Check it out very well before you buy one,,,
Check it out very well before you buy one,,,
Because the quality control out of their plant is dismal.
Here's why I say that.
I purchased a 6" 970 Tracker in .22 LR,,,
I bought it new so I didn't do a function check,,,
The cylinder would not lock up at all and would spin freely.
No Problem as they have a lifetime warranty,,,
They even pay the shipping in the first year after the sale.
After two trips back to the repair center it still wasn't right,,,
They actually caused another problem while they had it,,,
The LGS eventually refunded my money to me.
I also bought a 4" 990 Tracker,,,
It was also defective right out of the box,,,
I never got Taurus to admit that it was way out of time,,,
The repair center sent it back after doing nothing at all to fix it.
I recently handled a new 990 Tracker at a gun shop,,,
It was very obvious that the barrel was misaligned by 1/4 inch.
Now for the other side of the coin,,,
A friend of mine recently bought a new Model 94,,,
Aside from the trigger being a bit heavy it's a fine performer,,,
It's accuracy easily rivals any of my S&W, Colt, or older Rossi revolvers.
I know several people with very good Taurus revolvers,,,
Unfortunately I know just as many with bad guns right out of the box.
It's not that Taurus designs bad revolvers,,,
It's that the quality control of their plant is somewhat terrible,,,
The Evil Pawn Shop recently received a new 990 Tracker that had no front sight.
So if you are considering buying a new Taurus revolver,,,
Make darn certain you check that gun out as carefully as you can,,,
If you are buying one used, check it out but also try and test fire it if you can.
I wish you good fortune.
Aarond
P.S. I own a Taurus 22-PLY and 25-PLY,,,
They are wonderful little guns,,,
Go figure.
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