Taurus Hand Guns are Good.

[glove]

Taurus Hand Guns are Good...
Yes or No only, not a detailed answer not like I owned it's great/it get jammed send back twice to facotory etc...No simple yes or No.

Hello
Yes Taurus handguns are good at least mine are PT-140 Mil. Pro. and PT-24/7 .40 cal. Both have been 100% over the years. I recently traded the 24/7 for a Glock 19 3rd. gen. Just wanted to try something different.
Dave Z

[hillbillyshooter]

Yes for me. Owned a 92 9mm, aprrox 1000 rds before I traded it with no FTF and 1 FTE (BrownBear). Owned a 605 with zero compaints.

[igor]

Yes.

My two first firearms were Taurus 99 autos.

[Dave85]

Yes.

They are good. I write this on the premise, of course, that the quality continuum extends beyond just 'good.' I have two Taurus Revolvers. One needed repair, and received it in a timely fashion. The other has worked perfectly. I do not have personal experience with any autos.

A suggestion: if you want to be able to gauge the yes/no breakdown, you might want to start a poll. As you can see, we aren't very good at leaving it at 'yes' or 'no.' Especially in regards to such a complex and controversial subject.

[CRUE CAB]

I had a 3" .38 five shot a while ago.
Actually failed, broke the part that holds the cylinder in place.
Sorry I cant think of the name of the part.
Comes up from the bottom of the frame.
Anyway, is sheared off just as I brought the gun to bear coming out of my house as my exwifes car was being stolen.
Not a good feeling when the hammer is pulled back and the cylinder just goes round and round.
Taurus sent me a new part and I replaced it and sold the gun right after.
I got the gun used, and the owner didnt seem to have much gun sense. So it could have been dropped on its side at one time.
Either way that was my first and last Taurus.

[Lashlarue]

Yes, have 24/7 pro ds in 9mm, perfect. Fact 98% of Taurus never go back for repairs.Fact Taurus sells more handguns than anyone in the world. 600.000 last year.Fact Taurus bought Beretta factory, upgraded equipment to the tune of $20,000,000, kept all the Beretta engineers gunsmiths and,assembly personal. If your Taurus said Beretta on the side, you would be singing its praises even if was crap! One or more of their models have been named handgun of the year three of the last five years.90% of the problems reported are due to the owners not cleaning the pistol thoroughly before 1st use.Only after three cleanings did I get all the crap out of mine.Any pistol imported should be thoroughly cleaned as the gunk they put on them to protect them from sea air in shipment, turns to concrete!

[Skans]

Some Taurus revolvers might be fine, and the PT-1911 so far seems pretty good.

Their PT 92 / 99 Beretta copies suck. I had one and it broke and really shouldn't have been repaired. The locking blocks sent to my Smith to fix it were so out of spec that it took 3 tries before he got one that he fellt he could fit to the gun. I saw the ones the factory sent him - total crap. The official "Taurus fix" for a broken locking block, if the gun can't be dissasembled is to cut the barrel. Yeah - real good gun - I think I'd rather have a Lorcin. What I ended up doing was trading that POS and about $200 into a dealer for an ANIB S&W 659. I still have the 659 and thousands of rounds later, not one problem.

[Jkwas]

The locking blocks sent to my Smith to fix it were so out of spec that it took 3 tries before he got one that he fellt he could fit to the gun. I saw the ones the factory sent him

I'm curious, why wasn't the gun sent back to the factory for repair/replacement? That's what I would do, I understand they have a lifetime warranty regardless if you're the original purchaser or not.

[more forty fives]

YES

[Skans]

I'm curious, why wasn't the gun sent back to the factory for repair/replacement? That's what I would do, I understand they have a lifetime warranty regardless if you're the original purchaser or not.

In retrospect, that's what I should have done. Don't forget, I didn't know what the problem was with the gun. This happened in 1989 - before internet. At first, I just thought it was jammed - a stubborn casing that wouldn't eject. After trying to pull the slide back numerous times with no effect, I decided to take it to a local gunsmith. He didn't know what was wrong with it either until he was able to get the gun apart.

I purchased the gun in a different city than I was living in at the time, so I couldn't just take it back to the Taurus dealer either. Once the smith got the gun apart, he didn't tell me about the damage to the frame from trying to get it apart. So, I figured that it was just as easy and quick for him to order the cheap locking block from Taurus and fix my gun. The locking blocks that were sent to my smith were poor quality - he showed them to me (and at that time showed me the damage to the aluminum frame.)

It was a nightmare - took me about 4-5 months to get the gun back. The gun did work ok after I finally got it back. Yes, I should have just sent it to Taurus, but you have to remember, if I even suspected that it was such a catastrophic failure that required special technical knowledge to get the slide seperated from the frame, I would have sent it back. Even if Taurus gave me a brand new one, I would have done the same thing - traded it for a more durable gun.

