What's the Dealer's responsibility?

I don't want the gun back but I do need a 44 replacement, of another brand. Should he take this back as new? Give me credit for another? I want to know what my options are before I go back to his shop.

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Not gonna happen. Caveat emptor. As said, the dealer is not the manufacturer and offers zero warranty unless otherwise stated. I've never seen a dealer offer additional warranty unless it was for gunsmithing work, and then the warranty would cover that work only.

Feel free to take it back and offer it as a trade. Expect to get laughed at for wanting to trade it in as new. Once the gun left the store, it was used, just like a car. Doesn't matter it if has 70 miles or 70,000. The gun doesn't matter if it's been fired 6 times or 6,000, it's used. Expect to trade it in for about 40-55% of what it retails for new. Expect him to resell the gun for about 70-90% of new. I'm sure he would be happy to sell you another revolver, just don't expect any wild discounts just because you bought a gun from him that turned out to be a POS.

At this point, I'd be demanding that Taurus replace the gun. But yeah, your dealer only has one responsibility, and that is to not sell any guns to prohibited persons.

Your Liability???

I wonder what your responsibility is in trading it to a dealer or private party knowing the history of the gun and its frequent trips back to Taurus and repeated failures???

Get Taurus to fix it, sell gun with disclosure, buy new one of different brand from your local gun store and go enjoy

It's between the owner of the gun and the maker of the gun. Take it back as new?! WTH? Put yourself on the other side of the counter! At the worst, taurus will replace the gun and then maybe if working with the dealer, they can send him a new gun and you can opt to choose something else from him. That's entirely up to him though. That's when being a good, loyal customer can certainly pay off.

I own several Taurus pistols and one rifle, I have had less problems with them than the Springfield Armory 1911 I bought.

Your dealer is in a tough situation, he did sell you the product but its not up to him to refund your money, but he should at least help you get your problem(s) resolved.

I think Davidsons warrants the guns they sell to the point of replacement if they are found to be defective. Of course it's no help at this point but my be of help to the OP in the future.

The dealer is the middle man. Your beef is with the manufacturer.

Our biggest complaint with Taurus and the guns we have to return to the "factory" or whatever it is they have in FL is that they often don't fix what is spelled out quite clearly and what often has been described over the phone to their technician. We've lost a lot of money returning Taurus guns for repair. Often, they will send us a shipping label. Sometimes not.
I have personally had a bunch of them over the years. The 85 I had shot 16" high at fifteen yards and had an atrocious trigger pull. The 94 had a horrible trigger. My Tracker 17 is wonderful, great trigger and way more accurate than any other revolver I've ever had. My Judge is "satisfactory". A 92 I had was fine with factory 9s but hated anything with lead. (A Beretta 92 I have now shoots anything).
In answer to your initial question...dealer sold you what you wanted. He should help you one time in getting it returned for repairs. He should not be asked to "buy it back". I'm pretty straightforward in telling people what we've experienced with the line. I recommend the big frame revolvers, the tracker series, and most of the autos.

Hk Dan said:

Man, I hate to be harsh, but you bought a Taurus.

Complaining about trips back to the factory is a little like buying a Lorcin and complaining about reliability and fit and finish. Mine went back 3 times before I deemed it "right" and sold it.

No, the dealer doesn't have any responsibility in your situation. You bought a turd and are complaining that it smells bad. Now the dealer knew that it smelled bad and if he didn't give you an olafactory warning ahead of time I wouldn't buy from him again, but his job is over once the gun is in your hands. Now it's between you and the turd maker.

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Yes, you are sounding harsh. Kick a man when he is down does not serve much use.

The dealer should be ashamed of himself for selling anything from Taurus. They might as well start stocking Jennings, Davis, Bryco and Lorcin, and every other junk gun out there.

Enough already. Look, there are plenty of Taurus bashing (and even praising) threads here. The question of the dealer's responsibility seems to be answered.