Worked in a shop that did a decent amount of volume, and sold/sells Taurus.
Prev to that I worked in advanced materials and process development for a major manufacturer. Bit of knowledge in various manufacturing/design/test stuff.
Have personally seen Taurus failures in different models/time periods..........manufacturing, materials and design screw ups.
The customer service..............send it back and it goes into limbo.
May come back fixed, may come back with same problem.
Never know.
They don't just have a "bad batch". There are way too many failures for that.
Got guns of widely varying serial #, from different wholesalers, over several years.
Not a "bad batch". Been some mgmnt changes at Taurus to combat the QC and CS problems. Dunno what improvements have been made.
If you got a good Taurus, be glad.
Personally, I wouldn't give my ex mother in law one of the things.
I still hang out at the shop.............they have a thick spiral ring notebook of past and present Taurus send backs.
Having personally seen the stuff, and even fixed some of the errors..........I refuse to even touch one of their rigs now. Some workers at the shop have asked me to trouble shoot a customer's gun problem..........if it's a Taurus I decline.
Great warranty. Smile and use it. It's not like this is hidden info.
Having said all that............must relay a good incident with Taurus. Customer gets into reloading, the shop has a range. Judge blows up. Owner claims "I dunno". Dig a little and he confesses, he might have doubled a .45 Colt.
Call/email to Taurus- they say send it back.
We hear nothing for 9 months and then a box shows up, brand new replacement, free of charge.
They took care of a customer, when IMHO they didn't have to.
I'd call that exemplary service..........well, would if they sent him a new S&W
Taurus has had a lot of problems, if you haven't experienced any...........good for you. Enjoy your gun(s).
But to deny the problems..........is just fan boy nonsense.
Sure, most of the time a problem is user error.
Many people are not logical, or know how to run an experiment, or trouble shoot. Even those who claim some technical knowledge/experience.
But not everybody is wrong or clueless.
Some of us have seen the problems, over and over.
I caught a ton of flack on some forums a couple of yrs ago for posting such things.
It is what it is.
Buy a Taurus if you want. If it breaks or doesn't work right, can't say you haven't been warned.
Prev to that I worked in advanced materials and process development for a major manufacturer. Bit of knowledge in various manufacturing/design/test stuff.
Have personally seen Taurus failures in different models/time periods..........manufacturing, materials and design screw ups.
The customer service..............send it back and it goes into limbo.
May come back fixed, may come back with same problem.
Never know.
They don't just have a "bad batch". There are way too many failures for that.
Got guns of widely varying serial #, from different wholesalers, over several years.
Not a "bad batch". Been some mgmnt changes at Taurus to combat the QC and CS problems. Dunno what improvements have been made.
If you got a good Taurus, be glad.
Personally, I wouldn't give my ex mother in law one of the things.
I still hang out at the shop.............they have a thick spiral ring notebook of past and present Taurus send backs.
Having personally seen the stuff, and even fixed some of the errors..........I refuse to even touch one of their rigs now. Some workers at the shop have asked me to trouble shoot a customer's gun problem..........if it's a Taurus I decline.
Great warranty. Smile and use it. It's not like this is hidden info.
Having said all that............must relay a good incident with Taurus. Customer gets into reloading, the shop has a range. Judge blows up. Owner claims "I dunno". Dig a little and he confesses, he might have doubled a .45 Colt.
Call/email to Taurus- they say send it back.
We hear nothing for 9 months and then a box shows up, brand new replacement, free of charge.
They took care of a customer, when IMHO they didn't have to.
I'd call that exemplary service..........well, would if they sent him a new S&W
Taurus has had a lot of problems, if you haven't experienced any...........good for you. Enjoy your gun(s).
But to deny the problems..........is just fan boy nonsense.
Sure, most of the time a problem is user error.
Many people are not logical, or know how to run an experiment, or trouble shoot. Even those who claim some technical knowledge/experience.
But not everybody is wrong or clueless.
Some of us have seen the problems, over and over.
I caught a ton of flack on some forums a couple of yrs ago for posting such things.
It is what it is.
Buy a Taurus if you want. If it breaks or doesn't work right, can't say you haven't been warned.
