Taurus and Charter Arms should be avoided, right?

[pecosriver]

CA

I've owned a couple of Taurus revolvers. Worked fine,but I didn't like the feel of them. I've owned several Undercovers and .44 Bulldogs and they performed flawlessly.My arthritis prevents me from shooting a .44 any more. The undercover is the smallest .38 by far until recently and you can still get a used one for less than $200. I wish I hadn't traded them off over the years. If I had a chance to buy another FTF,I would in a minute. Never cared for Smiths, but I like the OLD Colt DS's.

 

[leetosaurus]

Every Taurus i've shot works just fine. Really liked their .40 caliber 24/7pro. Honestly, i think taurus just realizes they dont have the reputation to charge as much for guns as other companies. It would explain why the Taurus PT-92 an *EXACT* copy of the baretta 92 will still be a couple hundred less MSRP than the baretta. Same exact thing.

 

[NotSoFast]

My local dealer stopped carrying Taurus revolvers because of reliability problems of late. They said Taurus wasn't really hot on service or support as well. I chose a Ruger instead.

 

[leadcounsel]

Proud owner of a rugged reliable Taurus revolver here.

 

[R.Clem]

Taurus 66, pre 1988. No idea how many rounds have been down the barrel. Re-sprung the entire gun with S&W spring set a few years back and is still shooting great, about 50 rounds a week, most are mid scale reloads.
When I bought it, the fit and finish were every bit as good as the S&W 66 sitting beside it, just $150 less. The grips were pretty, (still are cause they are in a box) but were so damn big it made it uncomfortable to shoot, a set of Pachmayr's solved that problem. Carried that gun for 15 yeas daily, now it rides in my truck always.
New Taurus', I can't say good or bad.

Ray