RevDerb
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I've owner three Tauruses (Tauri?) and all of them ran flawlessly. Don't look for problems where there aren't any. Enjoy your new guns.
I've Bought a Taurus: What Was I Thinking??
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ljnowell
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You are right, at 650 thats a joke. In my neck of the woods you can still get them for around 500-525. I wouldnt pay anymore for an assembly line gun of said quality. However, I will go out on a limb and say this, for what most people pay kimbers are crap. The quality isnt there anymore at all, and reliability sucks on almost all of them in the last two years that I have shot (about 5 of them). Also, and this is another of those "gun shop" stories, they get sent back more than any other 1911 at the shop I hang out at. I stop in three or four times a week and hang out for an hour or two to drink coffee and shoot the proverbial poop, and the owner tells me about it. The brand he sees the least amount of returns on? Rock Island Armory, and he sells the heck out of them too.
makarovnik
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I bought a steel model 85. I won't be buying any more Taurus products.
03Shadowbob
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Good for you on identifying the problem. Now short sell it and don't look back.
03Shadowbob
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I would like to add this to those who think just because you put 200 or 300 rounds through your Taurus and it did fine, that you won't have any problems. I was right around 500 rounds through my PT140MilPro before the gun decided to vomit it's recoil spring assembly. Back to factory. 15 rounds in, does the same thing. Back to factory. Get it back, sold it cheap and decided that what my dad says is true about cheap products. I have had a couple other crap Taurus guns, all bottom feeders, but my 85 and PT92 are awesome guns but they are 20 years old.
chaim
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I've had several Taurus revolvers and one auto, and I'm happy with them.
My first gun was a Taurus 82 (S&W M10 copy). It was probably circa the 1980s. It was a decent gun, though the trigger had a somewhat heavy DA pull. I didn't plan to own many guns back then and I really wanted a .357mag so after buying a S&W K-frame .357mag (a S&W 65LS) I sold it (dumb, dumb, dumb).
My second Taurus was a Taurus 605. Good gun, no problems, but it was my first J-frame and .357 out of a J-frame sized revolver wasn't fun. If I was only going to shoot .38s out of it I didn't want the extra weight over a .38 (about 2oz). So, I sold it.
Probably about 5 years ago (maybe 6) I bought a Taurus 85CH which I still have. It has been a great gun. I bought it used and it is an early 1990s vintage. It is DAO with a very smooth DA trigger (I've put quite a few rounds through it and I don't know what it had before I bought it so it had plenty of time to smooth out). In fact, the trigger is better than the DAO trigger on my S&W 442 (I thought Smiths were supposed to have better triggers than a Taurus). It sometimes rides in a Bianchi IWB holster, it used to occasionally go in my pocket before I bought my 442 (16oz v. 21oz is why it doesn't anymore, not because I don't trust it because I do). I now mostly use it as a trainer to my 442 (same size, much more comfortable to shoot- so shoot a cylinder or two out of the Airweight, then a box out of the steel framed 85). No problems and a tad more accurate than my 442 (probably a weight thing). I might sell it, but only because I'm reloading again (ammo prices) and can reload a light load that makes shooting the 442 more comfortable, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet.
I have a Taurus PT140 Millennium Pro. Mechanically, in the couple thousand rounds through it I've had only one problem I can remember when shooting. It is one of my most reliable guns (far more reliable than the Rugers I've had, more reliable than the SIG 226 I had, more reliable than my CZ, and none except the Ruger KP345 could be described as unreliable). The only issue, the sight became loose early on. I wanted to remove the screw and loctite it but the screw wouldn't budge to tighten or loosen it. I practically abuse this gun, and it is one of my most commonly used self defense guns (other than my 442 it is my most carried, and often does home defense duties). Well, while it was in its holster and not a case that covered the entire gun I just threw it into my range bag (I've often done this). Well, when I removed it, the screw holding on the loose rear sight had been snapped, but this isn't really something you can blame on the gun.
So, I own two and have owned two more Taurus handguns. All have been decent to terrific guns. I have no problems endorsing them when someone is considering them. I think you'll be fine (and I'm glad to hear that you seem happy with your first range trip with it).
My first gun was a Taurus 82 (S&W M10 copy). It was probably circa the 1980s. It was a decent gun, though the trigger had a somewhat heavy DA pull. I didn't plan to own many guns back then and I really wanted a .357mag so after buying a S&W K-frame .357mag (a S&W 65LS) I sold it (dumb, dumb, dumb).
My second Taurus was a Taurus 605. Good gun, no problems, but it was my first J-frame and .357 out of a J-frame sized revolver wasn't fun. If I was only going to shoot .38s out of it I didn't want the extra weight over a .38 (about 2oz). So, I sold it.
Probably about 5 years ago (maybe 6) I bought a Taurus 85CH which I still have. It has been a great gun. I bought it used and it is an early 1990s vintage. It is DAO with a very smooth DA trigger (I've put quite a few rounds through it and I don't know what it had before I bought it so it had plenty of time to smooth out). In fact, the trigger is better than the DAO trigger on my S&W 442 (I thought Smiths were supposed to have better triggers than a Taurus). It sometimes rides in a Bianchi IWB holster, it used to occasionally go in my pocket before I bought my 442 (16oz v. 21oz is why it doesn't anymore, not because I don't trust it because I do). I now mostly use it as a trainer to my 442 (same size, much more comfortable to shoot- so shoot a cylinder or two out of the Airweight, then a box out of the steel framed 85). No problems and a tad more accurate than my 442 (probably a weight thing). I might sell it, but only because I'm reloading again (ammo prices) and can reload a light load that makes shooting the 442 more comfortable, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet.
I have a Taurus PT140 Millennium Pro. Mechanically, in the couple thousand rounds through it I've had only one problem I can remember when shooting. It is one of my most reliable guns (far more reliable than the Rugers I've had, more reliable than the SIG 226 I had, more reliable than my CZ, and none except the Ruger KP345 could be described as unreliable). The only issue, the sight became loose early on. I wanted to remove the screw and loctite it but the screw wouldn't budge to tighten or loosen it. I practically abuse this gun, and it is one of my most commonly used self defense guns (other than my 442 it is my most carried, and often does home defense duties). Well, while it was in its holster and not a case that covered the entire gun I just threw it into my range bag (I've often done this). Well, when I removed it, the screw holding on the loose rear sight had been snapped, but this isn't really something you can blame on the gun.
So, I own two and have owned two more Taurus handguns. All have been decent to terrific guns. I have no problems endorsing them when someone is considering them. I think you'll be fine (and I'm glad to hear that you seem happy with your first range trip with it).
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