you save are forgotten, you will still have the gun. Buy American, get a better product, support your Country, wave the flag when you shoot! We have Smith, Ruger, Colt, Charter, Kel-Tec, Kahr. Kimber, just to name a few.
 
I agree with Tenusdad wholeheartedly. No doubt that Taurus has had some quality problems over the years while also producing some good guns.

However, I can only speak for myself and my own personal experiences. I bought a Taurus .357 stainless 6" Model 66 back in the early 1990s. I paid $239 brand new. I took it to the range, shot a few boxes of ammo and the ejector rod worked loose and locked up the gun. I had the gun repaired at my own expense at a local gunsmith because I didn't feel like sending it back. Other than that, the gun shoots straighter than anything else I ever shot. It's accurate and the low cost means I don't worry about dinging it up.

My friend bought a Taurus .38 Model 85 at the same time. I think he spent about $199 or so. Before he was finished shooting the second box of ammo, the gun literally...and I do mean literally, came apart in his hand. All frame screws worked loose and when he opened the cylinder to unload empties, the crane and cylinder fell out into his hand. We ended up using blue Loctite to reinstall the screws.

That range session was cut short by two failed Taurus revolvers that were both brand new!

The reason I felt bad is because we were both new to revolvers and these were our first. We just wanted to experience shooting revolvers without spending a lot of money.

The hurting thing is that the gun shop owner told us that Taurus guns use soft steel and their quality was not nearly as good as Smith & Wesson. The screws used by Taurus are easily disfigured even when using quality gunsmith screwdrivers. The steel is definitely not the highest quality. But we figured, heck, how bad can it really be? Heck, all we wanted to do was shoot a little. We weren't trying to shoot high pressure reloads or anything like that. The Smith & Wesson guns cost about twice what the Taurus guns were selling for. Besides, the Taurus revolvers were great looking guns although they do have some tooling marks and they lack the finishing touches of a Smith & Wesson. The gun shop owner pointed these facts out to us.

The gun shop owner told me to buy the Smith 66 and he told my friend to buy the Smith 36. He said that we would be happier in the long run. We ignored him, saved some money and found out that he was right.

I still own my Taurus 66 and it shoots well but the memory of it shooting loose is still fresh in my mind after 20 years. I don't trust it as much as my other guns but it serves as a stash gun for the RV. My friend sold his Taurus 85 long ago.

I learned my lesson well. Never again did I ever put cost over quality while purchasing a gun. You never know when you will have to depend on a gun to save your life. You may buy it for a range gun but circumstances may work out such that it is the gun you have handy when you need to save your bacon.

With so many high quality guns on the market, why take chances with lesser quality? Buy something that you can really enjoy using and skimp elsewhere if necessary.
 
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From my own personal experience , I have a PT 111 Mil. Pro. 9mm that I bought new in 2005 , carry it every day in a Kholster with two extra mags , and have put no less the 3000 rounds through it with out a single hiccup .
 
At least there are a lot of 24/7 owners here lol. I have the PT840. The only problem I have incited with mine was a small burr that would hang the slide eveynow and then...easily fixed with a file, but I've put roughly 1500 downrange and had no other problems.
 
Out of the 3 Taurus pistol's that I have had personal experience with, 2 of them have failed. My brother had a .357 Tracker that locked up with live rounds in the cylinder, and my father has a PT22 that won't make it through a single magazine without a FTE. The other Taurus was a Judge that my grandfather purchased. I only fired a cylinder full of .45 Colt cowboy loads, but the accuracy wasn't impressive. The build quality on all 3 was sub-par at best.
 
you have to understand the nature of the people who like to bash prorducts.


for example ive seen posts where people have bashed taurus revolvers when the little orange sticker on the front site came off after being soaked in #9 for 2 hours but yelled out "its going to happen eventually, its a mechanical product" when the removable front site flew off their smith or ruger when target shooting.

ive known guys who would smoke a swisher sweet cigar i stuck in a cohiba tube, and actually pronounce it to be a "great cigar worth the 10 dollar price tag". yet pull a swisher sweet cigar from the manufacturers box and pronounce it 99 cent crapper.
 
Their QC leaves something to be desired. That being said, as long as you dont need X firearm right this second, and can afford to test fire it, identify problems, and send it back to taurus for 3 weeks, You will get a decent shooter for a low price. Thier QC may Suck, but thier customer service is top notch. Take that for what its worth.
 
In my personal opinion Taurus makes very good weapons. I've owned the big heavy 44 Magnums and the little PT 111 9mm; they've all functioned flawlessly for me. I buy most of my guns new so I'm sure that may be a consideration also but I have nothing but good things to say about Taurus.
 
I've had two Taurus revolvers with nary a problem. One model 85 and one model 817. I can not complain about either one.

I sold the 817 to cover some bills a few years ago. I don't really miss it because the model 85 is easier to carry and not much harder to shoot well.

The big downer is that you give up 2 shots by getting the 85. The positive is that the 85 has .9 inches less height and is about .2 inches thinner. If you aren't pocket carrying that isn't much difference. If you do pocket carry, it can seem like a world of difference depending on which pants you're wearing.

If I could find an 856 to try out I would probably buy it. You get an extra round and only add .08 inches in width over the model 85.
 
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I picked up a Taurus 709 Slim last week. I was considering similar products from Kahr, Ruger, and Kel Tec, but after all my research I decided the Taurus had the features and characteristics I wanted. I went back and forth for a few weeks deciding, but I kept finding myself coming back to the Taurus. I knew about the history of spotty QC, but my research indicated that any bugs with this particular model seem to have been ironed out since its 2009 introduction.

So I went ahead and bought it. I've only put 120 rounds (mix of FMJ and JHP) through it so far, but it's performed flawlessly. I couldn't be happier with it. Another hundred rounds or so and it will have earned my trust completely.
 
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last three taurus revolvers I had had to go back to the factory. Tracker 357, m 82,m 85. All three froze tight at the range. On my dime to. I had a pt911 and a pt 99. that were good. and it took 9 weeks to get them back to.
 
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