Sarsilmaz has been producing firearms longer than Colt. I current own a Sar ST10, which is an outstanding firearm that build quality is right up there with the very best. Their current facility in Turkey is as state of the art as you can get. They are far from a budget firearm, don't go by their price, their quality is equal to all the top notch gun manufactures. The Taurus is not even close. If you do some research on Sar firearms you'll see just how good they really are. Possibly the most rigorously tested pistol ever developed, the new SAR9 endured 130° baking to simulate desert conditions, -50° for the arctic, salt fog, high altitude, 24 hours of rain, solar radiation, fouling, drop tests and 150,000 round of live fire in the factory. Police later ran their own test that included 50,000 rounds. Finally, a NATO test against major manufacturers from Austria, German and the U.S. ran 90,000 rounds with the SAR9 the clear winner.