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i've been thinking on this post, and the real point just came down hard on me.
i've been thinking about what my next handgun purchase will be. and i've been, as is my habit, doing a LOT of research before i buy. and this is what i've determined. i seem to see a lot of people with problems on this board with their taurus handguns. and a lot of people that have to send their guns back for repairs. i was about to bail on taurus because of this. i was this close to believing what i've heard, that they are kind of shoddy.
but then i got to thinking about the old saying "squeaky wheel gets the grease". how many people on this board are there? how many people on this board have taurus handguns that are functioning perfectly that don't post it? like with most things, we only post when we have a problem, we don't so much post when things work perfectly. for every post that something has gone wrong, how many guns are operating flawlessly that don't get a post? i personally own five taurus handguns, pistols and revolvers, that have never malfunctioned over a combined total of 20 years and god knows how many rounds through them (i couldn't count, all i know is i have huge bags of spent shells in the closet. i'm not counting them). and that's no bull. not a single FTF, not a single FTE, with ball or hollow point. nothing.
bottom line, i almost got caught up in something that, on further deeper thought, i really don't think exists to any great deal. and i always said i wouldn't do that. just goes to show how easily you can be lead astray if you don't keep your head about you at all times.
i've been thinking about what my next handgun purchase will be. and i've been, as is my habit, doing a LOT of research before i buy. and this is what i've determined. i seem to see a lot of people with problems on this board with their taurus handguns. and a lot of people that have to send their guns back for repairs. i was about to bail on taurus because of this. i was this close to believing what i've heard, that they are kind of shoddy.
but then i got to thinking about the old saying "squeaky wheel gets the grease". how many people on this board are there? how many people on this board have taurus handguns that are functioning perfectly that don't post it? like with most things, we only post when we have a problem, we don't so much post when things work perfectly. for every post that something has gone wrong, how many guns are operating flawlessly that don't get a post? i personally own five taurus handguns, pistols and revolvers, that have never malfunctioned over a combined total of 20 years and god knows how many rounds through them (i couldn't count, all i know is i have huge bags of spent shells in the closet. i'm not counting them). and that's no bull. not a single FTF, not a single FTE, with ball or hollow point. nothing.
bottom line, i almost got caught up in something that, on further deeper thought, i really don't think exists to any great deal. and i always said i wouldn't do that. just goes to show how easily you can be lead astray if you don't keep your head about you at all times.
