Taurus Gun ??

[lostone1413]

Awhile back I was reading in one of my shooting magazines about the new Taurus 1911 they will be releasing. What I hear it will be the end of May. Everything I read points to it will be a heck of a good gun. What they said is allot of the work done on it in the states it would be a custom gun. I have never owned a Taurus gun. I was wondering what you think of them. I've shoot a few Taurus guns but not enough to know if it is a quality pistol and how it compares with the other brands out their. The article really got my interest in the 1911 they will have out in May but I just want to find out how good a Taurus gun is from some who have had some experience with that brand Thanks

[corbanzo]

Overall, I like Taurus handguns, but some are known to have a few problems.  The quality control of production seems to be lacking at times.  I also have read, and looked into the 1911, and it looks like they are putting in work on it, so hopefully we will have a quality firearm.  For Taurus, I would recommend waiting for at least a few months after the gun has come out, find out what people who own the gun think, how it actually performs before you make a decision to buy it or not.  I own two Taurus, a RB .454 casull, which is a great gun, no problems, and a M444 ultralite .44 mag, which is a huge pain in my a_ _, I've had it apart to fix stuff for more time than I've had it out shooting.  But they do come out with some good quality, you just have to wait and see about the specific gun.

[J-Train]

One thing to consider:  the 1911 is a proven design, not something new.  The cheap ones coming in from the Philippines and China seem to work OK, and parts are pretty much interchangeable.  I would think that it would be pretty hard to mess up a 1911 if QC is reasonable.  I'm looking forward to seeing the Taurus version, once it gets in the gun shops.