TTv2
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Yeah, I never understood that mentality that people are willing to accept issues with a $1000 gun and some base it off of how back in the 19th Century a Colt Peacemaker cost about a month's pay, which means if people today are paying less than a month's pay for a revolver then they can't expect quality.What's odd is that there some gun owners seem to claim that there's something wrong almost every or every other revolver they purchase, and others never had even one issue. There was a S&W thread where several members claimed to have purchased a collection of newer model S&W revolvers over the years, and they claim each and every one of them had an issue. I purchased 5 S&W revolvers, and they're all perfectly fine. Either I'm the luckiest man in the world, or they're the unluckiest.
SW 686 Quality control slipping? I guess the difference is that gun owners who allegedly received a problematic S&W revolver are STILL willing to pay $900-$1200 to roll the dice on another in the future; however, those same people will hate and swear off Taurus for life if the $200-$400 revolver they receive had similar issues.
I can accept issues with $300 revolvers because I understand they're trying to make it for that price point, but if there are issues I expect them to be resolved quickly and the first time when they're sent back to me. The other brands are all having various quality and customer service issues, but Taurus is selling revolvers for a good price and when issues arise (which doesn't seem to be happening at the pace that other brands are) are not taking as long as they did many years ago and getting the issues corrected the first time.
I buy a $1000 revolver and it has issues and it begs the question of what the hell was I paying all that extra for? Because the brand name made me feel good? Certainly doesn't make me feel good when it comes back with the same problems and a note that says "within factory specifications."