Taurus semi-autos, are they as bad as I've heard?

[mrdoublestak]

pt111 millenium 9mm works good all the time fobus paddle holster needs adjustable rear sights
pt92AFS 9mm stainless aluminum frame worked good not my fav
pt92 af 9mm black finish steel frame it was better than the stainless

 

[bayhawk2]

I have the PT-111 Millinium Pro.9M.M. and can only
say it has performed well for me.I hear all kinds of
gripes about Taurus.Maybe I was lucky.I have a
Taurus Judge(love it),and a Taurus .44 Mag. Tracker.
I can only say they go bang when I pull the trigger,
never hang up or jam.I do however,feel that these
firearms are not the quality as the high end pistols.
Then again I've heard bad news from some of them too.

 

[Fastcast]

Just wondering if Taurus's pocket-pistols are as bad as their reputation

Yes, they can be. Do you feel lucky?

My brothers 709 Slim (pocket pistol?) has been absolute junk....FTF, FTE, light strikes, premature slide lock, no slide lock, disassembles itself while shooting.

He also owns a PT22, another real gem .......Move on!

 

[MisterMike]

My 24/7 Pro Compact (9mm) has been excellent since I got it about four or five years ago.

 

[roadliner]

I posted about ten days back(and the threads still going) that I had recently purchased a PT145. Well, that little 45 has impressed me so much with it's accuracy and build quality that I bought a 24/7 OSS DS 45 today. I ran two boxes of ammo through it and was as impressed as I was with the PT145 MilPro. I'm not a Taurus fanatic, I just want value for the money I spend. Last week I purchased a Ruger LCP over the equivalent Taurus because I liked the way it felt in my hand a little better. Brand loyalty is nice, but it can blind you to other choices. Brand hatred, without personal experience, can deprive you of some nice choices.

 

[McCall911]

I had an early PT92 and had no problems with the reliability at all. My main beef was with that looong DA trigger!

 

[nuance231]

I've currently have 2 tauri that go bang, a model 85 .38 snubnose that has been as reliable as a revolver should be, and a recently purchased 738 (TCP).

FWIW it is a little early in my mind to totally pass the autoloader as the 738 is in its break in period now. I initially cleaned the firearm thoroughly, over oiled, then fired about 50 FMJ then cleaned, over oiled, 50 FMJ, repeating until I've fired about 250 rounds, without any FTF or FTE. I am growing more confident with each range trip that this will be a reliable pistol.

Based on my experience with Taurus I would look at their products if I felt firearm fit what I wanted it to do for me. Do I think they make a .357 product as good as my S&W 686 for extended range time? I don't know. Do they make a firearm that will function very well as an often carried/practiced with, but fewer shots at the range gun? Yes, and for less money. YMMV

 

[snooperman]

I have a 738 TCP- no problems at all after..

450 rounds Federal eagle for practice and Gold dots for carry. A great little pocket gun . My wife has one too and recoil is mild. It is my warm weather gun.

 

[gearhead]

I took my 709 Slim to the range for the second time last weekend. It was a long time between range visits, my local indoor range was closed for a month while they upgraded the ventilation then I cut my middle finger badly (7 stitches worth) and only recently healed up enough to shoot recreationally again. That being said, I was mainly firing my revolvers on this trip but since I'm carrying the 709 I brought ammo for it also. I fired about seven magazines worth of a variety of JHP and FMJ through it. I'm up to just under 200 rounds of all kinds of ammo now, other than a couple of times where I failed to properly seat the magazine it's never failed to go bang, never failed to eject and chamber the next round, and never failed to lock the slide back on an empty mag. My experience with my 24/7 Pro C .45 has been exactly the same. Once all the preservatives and shipping gunk is cleaned out of them they're as reliable as any semi-auto I've ever fired. I can't say how they'll hold up to lots of rounds but I don't hesitate to carry either of them.

 

[TSK1975]

I have 4 different Taurus handguns. I have a TCP738, a model 44 6" barrel, a 24/7 Pro .45acp and a model 92 9mm. I have never had one issue with any of them. I have seen a lot of negative posts about Taurus and I respect their posts. They have there opinions and I have mine. I think they are good guns for the money. When I bought the 24/7 Pro, I was fully intending on buying a Springfield XD, but the Taurus fit my hand slightly better and pointed better. It shoots great. The TCP hasn't had a ton of rounds through it, but it hasn't failed me so far. The 44 has gone bang every time I pull the trigger. The model 92 is an older gun has always gone bang. The only hiccup I have had with Taurus is a magazine I bought for the 24/7 won't drop free like the 2 that came with the gun. I haven't talked to Taurus about options for the magazine. I don't shoot thousands of rounds a year like some people, but I do shoot them and enjoy them. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[JR47]

I own a PT1911, a PT92, a PT101, a PT58, a PT58HC, a pair of Model 94s, a Model 941, a Model 82, a PT22, a Model 66, and a pair of Model 85s. Some are 20+ years old.

I use them for teaching, and carry the PT101 as a CCW, as well. IF Taurus was so hit-or-miss it would have been impossible for me to buy so many without multiple guns failing.

They aren't Korth or Korriphila weapons. However, they do everything as well as other, lesser, brands like S&W or Colt.

 

[shootingthebreeze]

No and No.
I own a Taurus .40 Millenium and it operates flawlessly.
I had a trigger issue after the first 50 rounds; brought it back to the dealer and got the weapon fixed and back in a week and a half. Absolutely no problems since.
Though it carries well I'm looking for a smaller firearm like the Ruger LCP-and that's after a huge deliberation between the Kahr P380 and the Ruger LCR. I finally am considering the Ruger LCP.
But back to the Taurus- it operates well and like how it fires and carries.
All makes can have issues. I think that all firearms have to be used a while and their bugs worked out. A few, the the Ruger LCP have very little issues and that's probably why I will consider the Ruger LCP for all the time carry.

 

[MrWesson]

Only thing stopping me from buying one is the gaudy triggers.

I think it would be funny to put a hurting on some people @ uspsa with a 24/7 pro.