Taurus Owners

Taurus Owners

  • Good Taurus

    Votes: 298 82.3%

  • Bad Taurus

    Votes: 64 17.7%
  • Total voters
    362
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I have a PT1911. No complaints whatsoever. Put a little under three thousand rounds through it since May and never had a hiccup except for the left grip loosening occasionally which a little loctite took care of as soon as I quit procrastinating.

Would I buy another Taurus? Maybe. I am looking for a decent small 38 revolver. I'd buy a Taurus at the right price, but I think I prefer the Smith & Wessons.
 
taurus PT111 milpro,

"no repairs, NO problems!
accurate, reliable is an understatement.
its now an extention of my body, and Ive become quite good at pointshooting with it, double taps, multiple targets etc..

it handles great.
its my primary pistol."


Ditto! I stake my life on it every day.
 
I've had (sold to replace with 3rd gen guns) 3 2nd gen MilPros (PT111, PT140, PT145) that worked as expected. I've had (sold to buy a Kimber) 1 PT1911 it also worked as expected. I now have 3 MilPro (PT111, PT140, PT145) 3rd generation guns. They are my carry guns and they haven't given me any reason to doubt their reliablity.

My experience with Taurus guns has been 100% positive.
Dallas Jack
 
I have owned one good one (44 Spl, 3" M-441 IIRC) but will not play the "Taurus Lottery" again.
 
Good Taurus.

I don't even know the model but I had a lucky day at the casino one day and went to a pawn shop and bought a pretty rough looking little hammerless .38 by Taurus for $160. Has worked great for years and is reasonably accurate. My sister keeps it at her place now. Her neighborhood got a little rough with the economy and all.
 
2 x 'Bad' from me.

Yep, and I don't like to badmouth companies, but as much as I'd like to say I really like both of 'em, I can't.:uhoh:

My .22 941 is handy, but has some ill fitting parts, timing is poor.

My .44 Special 441 feels great in my hand - but has a couple of problems that have vexed me from the first day I had it (eight, maybe ten years ago). I mean problems - like locking up entirely or failing to index at all. I refuse to carry a firearm for CCW that's done something like FAIL TO FIRE. So what I do with it these days is take it to the range, whenever I'm feeling lucky or feeling like I need aggravation :banghead: just for the fun of it.:cuss:
 
My first handgun, purchased new for $200 the day after I turned 21 (1987), was/is a Taurus 66. I've had no issues with it, and it has done well what I've asked of it. It was stolen in 1989, and recovered in 1992. Still works well. I'd buy another (I like the 85-series.)
I had a Model 94, also, purchased in 1990, I think. I used it to orient my then-wife to handguns and self-defense. It also served as expected. I let her take it with her when we divorced in 1996.
 
I have three.
All are problem free.
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Me too, and all are amazingly accurate.


My 4" M66 is the best medium frame .357 revolver I've owned. I've owned three others, a Security Six, a M19 Smith, and a Rossi 971. The 66 has the best out of the box trigger and by far the best accuracy. My older 3" is accurate, but the trigger is less stellar, usable, not nothing to brag about. It's the older hammer block lockwork. My M85UL is accurate and has a fantastic out of the box DA and SA trigger, better even than my 4" M66, best out of the box trigger I've ever owned.
 
Just back from a combat pistol training class yesterday, and once again the PT111 MilPro 9mm performed flawlessly and impressively, (I should get a commission from Taurus as I've been doing their selling for them). One Glock and one Sig both had FTF & FTE problems all afternoon. Another Glock spewed rounds from the mag all over the ground after shooter bumped bottom of mag on a doorway. Perhaps not Glock's fault entirely, but a deadly situation none the less.
 
I've had my Taurus .38 snub nose for almost 6 years. Lots of ammo through it. No problems. Very accurate considering its 2 inch barrel. Never had anything go wrong. I've heard bad things about Taurus, but never experienced any. I voted good Taurus.
 
''The Tokarev is about as good of a handgun as there is IMO...''
you and I must be the only shooters in the good ol' US of A that think so,King G....I got my Tokarev about twenty years ago,converted it to 9mm,sold it,bought it back,and it shoots as well as a BHP that cost easily four times the price.If it weren't for the cruddy import safety,I might be calling myself ''Tokarev Fan''!
 
