actual experience with Taurus

[Kreyzhorse]

I had a Taurus M85 that froze up solid after less than 250 rounds. After my wnderful Taurus customer service experience, I sold the gun and decided that the M85 was going to be my first, and last, Taurus.

Clearly, you can get a good Taurus. It is almost an equal chance of getting a bad one. With their sterling customer service, it just isn't worth taking a chance in my opinion.

 

[kozak6]

I've never owned one.

I'd consider one of their .22 revolvers or their Beretta 92 copy if I saw a good deal.

Otherwise, I'd rather get something proven from other manufacturers instead.

 

[loose_holster_dan]

had two. both sucked.

one was a pt917c (railed version of pt92)
the other was a first gen 24/7 pro c

 

[MLeake]

I saw too many issues with NiB Tauri at a friend's gun shop, before they quit stocking the brand.

Of three friends who own Tauri, two have been happy, but the other has had feed issues.

This is too bad, as I would otherwise have pounced on a 905.

 

[JNad]

I have a Taurus, PT 99. I inherited it from my father, so I didn't spend a dime on it, and have no reason to say I like it.

However, I can't bring myself to get rid of it. It runs like a swiss watch. I have had zero problems with it. It eats every type of ammo I throw at it. It is accurate, and I love that it can be carried cocked and locked OR you can decock it and go with double action first pull.

It is the stainless slide version with an aluminum frame with rosewood stocks, so its even a pretty good looking gun.

I have thought multiple times about selling or trading my Taurus, but I can't do it, b/c there is a very distinct chance I could get something that is no where near as good.

 

[lee n. field]

Owned two. Still own one.

Model 66, developed a problem after about a decade of ownership. Back to Taurus, got fixed. Next time it happened, I bought a couple spares of the part (revolver firing pin spring) and fixed it myself. (Buying these was a notable customer service saga by itself. This would be around 2002.) It wouldn't stay fixed, and I had by that time an equivalent S&W which the Taurus was not the equal of, so it became trade fodder, and went away.

Model 605. No problems so far, that I haven't been the cause of. As far as I can tell right now, it's staying, unless I can trade it towards an upgrade.

 

[Hal]

The taurus bashing by people who have not first hand expeirence kind of gets old

I shot 50 rounds through a Taurus revolver once.
I had to use it to qualify for an armed security position.

It didn't perform nearly as well for me as a S&W.
I'm used to all my shots going into the X.

So..
I don't and won't use one if I can avoid it.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Purchased two revolvers new:

• Taurus stainless 6" 970 Tracker in .22 LR.
  
  [*]Cylinder spun freely out of the box,,,
  [*]Sent to Taurus and received barely turning cylinder.​

• Taurus blue 4" 990 Tracker in .22 LR.
  
  [*]Cylinder would freeze up after a half a box of ammo,,,
  [*]Sent to Taurus and received no improvement.​

Purchased a .22-PLY and a 25-PLY new through Buds,,,

• Never had a problem with either of these two guns.
  
  [*]The .25 doesn't get shot very much,,,
  [*]The .22 is a solid performer.​

My statement to people who are considering a Taurus is this:

• Check out the gun very carefully before signing the check,,,
  
  [*]If you get a good one from their factory it will probably be good forever,,,
  [*]If you get a bad one from the factory it's anyone's guess whether they will ever fix it properly.​

That's my experience,,,
Your experience might be different.

Aarond

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[qqq1]

I understand that any manufacturer could have a bad gun come off the line but Taurus could never get mine fixed. Sent the thing in about 6 times if I recall, each time it came back saying completely fixed, working great, fully tested. Never worked after repairs. One time it even fell apart when I picked it up out of the box after getting it back. Any time I called and argued to talk to a manager I was dumped into a no name voice mail and never got called back. I finally made a very detailed complaint to the BBB documenting all the return trips, all the notes saying it was perfect, and how it never worked. On the last day to answer the BBB complaint Taurus told me they would give me a refund like I had asked.

 

[dopar66]

Had a tracker in 357, very accurate, no problems. Recently traded for a 3-screw Blackhawk 357.

 

[eldermike]

I have a PT99 that has become the gun I lend to others when I take somoene new to the range. It has never failed to load or shoot a single round in the years I have owned it.

 

[bird_dog]

I have multiples. No problems. Guns of every other make have come & gone, but I've not traded in a single Taurus:

M44 -- 6 inch 44 mag -- has accounted for several deer. Excellent, durable, and highly accurate gun. My other deer hunting gun is a SRH, and it gets far less field time because the Taurus is older, and has my full faith & trust. Topped with red-dot scope, I'm good to 100 yards with it. It's better than that -- I'm not.

651B -- snubby 357 mag. Small, zero profile hammer. Totally reliable and pretty good (as good as any snubby) in the accuracy department. Very easy to conceal and frequent all-season carry gun.

Tracker 44. New to the fold. Highly accurate, light, and fun to shoot with my moderate 44mag handloads. Fullblown deer loads are another story -- they will definitely wake you up -- but this is a bear-protection gun, and I'm not going to be shooting full house loads all day long with it.

Tracker 22 (7-shot Model 970, not the newer 9-shot 992). Topped with a red-dot scope, super accurate at 50 yards, and a lot of fun to shoot. 7 shots, totally dependable.

Maybe I'm just lucky. I have equal numbers of other brands in the safe, but don't feel like I'm taking out the "cheap gun" when I take out one of the Taurus guns. Again, for deer hunting, I completely rely on the M44. For carry, I trust my life to the 651. And these are not safe-queens, especially the M44 and the 651. I shoot the hell out of them, thousands of rounds through the M44, and they've held up (including the blued finishes) beautifully.

