Well, Rob said that I should start a thread on Taurus handguns so here goes.
It's been my experience that Taurus handguns don't quite live up to the quality of most of their competition. I mentioned a PT945 that I owned in the previous thread. This pistols main problem was the cheaply constructed magazine.
My other experiences have been with Taurus revolvers. I had a Model 85 that I carried as a back up for a year or so. I sent it back to Taurus three times for repair. The 85s problems were in the cylinder (chambers bored off line) and the firing pin (broke twice). After getting it back the third time I traded it off for a Ruger SP-101. The last was a Taurus .357 mag (I forget the model, 66?)revolver. This gun went out of alignment(fairly soon) and caused wear on the right side of the forcing cone.
I do agree that Taurus quality has really come up in the last couple of years, I still don't think that they'll hold up over the long haul like a Smith or Ruger.
Watcha' guys think ?
It's been my experience that Taurus handguns don't quite live up to the quality of most of their competition. I mentioned a PT945 that I owned in the previous thread. This pistols main problem was the cheaply constructed magazine.
My other experiences have been with Taurus revolvers. I had a Model 85 that I carried as a back up for a year or so. I sent it back to Taurus three times for repair. The 85s problems were in the cylinder (chambers bored off line) and the firing pin (broke twice). After getting it back the third time I traded it off for a Ruger SP-101. The last was a Taurus .357 mag (I forget the model, 66?)revolver. This gun went out of alignment(fairly soon) and caused wear on the right side of the forcing cone.
I do agree that Taurus quality has really come up in the last couple of years, I still don't think that they'll hold up over the long haul like a Smith or Ruger.
Watcha' guys think ?