BLJimmy
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I have to recommend biting the bullet (not literally) and going with a Smith.
No, not aware if Taurus would even bother with a large agency. After all the criteria is quite extensive, to protect the public, and the officer.Are you aware of Taurus competing for one?
No, not aware if Taurus would even bother with a large agency
They do in other nations as Bud's or one of those companies has police trade in Tauri revolvers for sale)
Never knew it was there till you just mentioned it. Ya, that does kinda suck.The worst offender, in my opinion, is Ruger. The SP101 has a certain appeal, but the warning label is pathetic
I think he was referring to the current flood of Taurus Model 82 4" revolvers with the lanyard ring from South American LE agencies.
A friend owns a 6" Taurus .22 revolver that's a clone of the S&W M17 and it's every bit as good as the hand fitted M17 and possible better so not all Taurus revolver are dogs.
I love to think about someone going from shop to shop and inspecting Taurus revolvers one after another for "late timing".
Not sure if your referring to me or someone else, but I didn't go to every local store looking at Taurus revolvers, however 100% of the Taurus revolvers I've handled have had bad timing, loose tolerances and inconstant sloppy lock-up....
ETA: To be perfectly honest, I think the only reason Taurus stays in business is because people want to save money thinking they're getting something that's "good enough". Then you have the people that actually think toy like gold plating looks good on their pimp guns. Finally, it's the gimmicky guns that people think are unique and cool because they're different.
Never knew it was there till you just mentioned it. Ya, that does kinda suck.
I wonder........ what the penalty is for removing it. We all know what happens when you cut the tag off a mattress.
Because they sell them cheap enough to keep them moving for those that just want a gun that's "good enough". There are other firearm manufactures making cheap guns that always get bad reviews, yet people keep on buying them just because they look different then anything else and sell at prices lower then it's quality competitor.If ALL their guns were this poor and your reasons stated alone keeps Taurus in business, how do they remain profitable?
I'm a businessman. This is 101 stuff... your evaluation wouldn't keep them in business, much less profitable.
I don't deny they aren't as quality firearms as some others, but "100%" would fold their tents in short order.
This thread has really turned out to be fun!! reminds me of a nonsense poem from childhood years, can't remember it all but: "Back to back they faced each other; drew their swords and shot each other"!
Taurus and S&W is good at selling in volume for many reasons, but it has nothing to do with quality.
ETA: There is another thread about Taurus products going on right now here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=647595&page=2
Post #47 really nails why Taurus is what it is and why people either buy their products or avoid them.
Why don't all the people who have Taurus revolvers or know someone who has Taurus revolvers and claim they are built as well as any other brand post how many rounds through the guns mention with no problems, state the timing and fit of the cylinder and if they had to send the gun in for any warranty work. If it's under 1,000 rounds, it's not even starting to wear in yet.