Actual experience with Taurus

taurus experience

  • Never owned one, but would if the right deal came along

    Votes: 46 11.7%
  • never owned one and never will

    Votes: 35 8.9%
  • owed/still own taurus handguns with no issues

    Votes: 227 57.8%
  • owned/still own taurus hanguns with problems

    Votes: 85 21.6%

  • Total voters
    393
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I went with option #1. I've always been intrigued with them, especially considering their low price, and yet I've also always been leery of them, especially considering their low price :evil:
 
I had a used early model 24/7 in .45 that had a lot of problems jamming. Taurus gladly replaced the mafazines under warranty, which helped the problem by about 50%. I didn't have the patience to see it through, but I think they would have eventually fixed the problem. The gun was extremely accurate when it worked, for what it's worth.

When I went through my "try every inexpensive 1911 I could find to see if one shoots like a Kimber" debacle, I tried one of their 1911s about as soon as I could find one. It shot well, but I couldn't get used to the Heinie sights, and I was dead set on finding one I didn't have to do anything to.

I'd consider one again, depending on the circumstances.



I still don't have a 1911, by the way...
 
I had to mark "Owned/Still own Taurus and with a problem". I have had quite a few Tauri through the years. PT 111, PT 140, PT 908, Judge, and M65 .357. The only one I still have is the M65. The only one I had any issues with was the 908, which I wish I still had because it was a very good looking gun but just to many issues. Customer service was pleasant enough and pretty dang quick when I had to send that one in, but the issues continued so I had to sell it. I think their wheel guns are better than their semis. I love the trigger and accuracy on my 65, very sweet and plan on keeping her for a long time.
Would I buy another? Probably but the 908 is always at the back of my mind.
 
I didn't vote - You can't select more than one option.

I have owned Taurus guns in the past, some with problems and some without. I don't care for them personally (primarily due to the internal locking system).
 
Had a Taurus Millineum PT140 MilPro. Really loved it. Good fit, good accuracy, good reliability. I put several hundred rounds through it without even a hiccup. Sold it to a buddy to buy a rifle. The person I sold it to still has it and loves it too. He won't even sell it back to me. LOL
 
I've only owned two Taurus revolvers, an 856 six shot 38 Special snubby and a 617 7 shot .357 snubby. The quality was acceptable, but they were pretty heavy both in weight and trigger pull. Overall they weren't bad revolvers, but the S&W J-frames are much lighter if you're looking to pocket carry. I know Taurus makes ultralite versions, but I've never handled one.

I've never owned a Taurus pistol and have absolutely no intention to ever own one.
 
I've had a few good and a few bad. In their defence, the good ones outnumber the bad... but the bad ones were REALLY bad!

Taurus offerings just don't really light my fire. None of their revolvers really do anything my Rugers don't and I'm not too fond of the aesthetics of their autos. The only Taurus I'm actually interested in is the .45 ACP snub-nose they made a few years back.

That said, I do carry a Taurus every day. A rusty but reliable 650 that lives most of it's life in my jeans pocket. When it starts to get really rusty I just hit it with the wire brush wheel at work. :D Rather fond of the patina it's developing though, lol.
 

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Occasionally I'm tempted by the 905.

I'm dissapointed with Charter Arms and their scarce 9mm PITBULL, I think their production rate is 4 revolvers a year.

If I can't get a Charter Arms PITBULL or an Alfa Proj 9m revolver may end up getting the Taurs 905.
 
No Problems

I Used To Have One PT92 For Duty,Dept.Issue.I Carry A G22 Now.Never Failed To Me,But I See Others 92's,With Diferents Types Of Stopages.Ihave A PT1911 and A Taurus 607 Revolver .
 
Three with no issues. I sent my PT99 back for a broken sight - probably was my fault, but they fixed it no questions asked.

My dad had to send his PT1911 back because it wasn't shooting point of aim. Again, they fixed it and now it shoots great.
 
Owned three of them, two were nearly unusable. Had horrible luck with there revolvers, but the new TCP 738 has ran like a champ after I polished the feed ramp.
 
I have a PT1911 that is my daily carry piece. I did have some feeding issues originally with one of the factory mags. I use CMC mags now and have had zero issues for a few years using a variety of ammo from my reloads to steel cased Tula, to the high end personal defense HPs.
 
I have 3 and haven't had any issues. 24/7 Compact in .40, 605 snub in .357, and a TCP in .32ACP. I plan on getting a TCP in .380 in the near future and if I can find it, a 425, which is a 4" barreled .41 Magnum
 
Seems the MIL PRO series is the most reliable from the posts here.

