Defective Taurus 24/7 AD's Everytime! (video)

I wonder what prompted the recent resurfacing of this video. I remember it from last year and have seen it pop up in several places the last couple days

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Coordinated effort.

Between myself and family members we have more 24/7's than shoes. All except one have been flawless for a long time. The one that malfunctioned was indeed something to do with the striker firing mechanism and apparent wear. It didn't AD, it actually failed to operate a second trigger pull, which required having to move the slid back a tiny fraction to reset it.

GS

spanishjames said:

Coordinated effort.

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I'm sure it is at least partially about competing gun companies trying to spread the word about such a major defect in order to damage Taurus' sales. I 've noticed three or four different forums where this video has resurfaced in the last few weeks, most of the topics were made by people with low post counts but I'm sure part of them really are just normal users who saw the vid and passed on.

Taurus sells lots of guns, I wouldn't put it past other major companies to keep this thing circulating for years. Yes Taurus does make guns that have issues but so do others. If you stick around the Kel Tec forum or various other dedicated forums you might begin to wonder if the companies ever put out guns that work. For all the talk about how Ruger always makes a quality product and their products are built like tanks...well there have been plenty of recalls and issues reported with their guns as well.

The truth of it is that these companies mass produce guns at such high volumes that some issues are inevitable. When you look at the vast number of guns that companies like Taurus, Ruger, and Kel Tec build, it becomes apparent that for every issue that you read online, there are most likely hundreds (if not thousands) of the same gun working exactly like they're supposed to.

Just don't run or jump while carrying and you will be fine, jk. This is really scary. Is this a defective drop safety?

GLocK did the right thing, fixed it, mod'ed the design, moved forward...like every other manufacturer. Even Taurus...

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I seem to remember Glock doing "the right thing" with the PDs while it did nothing with privately owned weapons other than update the design in future models while still lauding their own "Glock Perfection" the whole time. Sorry, couldn't resist a little Glock fanboy bashing.

That being said, I've owned one Taurus. It was a Pt-22 that was unsafe when I bought it. Unsafe when I got it back from Taurus. Unsafe when I got it back from them a SECOND time. I gave up and and I'm not likely to let Taurus have one more cent from my pocket.

jon_in_wv said:

I seem to remember Glock doing "the right thing" with the PDs while it did nothing with privately owned weapons other than update the design in future models while still lauding their own "Glock Perfection" the whole time. Sorry, couldn't resist a little Glock fanboy bashing.

That being said, I've owned one Taurus. It was a Pt-22 that was unsafe when I bought it. Unsafe when I got it back from Taurus. Unsafe when I got it back from them a SECOND time. I gave up and and I'm not likely to let Taurus have one more cent from my pocket.

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What was so unsafe about it?

I am sorry, but I laughed my butt off at the guy shaking the pistol to make it fire.

Can I ask something about this Taurus pistol?
Firstly, is it true that it's safety maganisms works in the same way as Glocks?
Are the striker also only half-cocked like in the case of Glocks when the slide is racked?
If so, why then does this pistol go off with the striker only on half-cock? Or does it cock completely after each shot?
How does it work actually?

Taurus saw the success of the bump fire mechanism so they wanted to be the first to get the patent for the new shake fire system. Funny thing is since I've seen this video I will be shaking my striker fired pistols at the range next time I go, in a safe direction of course , just out of paranoia of the happening to me. Somehow the striker is being released. These can't be exactly like glock since the glock has 3 safeties to be disengaged once the trigger is pulled

Are the striker also only half-cocked like in the case of Glocks when the slide is racked?

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No, it's a bit different. There is a spring loaded sear that catches the striker when the slide is racked or cycled. When it's in that configuration the trigger bar presses back on the sear and releases it, it never touches the striker itself. Some models can decock the striker and leave it in the full forward position. In that state the trigger bar engages the striker directly, pushes it nearly all the way back, then releases it. But it's never in a partially cocked position like a Glock, it's either on the sear or full forward.

Ok, so in theory, this can't happen with a Glock even it something fails? This is how I understand it.

I'll have to watch this when I get home.
Unfortunately liveleak.com is blocked from my work computer.

I'd like to see it.