Glock vs Taurus.

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I bought a GX4 when they came out, I really liked how it felt in the hand. It felt like a mini VP9 SK in my hand and that was my main CCW for quite a while. I had the GX for about 6 months, didn't shoot it as much as I'd hoped so I let it go. I kinda regret it as it was a nice shooter. Colion Noir seems to really like the XL version. Have two TX22s, one that has almost 30k rounds through it. The slide snapped at the front last year, Taurus fixed it for free, C.S. was excellent.
 
I currently have three Glocks and I don't know how many Taurii. Maybe a dozen.

This is a true story, but it's also a parable:

Somehow I ended up with a Glock 26 and a Taurus G2c. I hadn't realized they were so similar. They could even fit in the same holster. I took them to the range and shot them both together. They were both completely reliable. Their accuracy was the same. The Glock had a Glock trigger, "meh". The Taurus had a strange and somewhat worse trigger pull than the Glock. I kept the G26 and traded the Taurus. That pretty much sums up my experiences.

All of my Glocks have worked fine. I've owned more Taurii than I have now. One was a factory lemon. The rest went bang every time.

All of my Glocks have the same "meh" trigger, which is fine. The Taurii have been all over the place. A few of my older revolvers have excellent triggers. Most of them have been adequate. Some have been truly horrible.

If there were a Taurus I really wanted, and I felt the trigger and liked it, I'd have no problems buying it. If I buy one online, I know it's a crapshoot and there's no telling what the trigger will be like.

Glocks are what they are. All of mine feel just the same.

A bad picture of a PT99 that I've been shooting since 1990. Glock 22 LE trade-in that was shot a lot before I got it, and has been shot a lot since. They're both reliable service pistols.

TaurusPT99

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Glock G22

Glock G22

 
I’ve owned a lot more Rugers and Smiths than Tauri.

I know this post is directed specifically at the GX-4, but based on my recent Taurus purchase I wouldn’t hesitant to pick one up.

I have owned 3 Glocks - a matter of personal preference but I don’t like the way their stock trigger feel (I have always replaced mine). I like the TX-22 trigger & if the Gx4 is close to that then it would be a winner in my book. Trigger feel is very important to me as a handgun shooter.

Recently, I purchased a Tx-22 to train new shooters. Since having it this summer, I have put about 1000 rounds through it flawlessly (mostly federal auto match and CCI Mini-mags.) I haven’t had any issues & I think it’s an outstanding pistol for $250. I know making a semi-auto .22 magazine design that feeds well seems to be the trick. It’s also an innovative design that lets me easily configure it for suppressor use without any addition all cost.

It runs much more consistently than my old Ruger MKII Target which is a nightmare to re-assemble anfter cleaning and misfeeds with anything but Mini-mags & federal. I sold the Ruger and kept the Taurus. I’ve had quite a few rimfire pistols and the Taurus has been the most reliable, semi-auto.

I also have an old, surplus, Taurus M-82 .38 revolver that has been solid for many hundred of rounds. It’s my truck pistol. Blueing and fit&finish on it are similar to the S&w revolvers I have from the same era.
 
[This] versus [that] threads usually devolve into verbal tennis matches, and this appears to be no exception. If you have owned both and are not repeating previous expressions of your analysis, feel free to tell us what you experienced. If you are complaining about either make, please provide a production timeframe for your example to help us distinguish. Thank you.
 
I have a preference for Smith&Wesson. My EDC is a S&W Shield 9X19mm. We each have our reasons for what we choose. Each of us is free to choose differently
 
Innovation is a good thing but to me, if it's a Taurus then it's a hard pass. If I want something that is G43 sized but holds more ammo, get a S&W Shield Plus.
 
SDGlock23 said:
Innovation is a good thing but to me, if it's a Taurus then it's a hard pass. If I want something that is G43 sized but holds more ammo, get a S&W Shield Plus.
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Really, you could get a first generation Shield and almost get a 50% increase in ammunition capacity over a 43
 
I will NEVER own another Taurus. I've owned a Tracker in .22lr that even when scoped shot 4 to 5 inch groups at 20 yards benchrested. My departed (sold it like an idiot) Ruger MKII 22/45 with 6 7/8" slabside barrel was the most accurate gun I've ever had.
I also have a Taurus 94 in .22lr that has cylinder lock up problems and isn't very accurate.

Also, after so many years of horrible customer service stories i refuse to spend money that's very hard to get on something I'll lose money on. Once a company goes bad I'll never trust them again.
 
tarosean said:
They dont pay shipping.
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It's a crap shoot. I heard they do up to a year only. Then a couple of people post somewhat recently saying they did pay for shipping for them after a year and they had fast turnaround. I don't know what's true.

I never had to deal with Taurus CS.
 
Styx said:
It's a crap shoot. I heard they do up to a year, then I heard they don't, then others more recently say they did and they had fast turnaround. I don't know what's true.

I never had to deal with Taurus CS.
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Ironically Ive only sent two guns back to the manufacture, both are the title of the thread.
I only know my experice. So you get what you paid for it.
M85 sent in for light strikes. I paided shipping to Taurus, unknown age of the gun as it came with wife #2. Gun was returned functional after a few weeks (Crane adjustment). Shipping alone was quite a percentage of the value of the gun though.