 

[dalegribble]

i have owned taurus handguns for years, 3 revolvers and 4 semi autos. as i said i have had taurus guns for years and never had a single problem with any of them. my next handgun will be a taurus 22/22mag revolver.

 

[Adamantium]

I owned a Taurus 94 for a couple years. Shot about 2000 rounds through it no problem and ended up selling it because I wasn't shooting it very much anymore.

I currently own a PT99, shot about 3000 rounds through it, great gun. It is currently lent out to my ex-gf because she is getting threats from some freak. That's about as good of an endorsement as a gun can get.

I also bought a PT709 for my ex-wife while she was thinking about getting a CHL. She never did so I ended up selling it. It only got shot 200 times or so but was a good gun during that brief time as well.

 

[Redhawk5.5+P+]

Glock bashers are far and few between the Taurus bashers. Besides, Glocks are used my LEO's in America and other parts of the world. Can Taurus say that?

But still 9 mil (AKA 9mm), boy, my point is solid.

I was kind of believing Glock haters even before I shot one, but when they first came out, I thought it was the most awesome (9mm G17) handgun on the planet earth.

Enough said, My G20 6.61" + Comp well rock your World, to heck with the rest, it's just about the badest 10mm money can buy if not the....

 

[FrankenMauser]

To be fair, FrankenMauser, what has your experience been that you make those comments?

A) It was a question, not a statement. What's the point of only asking people that own them and like them, or people that have never owned one? The people that have owned (or still own) a Taurus, but didn't like them, is a pretty sizable group of people to be ignoring. But... ignorance is bliss.

B) More than half a dozen firearms, that I have owned or been directly involved with.
For starters -
A .357 revolver that blew its barrel off with the first shot. (It had been over-torqued and cracked at the factory.)
A .38 Special revolver that unscrewed its barrel with 4 shots fired. (Under-torqued.)
A .357 revolver that had its timing so far off, it was striking the extreme edge of the cartridge primers and splitting bullets on the forcing cone. (Complete lack of quality control.)
A PT-138 that might let you get 2 shots off, before jamming, if you were very lucky - and that was only when light firing pin strikes were letting it fire at all. (Stupid design, and no quality control.)
A post-Taurus Rossi 62 "Gallery" that A) would barely feed and never eject, and B) fired any time the action closed. (Cheap parts, and no quality control. Before Rossi was eaten by Taurus, the 62s were good rifles.)

Out of just those 5, four of them had serious safety issues.
And, of course, their "customer service" is an absolute joke.

One of the above posters covered their repairs well...
"If you get a bad one from the factory it's anyone's guess whether they will ever fix it properly."

 

[4runnerman]

4 years over 5000 rounds and still clicking along like new.

 

[patriotic]

My experiences and my opinion on why there are Taurus bashers especially the PT1911 is because of jealousy. When you pay about $700 for a PT1911 with features other manufactures charge extra for and the pistol performs just as well as 1911’s costing 2 to 3 times more it is a tough pill to swallow. Then there are those “Top of the Line” 1911s that you must shoot 500 or so rounds just to have them work correctly or pay extra for a guaranteed accuracy that cannot be proven and compare them against this $700 Brazilian pistol that works like a charm right out of the box. Sure there have been issues with the PT1911 just like every other manufacturer of 1911s. I hear bashers say it doesn’t cost enough to be a good gun but the cost is in the labor and the cost of the parts you must buy from a third party. If you make all of your own parts, use machines (CNC) that you make yourself to cut down human labor cost sure you can make a better gun for less. What would you say if I told you your Colt, Springfield, Kimber and Smith & Wesson had Taurus MIM parts?

 

[TennJed]

A) It was a question, not a statement. What's the point of only asking people that own them and like them, or people that have never owned one? The people that have owned (or still own) a Taurus, but didn't like them, is a pretty sizable group of people to be ignoring. But... ignorance is bliss.

B) More than half a dozen firearms, that I have owned or been directly involved with.
For starters -
A .357 revolver that blew its barrel off with the first shot. (It had been over-torqued and cracked at the factory.)
A .38 Special revolver that unscrewed its barrel with 4 shots fired. (Under-torqued.)
A .357 revolver that had its timing so far off, it was striking the extreme edge of the cartridge primers and splitting bullets on the forcing cone. (Complete lack of quality control.)
A PT-138 that might let you get 2 shots off, before jamming, if you were very lucky - and that was only when light firing pin strikes were letting it fire at all. (Stupid design, and no quality control.)
A post-Taurus Rossi 62 "Gallery" that A) would barely feed and never eject, and B) fired any time the action closed. (Cheap parts, and no quality control. Before Rossi was eaten by Taurus, the 62s were good rifles.)

Out of just those 5, four of them had serious safety issues.
And, of course, their "customer service" is an absolute joke.

One of the above posters covered their repairs well...
"If you get a bad one from the factory it's anyone's guess whether they will ever fix it properly."

Not sure why you think I am ignoring anyone. I am neither a fanboy or a basher. I have had limited experience with them and wanted to see how the poll numbers shook out with people tha have owned them and had problems vs no problem. You can obviously choose the option for owned with problems. If you notice there is no option for love them either. I guess by your reasoning I have ignored that large group of people. Your "ignorance is bliss" comment is misguided.

I am simply looking for numbers on how many people have owned and had problems vs no problem. The people like yourself that hate them can feel right at home on the last option.

 

[RamItOne]

Of course they do make guns that function well, if all they ever made were guns that didnt perform well they would not still be in business. however one company can have more QC issues than another companies.