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Posted on Jun 26, 2020
LT Brad McInnis
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A friend of mine is thinking of getting one, and I have never used one. Anything interesting/unusual I should look for? Thanks!
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MAJ Byron Oyler
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I once owned a Taurus 40 and for the money it was a good pistol. They are big but not shit like Hi Point.
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CPL Dave Hoover
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Never had one, but I've talked to near a dozen gun sales people and they all say they same. The revolvers are good (not great) everything else, NO!!! LT Brad McInnis
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CPL Douglas Chrysler
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I have a Taurus 22 ankle backup pistol. Never had a problem in like 15 years.
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Has anyone owned a Taurus 9MM pistol?
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Look for something else.
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CPL Dave Hoover
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I second this.
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I had a Taurus .40-cal. years ago. It was a good gun. Never had a problem with it.
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MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P
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It's a decent handgun. It's no Colt or Glock but it's not a Hi Point either. At least in most of the gun shops around the house, you can get better quality for similar money.
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SGM Bill Frazer
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Had 1 years ago- ok gun, worked well, was happy, till I got my Springfield Armory .45
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CPT Lawrence Cable
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New ones are fine. Taurus was the licensed manufacturer for Beretta in Brazil and still makes a clone of the 92/M9 that IMO corrected the shortcomings of the 92, including a frame mounted safety that works in the right direction. I have PT101 in 9MM (92 Clone with adjustable sights) and the follow on to the PT24/7, the OSS 24/7 in 45 ACP. Both are fine pistols, although the OSS requires a break in period not uncommon in modern handguns. The 101 was never ammo sensitive and after about 300 rounds, the 24/7 eats any junk I load in it. I have not got to shoot the current G3 series pistols yet.

One the revolver side, most models are S&W clones, with the exception of the tracker series. Quality isn't Smith & Wesson, but still decent. They make a number of six plus revolvers, including an interesting 38/357 that has a replacement 9mm cylinder.
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TSgt David L.
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Get an S&W M&P or Springfield instead. Taurus makes some decent stuff but you can get better for about the same money.
Just my 2 cents.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
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Not sure if this helps. I am normally a Sig Sauer guy, but I have a Taurus 1911 that has been a great gun. My Sigs can be a bit particular about the ammo they take. The Taurus gobbles up anything, steel case, aluminum or brass from any manufacturer or any reloads I have thrown at it. I have shot somewhere around three thousand rounds out of it and never had a jam or a stove pipe or failure to fire. No where near the most expense or prettiest, but if it failed tomorrow I’d buy another.
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