Glock 19.4 cost me nothing to send in and get a new gun for my awesome single shot Glock.(when G4 was first released)

Both guns were on the fast track out of my abode upon receipt. .
 
tarosean said:
Ironically Ive only sent two guns back to the manufacture, both are the title of the thread.
I only know my experice. So you get what you paid for it.
M85 sent in for light strikes. I paided shipping to Taurus, unknown age of the gun as it came with wife #2. Gun was returned functional after a few weeks (Crane adjustment). Shipping alone was quite a percentage of the value of the gun though.

Glock 19.4 cost me nothing to send in and get a new gun for my awesome single shot Glock.(when G4 was first released)

Both guns were on the fast track out of my abode upon receipt. .
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How long ago was this and was it past a years time?

Like I said, I head mixed reviews, so I don’t know what the status is now. I was able to purchase a used like new Springfield Hellcat with optic cut and 5 mags for $350 in the used market. I seen other base models sell for $300 or so used in good condition. I'd go that route at least over a Taurus semiautos because of their spotty CS record. When it comes to their revolvers, the price difference between a Taurus stainless revolver and a S&W, Kimber, and Colt is $600 or so. That makes them worth the risk for me. I never had an issue so far.
 
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borrowedtime69 said:
I will NEVER own another Taurus. I've owned a Tracker in .22lr that even when scoped shot 4 to 5 inch groups at 20 yards benchrested. My departed (sold it like an idiot) Ruger MKII 22/45 with 6 7/8" slabside barrel was the most accurate gun I've ever had.
I also have a Taurus 94 in .22lr that has cylinder lock up problems and isn't very accurate.

Also, after so many years of horrible customer service stories i refuse to spend money that's very hard to get on something I'll lose money on. Once a company goes bad I'll never trust them again.
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No more S&W's for you (They had a bad patch in the 80's), nor Colts (late 90's- 2010 or so), shall we discuss SIG's problems?

They all have had troubles with production, with customer service, etc. And they either correct them or go under, to quote my earlier post. Not keeping up on what's going on in the industry, or failing to get updated info only harms those who won't take the time to check around. THR is a great place to do so, but you have to separate the wheat from the chaff.
 
Well, there's always a few.... Taurus has been terrible for over 20 years. Worse, their C.S. was absolutely abysmal and didn't give a crap about their customers as eventually even the C.S. people were burned out talking to angry customers all day. And I'm sure the people fixing all the crap product got burned out seeing the same crap product day after day year after year.
I'll never buy a dodge again, like Taurus, it took 2 of them to swear off them for life. So, I don't have the cash flow to risk my money on a proven garbage company when they've let themselves go down the toilet, it's too risky, for me anyway, to count on a company that could backslide into craptacular product & service at the whims of management. I've never understood why people would be loyal to any company that does what Taurus did. I also would not trust Taurus with my life or the lives of my family, period.
Tell you what, if they maintain excellent product and customer service for HALF, JUST HALF of the time they were so bad, that's 10 years, then I'll think of buying one.
 
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Glock vs Taurus, kind of apples to oranges IMO in two different tiers of quality. I'll spend my money on Glock or such every time but understand others may not want too or can't afford to. The extra money for a Glock or other higher tier gets you better chance of working as should out of box, better performance such as trigger quality and accuracy, better fit/finish, better long term reliability/durability, and better customer service. Again not everyone cares about such and would rather pay less. It's good that there are options for most everyone's needs, wants, and budget.
 
borrowedtime69 said:
Well, there's always a few.... Taurus has been terrible for over 20 years. Worse, their C.S. was absolutely abysmal and didn't give a crap about their customers as eventually even the C.S. people were burned out talking to angry customers all day. And I'm sure the people fixing all the crap product got burned out seeing the same crap product day after day year after year.
I'll never buy a dodge again, like Taurus, it took 2 of them to swear off them for life. So, I don't have the cash flow to risk my money on a proven garbage company when they've let themselves go down the toilet, it's too risky, for me anyway, to count on a company that could backslide into craptacular product & service at the whims of management. I've never understood why people would be loyal to any company that does what Taurus did. I also would not trust Taurus with my life or the lives of my family, period.
Tell you what, if they maintain excellent product and customer service for HALF, JUST HALF of the time they were so bad, that's 10 years, then I'll think of buying one.
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How long would it take for another company that you consider to make a quality product that begins having similar issues to old Taurus until you decided it's no longer trustworthy? Is two problem guns and bad CS the general rule for you?
 
Never a Taurus for my stable. That is a personal preference for me. I am a Glock guy and my wife a Glock gal.Intuitive,easy to assemble /disassemble. Some fit hands better than others.Thats why wife loves her43x,48,42 etc for carry and rocks a G17 etc for target.I feel standardizing pistols for target and ccw is a good idea. Your opinions may vary.I also have some other brands of pistol but they dont make the range as much as our Glocks MHO.
 
I have a pt111 g2 mill pro that's been great, only problems I had was with a 15rd aftermarket mag. I have a gx4 that's never malfunctioned. The trigger is great, although the wall is much stiffer than one might expect. Pistol is very accurate for me. If buying again today I'd look at both a PC shield plus and the g4xl. If the price were right I'd end up with the shield plus, just because my girls prefer shooting my shield1.0 over my gx4.
 
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