Recently, I had an opportunity to visit many of my handguns while re-organizing the safe and it was fun to reminisce over all of them! Some reminded me of when I first started shooting handguns, some reminded me of the great "finds" they were, and some reminded me of why I started buying Taurus products....because I knew that if I ever had issues with a piece that I could always exercise my lifetime warranty and send it back to Taurus.
I have several handguns that went back to Taurus for service or repair over the years and most of these are actually some of my favorite pieces in my collection because they function so well and shooting them for recreation is so enjoyable! Now, not all of my Taurus product that went back to Taurus USA came home in great operational order, but Taurus stood behind their products and made sure that I was able to get satisfactory replacement for those particular pieces. I always felt confident purchasing Taurus firearms as I knew that I could always rely on their lifetime warranty if I ever experienced any problems with one; and I want to emphasize that I did not experience problems with all, or even very many, of my Taurus firearms, but there were issues with a few that Taurus very satisfactorily settled for me.
Now, the newer Taurus products are being sold with a 1 year limited warranty instead of the lifetime limited warranty. How does this effect the decision whether or not to purchase a Taurus ? Firearms manufacturers are producing lots of different products to catch our attention and our dollars; and so I imagine that the competition for a share of the firearms market sales is steep. Will dropping from a lifetime warranty to a one year warranty impact the consummers' purchasing decision? For instance, I am very interested in the new Taurus TX22, but with only a one year limited warranty I'm not sure how confident I will feel about buying one. Granted, most of the Taurus products are very competitively priced and if I have a problem in several years with a new Taurus I will not be out a lot of money, but I am now on a fixed income so every dollar counts even more now than before! What would you TA.net-ers like to see Taurus have for their warranty coverage: lifetime limited warranty, 10 year limited warranty, or 1 year limited warranty?
I have several handguns that went back to Taurus for service or repair over the years and most of these are actually some of my favorite pieces in my collection because they function so well and shooting them for recreation is so enjoyable! Now, not all of my Taurus product that went back to Taurus USA came home in great operational order, but Taurus stood behind their products and made sure that I was able to get satisfactory replacement for those particular pieces. I always felt confident purchasing Taurus firearms as I knew that I could always rely on their lifetime warranty if I ever experienced any problems with one; and I want to emphasize that I did not experience problems with all, or even very many, of my Taurus firearms, but there were issues with a few that Taurus very satisfactorily settled for me.
Now, the newer Taurus products are being sold with a 1 year limited warranty instead of the lifetime limited warranty. How does this effect the decision whether or not to purchase a Taurus ? Firearms manufacturers are producing lots of different products to catch our attention and our dollars; and so I imagine that the competition for a share of the firearms market sales is steep. Will dropping from a lifetime warranty to a one year warranty impact the consummers' purchasing decision? For instance, I am very interested in the new Taurus TX22, but with only a one year limited warranty I'm not sure how confident I will feel about buying one. Granted, most of the Taurus products are very competitively priced and if I have a problem in several years with a new Taurus I will not be out a lot of money, but I am now on a fixed income so every dollar counts even more now than before! What would you TA.net-ers like to see Taurus have for their warranty coverage: lifetime limited warranty, 10 year limited warranty, or 1 year limited warranty?