Pretty much.Most people who actually shoot their guns tend to get away from Taurus pretty fast IMHO
I just wanted to ask the question because you can get a very nice, reliable, latest model Taurus G3 for less than half of any of those, or for a third in some cases.
I have shot a Glock and it's a nice weapon. Is it $250 nicer than the Taurus?? You guys tell me.
I've shot the crap out of several G2c's without any problems. I have a 29 year old Taurus model 44 6.5" ported barrel have thousands of full power 44mag rds through it. I haven't done anything other than have my gunsmith work on the double action trigger pull. It was horrible. Not now though.Most people who actually shoot their guns tend to get away from Taurus pretty fast IMHO
I've shot the crap out of several G2c's without any problems. I have a 29 year old Taurus model 44 6.5" ported barrel have thousands of full power 44mag rds through it. I haven't done anything other than have my gunsmith work on the double action trigger pull. It was horrible. Not now though.
I haven't had any problems with the Taurus's I've had over the years.
I now only have the Taurus model 44. The G2c's went to a friend who wanted it and one to my sister who wanted one. I ran over 1k rds through her G2c in 2 days to test it for reliability and breaking it in. Ran fine.
I have also ran into a Glock 22 my nephew bought and brought it out to shoot it was a jam o matic. He sold it off and bought a Springfield 1911 45acp.
Another Glock 42 this time my daughter bought was a jam o matic as well. So not all Glocks are good handguns. She traded it off for a RIA officer 45acp. It needed some love and after a vist to my gunsmith and $50 he had it running like a sewing machine.
Now I had a Glock 20sf it was absolutely reliable it just felt like I was holding a 1x2 instead of a handgun.
I've short Springfield XD tactical 45acp not one problem.
Ruger American 9mm not one problem.
CZ P10F not one problem
S&W Shield 45acp not one problem
RIA Ultra FS 10MM after the first three clips not one problem since.
Beretta 92 not one problem
Now that said every firearms manufacturer can have lemons get out their door.
Taurus has a bad reputation for years in its past of producing garbage and then having horrible customer service which I guess it still is garbage that might be a good reason not to buy a Taurus just because of the poor customer service alone. If you have a problem and need your firearm fixed I've heard Taurus taking upto 6 months to return it to its owner.
LoL that is hilarious. Iirc the model 44 was basically a S&W Model 29 or was built on the same machines at the time. I'm not sure how Taurus ended up with S&W machines but they had them then.Key statement here on the 44, it's 29 years old. Taurus from that time period was actually pretty decent.
Last taurus owner and praiser I met on the range was talking about how amazing taurus' warranty is because he was on his 5th 357 magnum barrel as it kept blowing out of the firearm, while telling me how I got scammed into paying for a name for my S&W.
Taurus is used by South American Military and police. I'm not sure what Taurus firearms they use but they are in use down there. According to Taurus there are some police departments in the United States that use Taurus as well. Again not sure what Taurus firearms they use.Kind of beating a dead horse but those other manufacturers listed have reputations built on years and/or decades of use by law enforcement agencies, military units, and professional shooters. Taurus simply doesn’t have that track record. I’m sure they’ve manufactured some solid firearms, but their body of work doesn’t match Glock, Sig, H&K, etc. If I’m selecting a firearm for self defense, I’m going spend extra for something trusted by those that put their lives on the line every day.
They’re used in South America because they are produced in Brazil and are affordable for third world countries that can’t afford a better product. Do you really think they’d go with Taurus if they could afford to outfit their LEOs with H&K?Taurus is used by South American Military and police. I'm not sure what Taurus firearms they use but they are in use down there. According to Taurus there are some police departments in the United States that use Taurus as well. Again not sure what Taurus firearms they use.