[TexasAviator]

It's not just an Australian problem, brand snobs are universal!

Glad you like the Taurus. It sucks about the "normal" warranty though.

 

[TexasAviator]

Yeah, not getting a lifetime warrenty was a bit of a downer, though not a deal breaker. I'm getting to like the gun more and more as I use it.
Though having said that it's taken me longer to get it dialled in, I used to use a club CZ75 and worn though it was I could get respectable scores with it, moving to my own Taurus my scores fell badly and I'm only now starting to get them back up to where I was before.

Maybe I'm just an optimist, but I say all that means is you have an excuse to shoot more!