Apparently many posting here have never been acquainted with or don't understand the traditional category of "junk guns:" typically those produced mostly of pot metals and retailing for under a C-note (though these days with inflation, perhaps maybe a little north of that) and distinguished often by a flash-coating that could in no way be mistaking for a quality hard-chrome finish ...
As noted, Lorcin, Davis, Raven, Jennings, Bryco and Jiminez were common ... but Taurus? Seriously? You guys crack me up sometimes ... maybe some of you should get off the computers and out of mom's basement more often, go to the shops and ranges and see what the common folks are buying and shooting.
As an aside, in my experience, most of the Taurus-bashers have never owned one, they're simply regurgitating the drivel they've absorbed from the internet. I'm not here to defend the brand (although I've owned a few), but stick to the topic of junk guns, please.
Taurus produces a lot of junk. They also produce a lot of serviceable handguns. It’s a gamble.
I shot out a Rossi revolver in under 300 rounds with mild-moderate loads. The extractor star was chewing itself up because of poor metal treatment and quality.
Had a heritage rough rider that locked up after a shot 20 rounds or so of 22 mag out of it. Again, cheap pot metal and poor metal treat. It was also so inaccurate the front sight had to be nearly folded over itself to the left just to hit paper. That is how it came back (sighted in) after I sent it to Taurus for repair.
You don’t see these lemons at the range because they died, got pawned off, are never shot, or insanely enough some guys will give the gun a pass because they only spent x amount of dollars on it so what do you expect?
And none of this even begins to discuss the fact most of these guns and parts are coming from South America. Parts and Service are spotty at best and turn around is sloooow. Some guys have had to wait over a year for a simple part.
And wasnt there just a final judgment on a class action for some Taurus pistols because they were so bad?
I have a pt45 that spent most of its life secured in a car. It wasn’t pampered but neither are any of my pistols. It basically fell apart and the barrel even started to rust so bad there is a hole in it.
NONE of my other pistols have ever started to do that although to be fair once I realized the gun was disintegrating I just let nature take its course.
In contrast, I carry a gen 3 26 daily and for 16 hours a day. I might be mowing in 100+ heat, crawling under a house in freezing temps, getting sweat, sand, and mud all over it, taking hits to the ground, etc
After 3-4 years of this the only wear is finish wear from the holster. Shoots very straight and has never malfunctioned that I can remember. I’m betting my mp 2.0 would/will be the same.
I’ll try to upload some pics tomorrow
Bet they'd make a Honey Badger look like a sissy....