Voted good Taurus, all I've got is a little PT22 but I rather like the little popper. Seems most all .22 auto's are rather picky about ammo, mini mags in mine work great consistently. Also bought a box of the Remingon econo-gold rounds, which have had a couple fail to feed (a couple out of near 500). No stovepipes or extraction problems, which I anticipated might arise, being no extractor on that particular model. Don't really stake my life on it anyways, just a little nostril gun. I've heard a lot of people favor the PT92 to the Beretta, can't speak on the matter but am very partial to the Beretta myself. If I could go back, I'd buy the Taurus again without hesitation. Chose that after a Beretta bobcat in the end afterall. Still, when it came time for the .38 snub I went the S&W route.
 
I have had PT1911 since August. I havn't had many problems with it (other than the .45 being a hand cannon), but that was expected. Only have 300 rounds through it because .45 is expensive, and my college studies have kept me busy.

Some people have problems with the ambi safety, mine's fine, but I don't use a safety as I 1) Only use it for a plinker (no CHL yet) and 2) I wouldn't carry cocked&locked if I did.

My major gripe is the full length guide rod and the mainspring plug in reassembling. It cuts into my thumb and makes reassembly a pain in the ass. I am getting better at it, but it takes a bit of time.
 
My first handgun is a used PT-99. Haven't had any issues so far and I only use cheap ammo from walmart.
 
I'd say good

I have a 24/7 pro 9mm full size since last April/May. Not a problem until recently, but it eats everything with no issues, including super-sparkly Blazer aluminum cases. no jams/feed problems, goes bang every time.

Only issue I've had is, and this just started, when I load a full mag and smack it into place, the slide lock will suddenly let loose sending the slide forward and chambering a round - all without me manually releasing the slide. I think, as my shooting buddy/neighbor does, that the fully loaded mag has somehow flared out a bit on the wall of the mag, causing the problem.
 
Grat gun so far. Its actually the wifes and she loves it. It sees about 100 rounds per month. Its currently on a break though due to pregnancy.
 
by the poll results there seem to be alot of happy taurus owners, that is good to see. I don't own one but i have shot many different models, and have never had any compliants.

I have had a reliable PT92 for 11 years and love it still. I even prefer it to the Beretta 92.
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after shooting the taurus version i agree.
 
No Taurus fanboy here, but my PT1911, the only gun I've ever purchased new, has been 100% (with those Taurus mags, even) since the day I opened the box.

More than I can say for many of my used guns, even my AK :what:, or the used Mossberg pump I just purchased. :mad:

I voted "Good". Would I get a Taurus again? Maybe. Honestly, I realize that I got lucky and the vocal Taurus haters really give me pause.

Would I get a PT1911 again? Absolutely, if they were still $450 new out the door.
 
My PT 24/7 DAO in 9mm has seen many rounds down range never given me a bit of a problem. Have since purchased a HK USP 9mm used. Still have both guns and both are fired about equally and love both of them. Have been thinking about a "Judge" then i heard about BFR in the same cal and have not found anything on BFR other than their web page. I probably could buy two Judge's for the price of the bfr but that is not the issue. To clairify on which judge the 6 1/2in barrel
 
Only issue I've had is, and this just started, when I load a full mag and smack it into place, the slide lock will suddenly let loose sending the slide forward and chambering a round - all without me manually releasing the slide. I think, as my shooting buddy/neighbor does, that the fully loaded mag has somehow flared out a bit on the wall of the mag, causing the problem.
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This is a design ported over from the OSS line for situations that require quick reload. You will find all 24/7 pros do the same especially when the magazine is forcibly slammed home. I have one that does the same. I also own a pt1911, and a pt145. All guns with the exception of perhaps one or 2 misfeeds per 300 rounds approx (cheap ammo) with the pt145 have performed better than expected. I have ran at least a 1000 rounds through each weapon. Good Taurus!!
 
I owned a stainless model 85 and was completely pleased with it. My wife loved it also but we got broke early on in our marriage and sold it to keep the financial wolves at bay. I've been regretting that decision ever since.

MY wife another revolver, and the model 85 is what we're considering.
 
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