FWIW, I was shooting Fiocchi copper jacketed factory ammo.

[DasFriek]

Im gonna say their O.K. My Pt1911 has had some growing pains and needed Wilson Mags and a new extractor, and is now showing excess wear around the firing pin safety plunger. Some internal parts in the slide are NOT direct swappable with standard parts.
But as long as i stay on top of its needs its been very reliable and is carried daily for ccw.I have over 1000 rounds threw it and im still rather pleased with the gun overall. I went to a 22lb recoil spring and replaced the firing pin spring with a HD one and it shoots so flat recoil wise id say many custom gun owners would be impressed with how it shoots.
I never used Taurus CS for this gun as i feel a 1911 is an "Owners" gun to work on, If i had Taurus would have had the gun in their hands more than in mine. But i do not hold that against them, It was my decision.


My PT745 has been flawless with 400 rounds, It doesn't get shot as much as its a sub compact and not enjoyable like a 1911 is. But for its intended purpose of an easily concealed .45 its more than impressed me. Especially for a $400 gun.

My last few guns Ive bought i have been straying away from Taurus so i could try other brands, from what Ive seen Taurus does a good job at its price point. But quality wise its not as good as a Walther or Sig, And the price tags reflect that.

I give them a B+

[Jkwas]

So, I figured that it was just as easy and quick for him to order the cheap locking block

I feel for ya, that locking block design has always stopped me short of buying a beretta or taurus 92. I'm to understand that it has finally been resolved but I'm still leary of it.

[Skans]

I feel for ya, that locking block design has always stopped me short of buying a beretta or taurus 92. I'm to understand that it has finally been resolved but I'm still leary of it.

I've heard that Beretta has addressed it - don't know about Taurus. Knowing what I know now, I agree with you - I'm leary of the design. I've never seen Beretta's locking block, so I have no reference point of comparing quality. But, (and this was 1989) when I saw those Taurus locking blocks that were clearly cast junk - rough and still had casting excess on them, I was really turned off on Taurus. About the only positive thing I could say about this gun was that I was very accurate with it.

Another problem that I had with my PT99 was premature rusting on the nickled slide. At the time it was my only semi-auto pistol, so I kept it imaculate, and kept it lightly oiled, but it still got tiny rust dots on it. Because of the PT99, I wouldn't have anything to do with a Beretta 92 either.

[riggins_83]

Taurus handguns are good for people who don't shoot.

For shooters, they break time and time again.

+ 1 * 10^93.

My one word answer: no

[CRUE CAB]

Love that screen name, riggins.

[Laker]

I'm going to have to say yes. I own three never any problems. My 605 is my EDC.

[The_Vigilante]

My answer is NO. I wouldn't take any Taurus if you offered it to me free.

[PT-92]

Indeed mine are very good.

-Cheers
NRA Lifer

[38superhero]

i have revolvers only il say YES

[treefarmernc]

Yes

[gmh1013]

a Taurus PT916C which has over 2k rounds with only one jam ....
I have nothing bad to say about it...payed 395.00 new....good auto for the prices.

[James K]

That question cannot be answered YES or NO, and the OP is just trying to get support for his belief that his gun is good. The fact is that Taurus quality control is spotty, especially in their revolvers. The result is that most folks who buy a Taurus get good guns that give good service. But some percentage will get lemons that give nothing but trouble and require factory service, which is also spotty.

As Taurus fans never tire of pointing out, other makers also have had lemons. True, but as I have said elsewhere, there seem to be a lot more lemon trees in Brazil than in Massachusetts.

The fact is that if you get a good Taurus product you will brag about it and denounce as a liar anyone who suggests they can produce a bummer. And if you get a poor Taurus product, you will be convinced that those who like them are lunatics or people who hang them on the wall. Both are right and both are wrong. And that is both human nature and a problem for Taurus.

Jim

[MTHanded]

YES - SS 85

[Crankylove]

there seem to be a lot more lemon trees in Brazil than in Massachusetts.

Not every gun from Brazil is crap.........only the ones that say Taurus

My guns that say "Imbel" and "Rossi" (the old, pre-Taurus Rossi) on the side have been great.

Oh, and as to the OP's question, that would be a definite no for me, they are not good guns.

[treefarmernc]

As Taurus fans never tire of pointing out, other makers also have had lemons. True, but as I have said elsewhere, there seem to be a lot more lemon trees in Brazil than in Massachusetts.

This could be summed up as simply NO.

The fact is that if you get a good Taurus product you will brag about it and denounce as a liar anyone who suggests they can produce a bummer. And if you get a poor Taurus product, you will be convinced that those who like them are lunatics or people who hang them on the wall. Both are right and both are wrong. And that is both human nature and a problem for Taurus.

Question asked for a yes or no to Taurus being good,not a psychology lesson. There are plenty of other threads asking for full opinions that you can unload on.