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New Taurus 454
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What is your current opinion, on the Taurus revolvers? Reliability, service, eyc. Are they any better than they were 5-10 years ago THX Guys
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My experience, was with one of the original stainless Judges's. Which I bought used. Because of that, wouldn't buy any Taurus revolver. Without a ironclad replacement, or money back guarantee.
I don't have much faith, In a individual's experience with just one revolver. My belief is that Taurus, suffers from a serious quality control problem.
Bud's, is a high volume on-line seller. Who posts factual reviews, from it's large buyers base. I always go there when researching a purchase. To get the skinny, from the early adopters. Who just have to be the first in the neighborhood. To get their hands, on the newest wonder gun.
Quality control issues. My replacement .357 Tracker was no jewel. Cylinders did not lock anywhere close as tight as a Smith or Colt revolver. Accuracy was minimal to say the least. A 6" revolver should shoot pretty straight. It didn't. Every cylinder had its own mind. No target pistol or average pistol at all. Would not ever buy any of their firearms again. I tried selling it with no results. Non selling results maybe of unloading it on a trade deal. That worked for a Sig 320 Full size 9mm even trade. Guy needed a .357 to hunt with. I sure hope he keeps the game close enough to hit ..like 20 yd.
Seriously doubt a Taurus could handle many hot 454 loads. Would stick with 45 Colt loads for practice. I own a Ruger Super Redhawk in 454 and have fired many hot loads using 325 and 350 gr slugs. Still locks up tight and is super accurate. Recoil from this Ruger actually broke my Leopold scope which Leopold repaired free of charge.
Lastly consider the resale value of their products. SW, Colt and Rugers appreciate. Taurus does not.
I have had personal experience with 4 of their revolvers, and mine have been very good and I am pleased with them. 2 model 94's (.22LR), 1 Tracker in .44 magnum, 1 Model 731 in Total Titanium (.32 H&R) which is still my carry gun.
I have also seen some really bad ones while working in a friends gun shop. A shipment of 5 Model Trackers in .44 magnum that were so full of machine chips that all 5 got returned to the distributer. A model 941 with numbers stamped on the front of the cylinder that ran into the exit ports, and had a cylinder and yoke assy that would slide out of the gun even when the retaining screw was tight. This gun was sent in for work to their repair station and when returned they did nothing about the cylinder front, and when received back you could not open the cylinder unless you unscrewed the yoke retaining screw.
Bottom line for me is inspection prior to buying. They make a lot of good guns, and some really lousy ones mixed in. Taurus revolvers are best purchased by folks who know what to look for upon doing a proper inspection.
I have been around guns including the gunsmithing end of them for over 50 years. As far as brand name on a gun, I have seen bad ones from all companies. I don't avoid but a couple brands and Taurus is not one of them. They make some nice guns at a very good price. Just know enough to look before you leap.