Opinions of the Taurus G3, please

I recommend the CRIMSONTRACE laser. I purchased one (CRM201) a year or two ago and it's be flawless. I have never had to readjust it once it was dialed in. I owned the Taurus G2C, got rid of it after 3 months. I've read mixed reports of the G3. Keep in mind that you are buying from a gun company that has the absolutely worst customer service available.

Great gun for the money. I have 2 of them and they function flawlessly

For what it's worth, I have always had great customer service from Taurus. As far as the G3 goes, I have one and it's a solid shooter, haven't had one issue. I also have the G2C and haven't had an issue with that either. Is this going to be your EDC or a night stand/truck/backup pistol? IMO, I don't like having gadgets on my EDC, just something that will get in the way or make it harder to draw if needed. If not your EDC, then I think a light or laser would be fine, but don't know of any decent ones less than $100, other than the Chinesium on Amazon, some of those have had some good hands on reviews.

I have read recent horror stories of Taurus customer service on another forum. Personally if I was looking for a pistol in that price range or a little more I would look hard at Ruger SR9 series or Canik.

https://grabagun.com/firearms/handguns/semi-automatic-handguns/canik-tp9sf-one-9mm-18-1-4-46.html

You sound settled in your decision and defensive of your choice. Still, you asked; note the dates, with MANY from 2020:

https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/hialeah/profile/gunsmiths/taurus-usa-0633-27002288/customer-reviews


Larry

Pay your money and take a gamble. Will it work 100% probably will. If and when it craps out. Well have something in reserve. The few tarui ive owned were great. Not a single problem. Would I buy another? Yep when this junk calms down Ill pick up a G2.

mick53 said:

Some people love to knock Taurus. It's almost like a religion!

If their firearms and customer service were as bad as portrayed, they would have been out of business long ago.

Look, Mercedes, BMW, Cadillac, Ford and Chevy turn out the occassional clunker. It happens.

And I think a lot of "Taurus knockers" make up their stories. Why, I don't know. It's like a fad or something.

I'll let you guys know what I think of the G3 after I have 1,000 rounds threw it.

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You asked for recent 'horror stories' about Taurus; I provided them.

Not sure if that makes me a 'Taurus knocker' you were referring to, but I now know not to respond further.

Larry

mick53 said:

sig,

Please private message me where I can find any RECENT horror stories about Taurus customer service.

Years ago, yes, but I see nothing from the past few years.

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Here you go. Long thread, with pictures, though but pretty amazing with the crap this guy put up with Taurus "customer service" . They returned his G2C after a very long wait and it still did not work right. They finally agreed to replace it with a NEW G3 and that broke on the first magazine he shot through it. There is a thread on this forum if you search with problems with the TX22 barrel and slide problems and more horror stories including long waits about customer service again.

https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/taurus-g2-blues.1798768/

I also am on TAURUSARMS forum. If you can't find horrible customer service posts on that website then your blind. I purchased my 1st two Taurus firearms a TX22 and a G2C. The TX22's slide cracked after 4-5 thousand rds fired It was 2months old. Send it back and Taurus had it 12 weeks, which is the normal turn around time for Taurus. They replaced the slide but didn't solve the problem that caused the slide to crack in the 1st place. Traded it as soon as I got it back. The G2C had 3000 rds through it and developed spider cracks in the under side of the slide. My dealer took it back in trade. That was my first and last Taurus experience. Hickok45 puts no more than 1000 rds through the guns he tests, usually less than that. I would like to see him test a Taurus for 5000 + rds and then post about it.

Did anyone actually read any of the customer service complaints?
"My Model 66 revolver developed a crack in the forcing cone after about 10 years of use"
Many of the complaints were about small parts, or having to wait on the phone to talk to someone. I'm not seeing anything different about this company's customer service than I've seen about any of the other major manufacturers. Noting that Taurus produces a huge amount of firearms, the number of complaints actually seems pretty minimal in comparison.

It really seems as though some companies (Colt, Kimber, Remington, Taurus) are magnets for complaints, while others (Ruger, for example) get a free pass ... just sayin' ...

Funny thing is, a lot of the folks I work with don't have a ton of discretionary income to work with, so I've got a lot of fellow employees who've picked up the Taurus G3s, and I have heard nothing negative about these pistols yet....

By the way the CRIMSON TRACE CRM 201 is $111 on Amazon. Free shipping. Well worth the money! By the way you certainty have a big chip on your shoulder, why so angry? The Taurus your looking to buy is not your only firearm so you won't have to worry if it fails and be without a defense weapon for 12-15 weeks.

mick53 said:

1. $111 is NOT under $100, it's 11% more.

2. If I have a chip on my shoulder, it's because you hijacked this thread.

3. If you want to discuss Taurus Customer Service, start your own thread. I wanted to discuss the Taurus G3 pistol, NOT Taurus Customer Service.

Get it???

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Well your certainty are a miserable person aren't you? You ought to lighten up. But I guess anyone that gets bent out of shape over $11.00 has definitely got a problem. Feel sorry for you, really do. Try to wake up tomorrow and have a nicer day. See ya.

^ actually a fair point (responding to post # 23)

Seems every thread mentioning "Taurus" turns into a discussion about its customer service, rather than its products -- most of which are serving its actual customers quite well.

Not sure why some folks are so consistently compelled to rise up and bash certain brands, particularly when they cannot document anything other than

triplebike said:

The TX22's slide cracked after 4-5 thousand rds fired It was 2months old. Send it back and Taurus had it 12 weeks, which is the normal turn around time for Taurus. They replaced the slide but didn't solve the problem that caused the slide to crack in the 1st place. Traded it as soon as I got it back. The G2C had 3000 rds through it and developed spider cracks in the under side of the slide. My dealer took it back in trade.

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So he got a new slide -- after 4 to 5000 rounds fired -- from the company, but immediately traded the pistol off ... An alleged crack in the slide of another pistol after 3K rounds, but he traded that one off too ... All righty then ... Well, at least this guy claims personal experience (usually it's just a brother, cousin, uncle or buddy when they have a problem with a specific company's guns).