It is fun to read everyone's ideas and opinions. Apparently Diggler and I are opposites.
I got a Ruger Single Six when I was 14 and it was the only handgun I owned for ten years or so. I shot thousands of rounds through it in the woods and down by the creek. It is probably because of that that I love single action DA revolvers. It might be partially due to my big hands, too. The SAA types feel great in my hand. Ruger Blackhawks are my favourites.
I think I am finally understanding why I have had good luck with Taurus.
I have owned about a dozen of their revolvers and have only had trouble with one. I suspect that their revolvers are better than their semiautos., for one thing. And out of the dozen or so Taurus revolvers I own, there are only three that I didn't inspect for fit and finish and trigger before I purchased them. Most of the ones I have were made in the late 80's or early 90's. I have three recent-vintage ones I bought online. Two are fine, and the other one is about to go back to the factory for the second time. The eleven or so good ones that I have are rock-solid reliable, most of them having had thousands of rounds shot through them, and several of them have outstanding triggers.
I own two Taurus semiautomatics. Both are great. One is a 92 and one is a little tip-up 22. They are both Beretta designs. Neither has ever malfunctioned. The 22 has a good trigger and the 9mm has an excellent one. But my stepfather bought one of the newer polymer 9mm's, and it is a piece of junk.
So do I hate Taurus? No. Would I buy one of their revolvers again? Sure, if I could inspect it carefully first. Would I buy one of their Beretta designed semi-autos? Sure, same as their revolvers. I have also heard good things about their 1911's. Would I buy one of their recent polymer semi-autos? No. But I don't usually like polymer guns anyway.
**Warning! Satire Alert!**
I don't like them plastic guns. Them little tiny 380's and 32's ya stick in yore pocket... maybe. The rest of them ain't worth a crawdad. I even gotz me one, some Smith in that newfangled forty calibers. It goes bang. So what. Plastic guns is a buncha overgrown squirtguns. A real pistol is made of STEEL anit weighs as much as a brick. I see alla these little fellas in their matchin sunglasses an matchin BICYCLE SHORTS an they got their plastic squirtguns an they squeal an flap their arms when one of hits somethin... I know it's the 21st century an all an we gotta get used to other sortsa folks, but... shakes his grizzled old head sadly.
I will put up with alloy frames for 22s and snubbies. Zinc frames are garbage. All zinc handguns should be melted in fires... fires made by burning piles of plastic pistols. An you could throw on some matchin sunglasses an matchin bicycle shorts, too!
Back when I was young, back in the Cave Times, men shot cowboy six shooters and 1911's and 357's and maybe a snub 38. Everything else was for... hm... the disabled, the elderly, young kids, and girls... especially girls. I try not to think that way no more in these here modern times.... I try real hard.
(No guns or gun owners were harmed in the writing of the previous paragraphs. Any readers who were offended are entitled to a full refund. The writer wishes to apologize for his faulty sense of humor; It has been sent back to Brazil three times for warranty work and still does not function properly.)
