Taurus 1911

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That's the suggested retail price. It will be at least $100 cheaper at the store, I'll bet. For $620, you can spend a tiny bit more and get a nice springfield.

In the $500 range, it might be a good deal. I'd wait and see what the reviews say here for a while, though
 
Holy moly! :eek:

Thats expensive!

I definitely wouldn't go for the $620 price tag, now I know in stores should be about $100 cheaper, but that's still too expensive. I was thinking "maybe" $400 for a Taurus. Now... nothing wrong with Taurus, but I honestly dont see their handguns to pass the $500 mark.

Hell... I paid $625 for my NRM Colt Government, and that was in CALIFORNIA!

$same price for Colt Government or a Taurus... Hmm..... :D

Sorry but NWIW a Taurus for $600, or even $500.
 
Correct, no deal at the price. I got a Rock Island 45auto for $300 in CA in mid 2003 and I didn't buy one later, a display model for $260!

Will be hard to compete with RIA and SA and Charles Daly at that price.
 
on paper, it seems to compete with the Springfield Loaded series, in so far as list of goodies goes....whether or not the quality is there, that is the $64k ($340million?) question
 
Dealer price through wholesalers on the stainless is pretty much right at $400, give or take, before shipping. I don't know if Taurus ships directly to some dealers (which would lower the cost slightly) but it doesn't look like you'll be getting out the door for $385.

It should still end up being a lot less than MSRP though.
 
Checked out the Shooting Times article. Very first picture shows an idiot mark. :rolleyes:
 
You know...the cuts on those cocking serations on the slide look an awful lot like the Armscor guns....you don't think?....nah....


Nice looking gun...can't wait to see what they sell for. At that price their going to head on with Springfield....which I bet they'll lose that war. Kind of like how Auto Ord is losing with their WW2 1911 that is going head on with the GI.
 
Ding......I have been educated. Thanks BB.;)

I was wondering why they do that. It certainly doesn't look better. I've always hated forward cocking serations on 1911s anyway.
 
I'm hoping they sell in the 4-500 range. I've been kind of wanting a 1911 lately, but don't feel like dropping out the normal 800-1200 for a Kimber, Dan Wesson, Colt, etc.

Guess the waiting continues...
 
I got a confession to make....

As I keep looking at this Taurus 1911, I can't help to think how cheap this gun looks. Obviously I'm just looking at the picture only and not readily infront of me but dang... it just doesn't look like a real gun.

Maybe its the blocky looking wanna-be looking ext. thumb safety, or the blockly looking frame with the melted looking slide. Or maybe its the cheap looking grips with the plastic looking screws. Something about this gun just doesn't flow together.

Now, I'm aware that Taurus has bumped up their quality considerably, but I'm still not impressed by how this gun looks. It doesn't even look much like a 1911. Feable attempt at best.
 
I am wanting to check one out
we will know soon , right here on THR
 
It looks so pretty all dooded up with the skeletonized trigger and hammer, non-snag sights, ambi safety and beavertail. Can't say I want one, as I'm about done with Taurus. But I certainly couldn't fault anyone for wanting one of these. After all, you get a lot of custom features for the price of a beat-up GI gun. Oh wait, you got that with AMT also.:uhoh:

Taurus simply HAS to be better than AMT.
 
Black Majik said:
I got a confession to make....

As I keep looking at this Taurus 1911, I can't help to think how cheap this gun looks. Obviously I'm just looking at the picture only and not readily infront of me but dang... it just doesn't look like a real gun.

Maybe its the blocky looking wanna-be looking ext. thumb safety, or the blockly looking frame with the melted looking slide. Or maybe its the cheap looking grips with the plastic looking screws. Something about this gun just doesn't flow together.

Now, I'm aware that Taurus has bumped up their quality considerably, but I'm still not impressed by how this gun looks. It doesn't even look much like a 1911. Feable attempt at best.
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My thoughts exactly. For a ~$500 1911, I'd much prefer the Springfield GI stainless.
 
MachIVshooter said:
My thoughts exactly. For a ~$500 1911, I'd much prefer the Springfield GI stainless.
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With the resolution on that pic you couldn't tell if your name was engraved on the slide, and you are still judging?
 
As I keep looking at this Taurus 1911, I can't help to think how cheap this gun looks.
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YES!

But don't forget this one little fact.
So far, as least as far as I can discern, ALL of the guns reviewed have been the same TWO pre-production, tool-room samples shown at the 2005 SHOT Show.
What really turns me off is that oversized watergun looking triggerguard.
Hell's Bells™ my old Johnny Eagle Lieutenant pistol looked more graceful.

And is it just me or can anyone else envision Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway doing an advertisment for the PT-1911? :neener:

So far no one has written a review of an honest to goodness production model.
Because so far no one know how many if any have actually been produced.
Has anyone actually seen one?
Has any distributor actually said they have them stacked in their warehouse?
Who knows when they will actually see the light of day.
 
I don't know what you guys are looking at that call the gun cheap looking if you think that way then all 1911s must look cheap to you. I guess some say it looks cheap because they (like me) have paid 1400 dollars for a Kimber or some other high dollar 1911. I paid $449.00 for mine and it out shoots my Kimbers, (i have three) Springfields, (i have three) and my two Charles Dalys and several off brand 1911s.

Cav Soldier..........................ALLONS
 
I went and checked one out. It was blued and priced around $450. It seemed well made and well finished. It handled well and the trigger and safety had a nice feel. The trigger was heavy - 6lbs 8oz, but it was clean. Nothing a trigger job wouldn't fix. It has nice sights
 
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