I was wondering if anyone out there has had the same issue with taurus that I have. I currently own 7 taurus hand guns (3 autos and 4 wheel guns). I have small hands and taurus seems to fit my hands better than a lot of other brands. The problem I have is out of the 7 I have had to send 4 of them in for warranty repairs (3 of them immediatly after purchasing them new.) All of the autos and one revolver have gone back. 2 of the other revolvers also are picky about the ammo I use in them which I have never seen in another brand of wheel gun. When I get them back from repair service they have always worked great after that, but I am without my new toy for anywhere from 3 to 8 weeks.
Now the question is do I completely stay away from Taurus because I have a good chance of having to send it back or do I keep going with them because I like the way they feel and shoot when they are working correctly. Just wondered what other people have experienced and thought.
The autos that have had to go back are
pt111 (had to put a new cylinder in it because it started shooting down).
pt140 pro (the mag would fall out after every round you shot)
pt738 (wouldnt eject spent cartridges, tried multiple brands with same result)
The revolver was
.327 fed mag. (had to replace the whole trigger and hammer assembly because the cylinder wouldnt lock up, it would just spin.)
The revolvers that are VERY picky about ammo are
.17 hmr ultra light 2"
.17 hmr 4"
(they only like cci ammo hate hornady. Bothe are 8 shot and after about 5 shots the cylinder starts locking up because of the notch that the firing pin leaves on the rimfire cartridge.)
The only one I have never (yet) had any issue with is a
Tracker model .357 4".
Thanks INGO!!!
They have a very good service department, the turn around is quick, they may or may not fix the problem or problems with your weapon......The up side is they still make a good paper weight....my 2 cents
BTW - Taurus anything is garbage.
Talk about stiring the pot, not even posting something remotely true even. Not sure thats any better than garbage posts to get to 50.
I had a 605 2" stainless .357mag for CCW. I took it to the range with both .38spl and .357mag. The box of 38 was fine but after 3 rounds of .357, the action bound up. I could not pull the trigger or cock the hammer. I was able to open the cylinder, empty the gun and send it back for repair. After getting it back, I went to the range again with the same result. I sent it back for the 2nd time. After getting it back again, I went to the range and put a box of .357 through it with no lock-up. I dumped the gun at a show soon after.
Also, during one of my Basic Pistol courses, the question came up about Taurus quality. I relayed the above story and 2 of the 8 people in the class said they had the same experience with their Taurus guns. I remember one being a "Judge" but I don't recall what the other model was.