sigh... I am a noted Taurus defender, and I will roll out again here and say that the continous bashing of Taurus is tiresome, at best. Yes, we all know that QC wasn't that great a few years ago. Companies change. Remember when Colt used to be a premier manufacturer? Secondly, they are not "cheap" copies. No less an authority than Massad Ayoob sings the praises of the Taurus 92-100 series, and other Taurus models. Don't believe me? Read the 5th edition of Combat Handgunnery, or just ask him since he posts on THR. Third, the new Taurus 1911 is a good gun, and while I am obviously biased, I challenge anyone to shoot it and call it a POS. For several hundred dollars less, I got every little fancy-pants upgrade that a high-end 1911 gets, and guess what? It shoots like a dream. Has even made me something of a 1911 fan, again.
Now, of course there are guys that have had problems with Taurus guns. There are also guys that have had problems with every single manufacturer, every single model, and every single accessory out there, and thats an important thing to remember. When a guy says "I had a XXX gun, and it was crappy, I will never shoot a gun from XXX again", he is basing that opinion of off ONE GUN!!!!!! Thats like saying that I will never buy an F150 because I once had a Pinto, and you certainly wouldn't take that advice seriously, would you? The fact is, I have had 5 Taurus pistols, and have had good luck with all. I have had probably 7 Ruger handguns and have had good luck with them all. I have had one Springfield Armory 1911, and I had horrible luck with it, but you don't see me bashing Springfield Armory, do you? No, you do not. I sold the gun to someone more tolerant of it little pecadillos, and I would very likely buy another SA gun again. One bad gun in an ocean of guys that love them does not make a convincing argument against the gun. The thing is, you ahve to take other peoples opinions with a grain of salt when it comes to gun reviews on THR, or on any forum. Heck, my own RL buddy Rockstar.esq and I are at odds constantly over my Ruger rifles. I like them, he hates them. I don't think he would tell you that they are non-functioning crap-piles, but he sure wouldn't recommend you buy them, where I would. Like I said, grain of salt.