That Taurus Thread ... 2008-2010

Taurus Quality 2008-2010

  • My Taurus handgun has worked perfectly

    Votes: 80 64.5%

  • My Taurus handgun broke and had to be fixed once

    Votes: 11 8.9%

  • My Taurus handgun broke and had to be fixed multiple times

    Votes: 15 12.1%

  • My Taurus handgun broke and was never fixed in a satisfactory manner

    Votes: 21 16.9%
  • Total voters
    124
  • Poll closed .
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FreakGasolineFight

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I'm interested in gathering some opinions on Taurus quality. I know it's been done before, and is being done now, but what I'm really interested in is their recent weapons ... not the revolver you bought fifteen years ago when Taurus crap and everyone knew it. I'm trying to get a general idea of what their current quality (2008-2010) is.
 
Didn't break but not accurate

Need to add something like this. I had a PT-111 that did not break but was never accurate, so got rid of it.

BTW- my new CZ is dead on!
 
I have also been thinking of getting a Taurus, and have been reading a lot of posts here and on other forums. The results of your poll appears to support everything I have read. They are about 50/50. As many people said they have not had any trouble with them as have said they did. Of the ones that did have trouble, eventually they were fixed. Unfortunately, multiple times.
Looks like you have to be a gambling man with a Taurus, and in Dirty Harry's words ask, is this my lucky day?
 
I've owned three Taurus guns, and I am largely happy with them.

1. 24/7 Pro in .45acp. A fine gun, light weight with 12+1 round capacity. Never experienced many problems with the gun, just a few fail-to-feeds and a handful of light primer strikes, both attributable to the ammo I was shooting. I sold this to finance a Para USA 1911; the Taurus was ok, but I only really miss it because it was the first handgun I ever purchased, and it was the largest capacity gun I owned. My highest now is 7.

2. 651, a .357 snubbie with shrouded hammer. Again, no significant problems with this gun. The trigger is a bit heavy, which isn't a bad thing, but the cylinder tends to stick after extended use. I carried this gun for a few years; I carry it still while hiking with minimal gear in less-than-remote areas. I added some Hogue grips which really helped with recoil, but hurt it in terms of concealability. I am presently planning on trading it in exchange for a 3-4" .357, since I only carry in the woods now.

3. A 4" Judge, the notorius .410/.45colt. I must admit, I fell into the hype and picked this up shortly after it came out. I wanted the .410 shells for snakes and the like while hiking, and for home defense. After purchasing it, I decided its too large/heavy to carry hiking when other guns will do, and I don't care to keep it for HD over my conveniently kept daily carry guns. I am gifting this to my father to deal with racoons and critters that ransack his horse-feed shed. In terms of quality, this was the most problematic of my experience with Taurus. The cylinder material seems soft, as the front of the cylinder is very marred from simple use; lots of force-errosion around the edges. I've also found that the cylinder rebounds out of time if you give the trigger a hard jerk, something that would concern me in a life-or-death situation where I might panic and try to blast off rounds quickly. If you thumb the hammer back, or just give it a nice smooth pull, there is no problem, but I won't trust my life to it. I never noticed this when I used to use the gun more, so I think it a product of wear on the gun that appeared over time.


All in all, I have no real problem with Taurus. I've never had any real problems with them, but given the little wear I have seen, and what I keep reading and hearing about them, I am bit wary on buying them now. I'd rather just buy a Ruger or used gun instead for minimal more cost. If I came across a good deal on a Taurus, and was fairly certain it was not marked down due to being a lemon, I would definately consider buying one again.

I am looking to rid myself of the Taurus guns I have now, but its not due to any significant problems that turned me against the brand. The guns simply don't fill a niche that I wanted them for, largely because my tastes/needs have changed.
 
I've never owned a Taurus until recently, purchased a TCP liked it over the LCP, very manageable recoil, appears well made and accurate, now for the down side, one magazine locked back on fifth round so I mailed in mag for replacement had to call twice and after a month they did send new mag, down side wouldn't lock in gun,now I've had tight magazines before and knew how to work and correct, nope not this one, it also seemed of cheaper quality then the original 2 that came with the gun.

I now have a gun with one mag. and hard to say when I will receive a replacement and if so will it work. Needless to say they have some quality control problems as many companies do, again while I like the design of the pistol I doubt I would purchase another Taurus.
 
With taurus it is a crap shoot,,,

As to whether you will get a good gun or a dog,,,
When they get it right at the factory,,,
It's a very good gun.

When they don't,,,
It's a dog.

When they let one out of the factory that's bad,,,
Their warranty will cover the repair,,,
in my case it took two tries.

Every maker misses one occasionally,,,
By all the evidence I have seen and experienced,,,
Taurus has more occasions of missing than the other makers.

Like I said,,,
I own two new taurus revolvers,,,
One has been working well for me since day one,,,
The other one was bad out of the box and it took two returns to fix it.

I almost purchased a 3rd Taurus revolver about this time last year,,,
But this time I gave it the thorough inspection I would give to a used revolver.

I'm glad that I did because the inspection showed the timing was dangerously off,,,
That .38 Special would have shaved a lot off of the right side of the bullet,,,

That would have been two bad out of three,,,
Their quality control needs help.

So I don't necessarily "bash" Taurus guns,,,
I just won't buy any more new ones,,,
And can't recommend them either.

.
 
The only complaint that I have with Taurus is that the grip screws tend to come loose. But thats nothing a little of your ole ladies nail polish cant solved. Put a lil dab on the threads and you're good to go.
 
