I have to marvel at the wisdom of someone who would carry a
Taurus when one's very life may have to depend upon it.
Sigh.... If you don't like them, don't buy them. It ridiculous to say what you said based upon your gunstore owners opinion. As I mentioned, my Taurus 605 has been shot frequently for over 7 years now, and it was my concealed carry gun for a good part of that time, and in fact, it still is on a semi-regular basis. Never once has it failed to function, and it looks and works as good as the day I bought it. I am not supposed to trust my life to it, even after it has proven time and time again to be a totally reliable handgun? At what point do I trust it? 20 years from now? Never? Should I go back in time and choose not to buy it?
My point here isn't so much a defense of Taurus, as it is a defense of common sense. Maybe I have gotten lucky and somehow avoided this horrible companies crappy products (5 different times), but even if that is the case, why wouldn't I trust my life to it? Clearly I am one of the chosen few who got a servicable, reliable gun that has been proven to be so many times over, so why wouldn't I?
Frankly, your statement is as nonsensical as the guys with $2500 pistols that say things like "How much is your families life worth". Answer: Depending on my geographic location, It is worth the $500 or so bucks I paid for my Glock, the $350 or so I paid for my 870 or the $300 or so I paid for my 605. Even maybe the $100 bucks I paid for any one of my Mosin Nagants. I actually do own an expensive handgun that I bought just last night (a Sig 1911 Scorpion), and you know what? While my expectations are high, with zero rounds downrange with it, I trust it far, far less than I trust my 605 right now. Not only that, but I can truthfully say that I will continue to trust it less than my 605 until at least 500 rounds are down it. I can also truthfully say that I will never trust it more than my 605.
So, remain baffled at people like me if you wish, but the cold hard truth that this weird little band of Spartacus-like Taurus haters will refuse to acknowledge under threat of death is this: not every gun that rolls off the Taurus line is a piece of junk. Statistically speaking, I am guessing it would be a totally accurate and non-biased thing to say that most guns that roll off the line are fine. I am certainly not denying that some are. No question about that. But to imply (or, as in your case, straight out say) that you risk life and limb choosing to defend yourself with one is just dumb.