Zaydok Allen
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Ok, I’m just going to share recent events here and not get into a “bashing session.” All of these stories are first hand. I did not own the guns, but I have shot them. Take it as you will.
About three years ago a friend of mine purchased a Taurus .357 with a 6” barrel. He couldn’t figure out why two rounds out of six were always flyers and inaccurate. We took a closer look at the cylinder lockup and noted that two chambers locked up so tight (as in no perceivable cylinder gap at all), we couldn’t figure out why the gun wasn’t binding up. When we looked at the rotor on the back of the cylinder (probably not the right word, someone help me out) we saw that they were gouged up on two of the turning arms, thus the lockup was inconsistent. He sold the gun and purchased a Ruger Blackhawk.
Last year another friend of mine bought a Taurus Public Defender. The timing on that gun was so bad, that one of the chambers wouldn’t even fire. He took it right back to the gun shop he bought it from, and they gave him a new gun (great shop, I love those guys). Sunday I was out with he and his wife and he was shooting his Taurus. At this point, he had only put maybe 100 (total, not that day)rounds through it. His wife was loading it, and the cylinder fell off of the gun! His plan is to send it into Taurus for repair, and immediately trade it in or sell it in favor of picking up a S&W Govenor.
Two people….. Three Taurus Guns……. All were bad out of the box.
I am going to end this message here. Take it as you like. I realize Taurus sells many more guns than other gun manufacturers, and thus there will be a higher proportion of bad guns distributed. I also realize that there are many, many people out there who own Taurus guns, and are really happy with them. This is maybe food for thought though, for anyone considering a Taurus gun, or maybe just a revolver. These experiences have made my decision on this matter firm.
About three years ago a friend of mine purchased a Taurus .357 with a 6” barrel. He couldn’t figure out why two rounds out of six were always flyers and inaccurate. We took a closer look at the cylinder lockup and noted that two chambers locked up so tight (as in no perceivable cylinder gap at all), we couldn’t figure out why the gun wasn’t binding up. When we looked at the rotor on the back of the cylinder (probably not the right word, someone help me out) we saw that they were gouged up on two of the turning arms, thus the lockup was inconsistent. He sold the gun and purchased a Ruger Blackhawk.
Last year another friend of mine bought a Taurus Public Defender. The timing on that gun was so bad, that one of the chambers wouldn’t even fire. He took it right back to the gun shop he bought it from, and they gave him a new gun (great shop, I love those guys). Sunday I was out with he and his wife and he was shooting his Taurus. At this point, he had only put maybe 100 (total, not that day)rounds through it. His wife was loading it, and the cylinder fell off of the gun! His plan is to send it into Taurus for repair, and immediately trade it in or sell it in favor of picking up a S&W Govenor.
Two people….. Three Taurus Guns……. All were bad out of the box.
I am going to end this message here. Take it as you like. I realize Taurus sells many more guns than other gun manufacturers, and thus there will be a higher proportion of bad guns distributed. I also realize that there are many, many people out there who own Taurus guns, and are really happy with them. This is maybe food for thought though, for anyone considering a Taurus gun, or maybe just a revolver. These experiences have made my decision on this matter firm.