Purchased an 85UL March of 09. Good little gun, never had any failures in 400-plus rounds. I bought it as my everywhere gun (jogging, hot weather ccw, etc) and it worked well in that capacity if one could forgive the hellish trigger (my SW 19-3 spoiled me). Sold it off when my mother gave me back my Sig 232 because she didn't want to renew her CCW.

Actually looking at a lightweight 7-shot .357 from them (a SW Night Guard is out of reach because I went from regular paychecks from the DoD to a student's income. Get used to be being broke is new to me :D) as my jogging gun.

From my limited experience, I'm willing to give Taurus revolvers a thumbs up.

Regards,
Lucky
 
Have 2, one a blue .22, maybe model 93 that is slick as cat vomit, and a 3X3 Judge in stainless, that is a bit less slick, but loads of fun nonetheless. No worries in either case and I'm satisfied with both.
 
I have one, a 2007 model 65 revolver, it was kind of an in between pick on the poll, I went with shipped back once. It always functioned, but there are some concerns for a new gun, and I did send it back one time.

The main concern was that on some chambers the cylinder locked up like a trap, while others had a lot of jiggle. The cylinder gap varied from .005 to .012 depending on chamber. These made me concerned about the alignment of all the components. The barrel was also not threaded on to be properly lined up with the frame (sometimes the barrels on fixed sight models are rotated to adjust the front sight, but the rotation on my caused point of aim to be off 6" at 25 feet.)

It came back from the factory and they said they spec'd the dimensions and everything was correct to their tolerances. They straightened the barrel almost flush (the tiny bit it's off now I believe is the zeroing). Though by straightening it they had to screw it in a bit and I've been noticing the cylinder scraping the forcing cone at times. I took an emory board and worked the cylinder face and cone a touch and that improved it a lot. Before I knew about the K frames caveats, I put a few boxes of .357 through this gun, and honestly I think that loosened it up a bit, but it still times well and I am not afraid to shoot it, though I don't really use .357 anymore.

Overall, I feel for the money it wasn't necessarily a bad buy, but if I can avoid having to deal with repairs on a new gun (and return-to-factory shipping), I will pay for that convenience.
 
I have owned nine, still have one, purchased 3 in the years in question. Not as enthusiastic over Taurus' tempting new offerings as I used to be, because I have (slowly) learned, there is a high percentage chance you will get one that doesn't work and will have to be returned for repair. That immediately raises the price of the gun by over $40, for the shipping, unless you can prevail upon them to compensate you for it.

My 24/7 Pro .40 worked fine, seemed well built, didn't feed everything but fed most of what I put in it, so in general think it was reliable. Couldn't shoot it accurately, possibly because of the Heinie sights, which I don't like.
Regret selling it because it was a good cheapo knockabout. A good gun to take traveling, with a built-in lock for security.

My 605 had a rough action, often locking up on rapid fire. Didn't bother sending it back because I also found it had very harsh recoil, even with .38s. I suppose I could have put soft Hogues on it, but I did not like the piece, so traded it for my only current Taurus, a PT1911.

The PT 1911 has been junk, with very cheap metal parts. The thumb safety literally broke in two and fell off the gun after only 300 rounds, and then the Hammer started falling to half-cock as well. Rather than send back to Taurus for more cheap parts to be installed, I had a local master 1911 gunsmith (Nelson Ford) put in good aftermarket parts. He eventually got the Taurus running, for a price that makes keeping it necessary. At least it works now, and is very accurate despite the dumb two-dot Heinies.

Taurus has cool stuff, but I would never recommend the brand for an only gun, and would never recommend for carry or defense unless you have personally tested the one you want to carry and have confidence in it. My 1911 is a range queen only. The 24/7 Pro I carried.
 
bought 2 taurus pistols in 2 years, pt1911/ 709 slim.

both have worked flawlessly, as did the .357 revolver i traded a few years ago.
 
Happy with my Taurus so far.

A year ago I compared the Taurus 617 2” with the S&W 686, the Taurus was not as slick as the Smith, but for $300.00 less I believed the Taurus was a good value. Well 1,000 rounds of assorted 38 special +P, +P+, and .357 Magnum ammo later my Taurus is functioning well and is more accurate than I am. For what ever it may be worth this is my carry gun 98% of the time.
 
I'm not sure how to really answer this one. I had to send back an early junk revolver ( model 82 maybe? ) that doesn't meet your criterea but I sent it back during the time frame you're interested in. And had to pay for a replacement gun after Taurus repeatedly told me it would covered under the lifetime warranty. Many months of lies and it ended up costing me $$$. Don't believe that quote we all keep reading that goes something like"if it says Taurus on it it's covered for life".
Now the replacement gun ( that I had to freakin' pay for) that was made during the time frame you're concerned with has been good. I've only shot it about 300 rounds but the fit and finish is good, the action is decent and overall it's ....ok. I trust it enough to be my "upstairs" gun because the wife and young son both shoot it well. I also own a modern 905 which I shoot some and carry some and it's actually pretty nice. And I own a M44 which is really nice. The trigger is good, it handles well and the bluing is "old school" looking enough that I really like it. Overall Taurus' "customer service" has made me mad enough that I went from a Taurus fan to a Taurus.......basher I guess. I wasn't mad enough to get rid of the guns I already have and like but I was mad enough to swear to never buy another Taurus. Long story short though, the 3 "modern" revolvers that I own are actually pretty nice.
 
I own two Taurus revolvers and two Taurus rifles. Never fired the revolvers and only one rifle which performed well so I gotta say "My Taurus handgun has worked perfectly", if laying in a safe can count as working.
 
Never really own a "Taurus" but, I did have a Rossi snubby
that is made by them. It worked great..just didn't need it
and sold it soon after.
 
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