hollywood63
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Poly 605 here and neary an issue with any of the 5 that I have. As stated before like any gun they should be taken apart cleaned and oiled.
I'm not saying it doesn't happen with S&W's or another brand of gun for that matter.. I've bought brand new Ruger's and had to send a few of them back. In fact not a month ago I ended up sending a brand new SR1911 9mm back.What would you have done if it was a S&W that had the same condition? For the record I've seen it happen several times. Not hard to correct, but S&W revolvers are not 100% inspected of defects.
I understand what you are saying and have to agree with you. The gun makers with all the political pressure and people buying guns like there is no tomorrow the bottom line is they want to get them shipped out A.S.A.P. They probably figure we can repair or replace them down the road.My comment was not intended to turn you toward buying another Taurus, but rather to make it clear that all too many handguns from supposedly top line makers can, and are suffering from what are usually minor mechanical problems.
With many decades of experience I see the reasons as follows:
Because of the political environment going back about 10 years at least, the demand has resulted in all manufactures turning out products in record quantities. The result is less inspection and more rush.
Todays firearms are supposed to use "drop-in" parts that require no fitting nor adjustment. While in theory this may be good, in practice it isn't always true. Problems that were often spotted and corrected by skilled and experienced final assemblers are not noticed now until discovered by the ultimate buyer.
All manufacturers are trying to remain competitive while their costs go up. Thus production and material shortcuts are the order of the day.
This is not to suggest that older production guns were prefect - in particular during times of high production. But minor quality issues do seem to have been less likely.
When I worked on the brake pads of the car in the 1970s I took polaroids. I've had a few DIY projects since where I wish I had taken cellphone pictures as I went. That has included guns.Modern digital cameras are a great help when opening a revolver for the first-time.