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I've got to share my experience with a PT1911AR (not stainless but close enough) - it was actually the cause for my first THR post:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=367087&referrerid=70013

I couldn't be more unhappy with it. I've had it at a gunsmith for 6 weeks, completely gutting it and fitting all new internals. Plenty of people get them with great triggers and no problems - mine came from the factory broke - TWICE! and the trigger was terrible. It'll soon (hopefully) be back in my hands with all Ed Brown / Cylinder & Slide internals and finally be a decent gun, but for almost twice what I had intended to pay for it.

The long and short of my experience is that you may get a good one or you may get a terrible one, like I did. I bought it because I bought into the "it's a custom 1911 worth $2,000 in custom parts" and "it has a lifetime warranty" - but those "custom" parts are crude and crudly assembled, and the lifetime warranty is no good unless you plan to spend a lifetime (and a fortune in shipping costs to and from the factory!) getting it to run!

Here is the one good thing I would say for it. For $600, you get a 1911 in 45ACP with a rail, lowered / flared ejection port, beveled (nominally at least) mag well, checkered front strap / MSH, forward cocking serrations, throated barrel that has a good lockup and is decently accurate, Heine Slant-Pro Straight Eight sights (that don't quite fit the gun right but oh well) and a full-length guide rod.

Even if you throw EVERYTHING else away and buy $300 in new parts + $150-250 more for gunsmithing, that's still a pretty good deal.

But it'll always say Taurus on the side, and you'll never recover what you put into it back out if you ever sell it.

I dunno. Good luck... if I could go back, I'd have a Springfield Loaded right now and probably be a lot happier.
 
Here's my first hand experience.

1. PT 92 - Reliable function, marginal accuracy.
2. PT 111 - Was impressed by function, ergonomics, and performance.
3. 651 - Firing pin spring failed shortly after purchase and cylinder assembly fell of during a reload once. Performance is acceptable.

Just a note, these aren't all mine just the experience I've had.
 
My two M66s. I love these guns. The nickeled one is especially good, great trigger, 1" accuracy at 25 yards with magnums or .38 wadcutters, and was a great bargain. The 3" blued one is almost as accurate, bought it for the 3" barrel, it carries better IWB.

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My M85SSUL. I like it so much for carry, I had the front sight improved. It's a great shootin' little .38. The DA is the best out of the box trigger I've ever felt on a gun except for, perhaps, a roommate's Python.

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Big fan. Own a PT945, 650, and a model 44 and love them all.Never a problem with the guns or customer service. I trust my life to my 650 ccw!!!
 
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have the cia 38+p love it
also the PT145 love it as well

will get the PT1911 SOON

HAVE A LOT OF OTHER BRANDS AS WELL
Taurus is right up there with them.
 
My first handgun was a Taurus PT-99 AFS. I had it for 15 years until I sold it this year. I never had a problem with it. I even experienced Taurus CS before I sold the pistol and I never had any problems with CS. Turnaround was as promised (six weeks).
 
If you do a search you will find enough reading to keep you up for a night or two regarding the Taurus - is it a good gun ? question.

As you can already see in this thread there are people who have had bad experiences with them, and others who have no complaints. Bottom line is a little hard to come to . I personaly have three revolvers and no complaints. My concealed carry is a Taurus so I guess you can say I am satisfied with them.

Many will say stick with S&W and perhaps if they make the gun you want and you can afford the S&W they might be right. I say might be because I have heard more than a couple sad stories about S&W quality as well. ( and seen a couple first hand) Those problems just don't seem to get as much play time as the Taurus ones do. Perhaps it is because there are less of them and perhaps there are other factors involves - hard to tell.

Most S&W revolvers I have owned were of 1970's vintage or older. Perhaps a couple of the L frames were bought in the early 80's. Never owned one that I didn't have apart, and these were generaly good quality guns. I've had my Taurus revolers apart as well and in general terms they are not fit as well as the older S&W guns. With that said, I have had a few more recent S&W guns apart as well, and I have to say they are not what they used to be either.

Some people are extremely picky as well, and some have trouble understanding certain differences and what they mean. An example of this is the complaints about the Taurus Model 94's (.22RF - 9 shot) having a terrible DA trigger pull. Well, put a 9 shot cylinder design into a S&W and you will have some of the same heavy trigger pull problems. The mechanics are not compatible to a light DA trigger on these guns.

I suspect that if you buy one, the odds are you will have a good performing firearm . That's again based on my opinion and experience with them, and others have apparently had less positve results.
 
I own two Taurus firearms and my son owns one. All three have not had any problems.

I do not remember the model of my son's, but it is a 4" stainless .357. I have a 3" stainless 85. Both are pre-lock models. I also have a PT-22.

I like Taurus guns and may buy another in the future.


I remember the ads that the gun mags ran a few years ago. They were full page ads and had a pic of a blued 85 laying on a table with a lamp, book, and a pipe, IIRC. That revolver with the walnut grips was a beauty to behold. At least to me. But, I never got a blued one.
 
I had a PT140 that had issues and required Customer Disservice. They were awful.

I promptly traded the gun (after the repair) and will never do the Taurus crap-shoot again.

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I have a Taurus .38 Titanium snubbie
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i also have the CIA 38+p, super little gun, also have the PT145 NO PROBLEMS, had a PT92 but my dad wanted it when he went back as a part time cop. he had a Glock and hated it.
summer time the CIA is the primary carry gun, winter the XD is and the CIA moves to the ankle holster:D

Love it or hate it there are going to be good ones and bad ones,
(there all man made)
to bad you only here about all the bad ones.
Just like chevy, ford, dodge. you have good/bad everywhere.
 
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