Taurus Problems

[KMAX]

Was discussing this issue with a friend today. What are all those people doing that are having so many problems with Tauruses? I have three Taurus handguns that I have had for several years and I have had no problems. But I must admit that I don't throw them in the dirt and mud, don't pistol whip anybody with them, use them for hammers or prybars, or anything other than shooting. I also have the "bad" habit of cleaning my guns. They don't fail to feed, misfire, or fail to eject. Also, I have never had a problem with customer service, because I have never had to use them. I know several other Taurus owners, but none of them seem to have any problems either. Am I doing something wrong?

[srt 10 jimbo]

Have had up to 5 of them and the only problem I ever had with a Taurus was my rear adjustable sight fell off my PT101

[guesser]

I've never owned a new Taurus, only used. I've never had a problem, maybe they were problems corrected before I got them. I was told to never buy a used Taurus because someone traded it in because it had problems. My experience is just the opposite, I buy used all the time. Just got a used 327B2, nice gun, even if it is discontinued, but all my other Taurus guns are obsolete, I like that!!!!!

[Smokewagon]

I broke two locking blocks in a PT92 over the years. Probably due to round count. New blocks replaced quickly without issue. Never had a problem with any of the others, other than keeping them well fed!

[Lance0812]

FTEs can be caused by limp-wristing; FTF by dirty guns.
The list could be longer, I'm sure, but the point is that many problems - and not limited to Taurus - can probably be traced back to the shooter.

[btleslie]

A little TLC can go a long way.

[olfarhors]

I hate them sorry ol Taurus, i am going to stop buying them----One of these days!

[btleslie]

I hate them sorry ol Taurus, i am going to stop buying them----One of these days!

When you do I'll be glad to take any of these off your hands.

[texastaurusguy]

Was discussing this issue with a friend today. What are all those people doing that are having so many problems with Tauruses? I have three Taurus handguns that I have had for several years and I have had no problems. But I must admit that I don't throw them in the dirt and mud, don't pistol whip anybody with them, use them for hammers or prybars, or anything other than shooting. I also have the "bad" habit of cleaning my guns. They don't fail to feed, misfire, or fail to eject. Also, I have never had a problem with customer service, because I have never had to use them. I know several other Taurus owners, but none of them seem to have any problems either. Am I doing something wrong?

You need to do any one of the following, or even better, a combination of them:

- bring your Taurus home from the gun shop without inspecting it - its more fun that way
- perform your own torture test on the gun by firing 5,000 rounds through it before you take it down to clean it
- mess around with the trigger pull mechanism on your own, or with a gunsmith....preferably a shadetree gunsmith
- duracote the gun where the gunk gets inside the innards of the gun
- don't pay attention at the reloading table and slightly overcharge each round
- drop your mags frequently - after all, thats what they do on TV

And I'm sure there are other things you could add to the list so that you too can be a Taurus complainer.

[JR]

I think that some of the Taurus "problems" come from people who just want to cause trouble. The Internet is loaded with repeats of a single problem. The guy who came here about his used Taurus 94 not too long ago visited, and registered, on five other forums that I visit. Each time, his story got a little more refined. Since then, I've seen at least three references to it, but without a link.

There are also the usual gun snobs, to whom anything that costs less must "be less". Or the guys who just bought a gun, and when asked if they looked at Taurus for the same thing, only a couple of hundred dollars less, tell you that "they'd heard" that Taurus was bad. In actuality, they were an impulse buyer, and want to justify their purchase.