Please... at the end of the day, it's still just a Taurus. Nothing overly special, except that they're finally doing what they should've been doing this whole time.
That, and I'd think sn executive would want something to match their charisma and machismo... something like a Mdl 29 or Python.
@wcwhitey
They've been doing what each and every other major manufacturer has been doing when it come to manufacturing processes. You think Colt, S&W, and Ruger are hand tuning their revolvers? Heck, I can't even tell the difference between a Performance Center S&W and a standard other than the Taurus grade beadblast finish and other cosmetic features... Next, U.S. manufacturers aren't building revolvers the same way they did in the past because of advancements in technology, production cost, and they know hiring knowledge gunsmiths to hand fit and polish revolvers one by one at a salary of $50k-70k per year per person plus benefits will slow production to a crawl, severely reduce sales and availability, and will in turn hurt profits. Expensive electricity, gas, labor, etc cost coupled with having to recoup the cost and investment for millions of dollars worth of machinery... On top of that, it will put the MSRP out of reach of the majority of normal consumers (much higher than $500... Try in the $2k +/- range).
With advancements in technology and modern CNC machines, there is no longer a need to have parts hand fitted. Parts can be machined to exact tolerances which will allow them to be drop in. That in turn will allow the consumers to order and have drop in replacement parts on hand without having to have everything hand fitted again for their unique individual revolver which will add even more cost and will keep their handgun needing repair or maintenance much longer...
I've purchased production line Ruger, Taurus, S&W, Kimber, and Colt revolvers. They all have been 200% reliable and have functioned just fine whether it was my $220 Taurus Model 85 or $1000+ Colt or S&W. I am happy with all my production revolvers, and if the cost were increased significantly because they all were hand fitted and made, I would probably not own or be able to afford all or most of them. Just because
you can personally afford sub $1k-$2 revolvers doesn't mean the majority of your other fellow Americans can. I see absolutely nothing wrong with having affordable lost cost production models and tier level revolvers. Furthermore, if it bothers you that much, then buy a production line revolver, and the ship it off to a gunsmith to have them finetune everything to your liking..
Lastly, people whine and complain about quality and doing things like they were done several decades ago. (Older models also had issues. There just weren't as many gun owners and no 24/7 internet, cellphone, firearm forums, social media, or YouTube reporting of them. If Billybob in a small town in CA had an issue, John Doe in NY would never hear about it let alone get to see pictures and video.) People LOVE and come out of the wood works just to bash Taurus even when they have no knowledge or firsthand experience with the model in question. Then when Taurus dares to do almost exactly what some were whining and complaining about, they STILL aren't happy and find an angle to STILL bash Taurus for... Taurus is damned if they do and damned if they don't. The elephant in the room is some have a strong bias against Taurus
period, so no matter what they do and how good they get, they'll still come up with something to be negative about.