Taurus bashing seems to be a fashionable thing to do on the Internet. A case of, monkey see, monkey do. I have a buddy that despises Taurus guns even though he has never owned or fired one, yet he seems to be an expert on their quality. I've owned several Taurus guns and never had a problem with either. I even called Taurus customer service to get a grip and some screws, and they sent the parts right away. I currently own 3 Taurus revolvers, Model 66, Model 94, and Model 627. All function just fine.
So Very wells said. I have heard the Taurus bashing crap all over the place. I find it amazing how so many people just love to repeat a bad story of a particular gun and then become the Expert. Quick to tell all that he should not buy, because it is a crap gun etc. Yet, as a range rat,
I have friends that have them and love them and they shoot great. I do not even own a Taurus, but not because a bunch of internet Experts told me not to buy them. I just happened to buy another gun at the time, and very well might buy a New Taurus down the road.
And then there is the Internet forum resident know it all. Lol, I know of one so called expert on another forum. He has the Manufacturers Name in his Signature and then the letters
Bone. Well when I posted about a gun, he was quick to say "I would not trust my Life to that gun", As it turns out, he has never shot the gun in his life, never even handled the gun, but has a bone with the gun because he was banned from a certain forum featuring that particular manufacturer. I knew before I posted that this expert would be out the starting gate with a bash. Look at all his post and you realize he is just a loud mouth that does more posting than shooting. And this can be typical on the internet.
The New Sig 365 just came out and it had some first run problems. Many were quick to bash the gun because of these. These problems did not phase me at all, and in no way would stop me from buying the gun. I am not interested in Purchasing one, but understand firearms enough to shift through the internet bashing, especially with first run guns.
The op bought a Ruger, had a problem with the gun, and fantastic customer service. He even admits to great service. If I were him, I would be elated! And for sure understand that any gun made can have a problem, even right out of the box and even a Glock lol. But quick to fix the problem say's a whole lot.