There are other things I don't like about their lockwork, but as I warn people, Pay now (for superior produced firearms) or pay later (down time and repair costs). I'd buy 'merican
The thing is, Gary, that at the height of the Judge's fame and fortune, they were commanding a price point above more effective personal defense guns' prices ...... so those folks paid then, and if they actually use the guns with any frequency, they might well pay again to have them serviced by Taurus' Ppoor customer service........ at least once ..... and if they try to sell them, they'll pay yet again...... "'Merican" or not, there were, and still are, better choices...... hell, there's commie surplus guns out there that cost less, give more shots with more energy on target, and come in a smaller lighter package........ and even their goofy oddball ammo costs less than the PDXwhatever ammo ......