Interesting.
 
My wife came with a M85. We had to send it back due to light strikes, it's worked fine since its return. That's my whole experience with them..I probably will never purchase another thou.
 
Hi, joecil,

I am not a Taurus basher, but you say you have five Taurus products (I presume the Rossis were made after Taurus took over), and two have had problems serious enough to require return to the factory. I honestly can't say that a 40% failure rate should be acceptable.

Just MHO, but great customer service is nice for washing machines and toasters, but if a handgun doesn't work when you need it, you might be too dead to return the defective product.

Jim

Actually Jim I had a Rossi 92 that had a feed problem that I sent back and got back in 5 business days and have fired it now for 2 years with no problem at all. I could of probably fixed it myself also once I saw what the problem was, but didn't want to mess with be brand new and never fired gun. The other was Taurus PT 111 Pro that after 3000 rounds the recoil spring assembly started looking bent to me. I sent it back and again was returned within a week with a new recoil spring assembly replaced and another in the new one in the box. I and my wife have since put 6000 more rounds through it with no problems. Oh and both Rossi rifles are since Taurus took them over with the latest one the Rio Grande which I've had less than a year. It has never been a problem and one of the best fitted gun I've owned from several manufactures from Sig, S&W, Marlin, Winchester, Colt, Ruger and Remington.
 
My experiences with their early products (e.g. PT92, five-screw S&W clones) were satisfying and trouble free. My experiences with later products (e.g. PT1911, 24/7, Ti Tracker) was less satisfying.

At the PT 92 is not a S&W clone it is built using Beretta's blue prints for the 92 made for the Brazilian military and with the second and third generations the fixed some problem with the Beretta's 92. They bought the rights, plant and equipment in Brazil as well as the right to the designs of those Beretta guns built for the Brazilian army and police. Taurus started out making parts for S&W hence many of their revolvers resemble them today. I've never owned a revolver however as I've owned the 92, 911 and the 111 Pro by Taurus.
 
...PT1911 AL...mine has worked just fine and any issues I may have had were my own thumbs...

...I would buy again as long as the price was right as it was when I purchased mine...

Bill
 
Had the Taurus 380 offering. traded away I will shy away from Taurus in the future. Sent back to Taurus with ejecting problems, came back with light hammer strikes. I did fancy the 8 shot 357, but they have risen in price and I am not a fan of porting.
 
Have had three and all were/are great shooters, still have my pt-92, I use it for IDPA, so it has seen many rounds down the barrel and still shoots great. Currently looking for a reasonably priced Taurus 66 blued. Sold my 6 1/2 inch tracker to my buddy, I want a 4 inch, sold my PT-140 to his father in law, great carry gun but I am more a 45 ACP fan than 40 S&W. All are still in action and working fine.

Jim
 
I've owned one Taurus pistol (a Judge), which malfunctioned right of of the box. I sent it back for repairs--and they took something like 5 weeks to get it back to me--but it still would not function properly. To make the experience worse, their customer service rep was rude and condescending.

Life is too short to waste time and money on a product that doesn't work, made by a company that doesn't care about its customers. I'll never own another Taurus product.
 
I've have 4 different pt92s... one m85 revolver, and a rossi break action 410... I now only have just one of the 92's, but the only gun I ever had a problem with was the rossi, It would get all sorts of jammed after you ran a slug through it.

Ive ran the gammit on the 92's Ive had one in polished stainless, a 99 in matt stainles (which is no different with the exception of adjustable sites...) One in black with gold.. uh... trim?... And finally the one i keep now. Its the one they had at academy recently with the polished stainless slide and the black frame, Its also got an accessory rail..

Just an aftethought. Ive had two baretta 92s... one standard and one compact... I favor the taurus over the berettas, Thats why its the only 92 I have at all anymore.

So yeah, Taurus is great... And I've never had anything break, but they fix it if it does, so no big deal. Its not like i dont have a bunch of other handguns lying around to stand in.
 
I currently own four Taurus revolvers and have owned a couple of others and they
have never given me any problems. I often carry the Taurus 851 and the Raging
Bull .44 Magnum I own makes a great gun to carry as a sidearm when I go hunting.
I am careful to inspect all firearms before I buy them and this might explain why
I've had no problems. If you know what to look for, you can get a good deal with
a Taurus firearm.
 
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