In my opinion, it is not a
great gun.
It is a very mediocre gun.
Patio furniture sprayed with Rustoleum probably has a better longer lasting finish than what Taurus has done with the finish on these guns.
The fit and finish was mediocre. I didn't see blatant machining marks, but the magazine release on my Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 had bare metal showing(see pic). I don't know if they forgot to coat it or if there was a bur on it and they machined it down and then didn't re-coat it or what, but that is poor QC anyway you look at it.
I think most people here would say the trigger sucks.
I do think its a
great value.
The gun works. I haven't had a malfunction with this gun. The trigger is annoying but it isn't so bad that I can't keep all my shots in the 10 ring of a B-27 target at 10 yards - that's no great shooting I know but it will work for self-defense. On the plus side it does offer second-strike capability.
They're even cheaper now than when I purchased mine. I paid $197.99 I've seen the G2s on sale for $173.99 w/free shipping and handling.
I think its a great value.
Here is the bare metal mag release:
I wonder if that mag release button could be aluminum?