Taurus Is Making Guns in the USA

[Hambo]

Beretta? Beretta is one of a very few manufacturers I’ve not had guns brought back for warranty returns since the great QC decline of 2020. What have you seen that suggests a QC decline at Beretta? I figured they were one of the exceptions.

Cracked Tomcat frames
At least three 92FS with dead triggers out of the box
Then there was the run of 92Ds with the front sight slot milled at a downward angle

It seems to be a Tennessee problem, not an Italy problem.

[SwampDweller]

Cracked Tomcat frames
At least three 92FS with dead triggers out of the box
Then there was the run of 92Ds with the front sight slot milled at a downward angle

It seems to be a Tennessee problem, not an Italy problem.

Ah. My experience is with Italian. I’ve stayed away from US Berettas. I want a Langdon 92 but I don’t know if I want to take the chance on a Tennessee made one.

[jetfire]

The industry standard appears to be at an all time low. What I would love to see is the industry as a whole trying to do better. While a return rate may be small, at best it's an inconvenience to the customer. If you told me that Taurus has better rates of return than Colt, S&W, Ruger, and Beretta (who have sunk to new or not so new lows), you'd have my attention.

All the major manufacturers target a return rate of less than 1%, and we're under that along with S&W, Ruger, and Beretta. Your odds of getting a bad S&W are pretty much exactly the same as getting a bad Taurus revolver (very low).

Now I can't control people who, for some reason, invent problems because they're invested in seeing the brand fail, which is still something that surprises me whenever it happens.

[jetfire]

Hey, @jetfire. I would like to see Taurus provide better customer service for folks who can and do perform their own firearms repairs. Requirng to send a firearm to the Mothership and waiting weeks and weeks for its return when only a simple replacement part is needed is sophomoric...a non-starter for me.

There is a considerable number of small parts available for purchase on ShopTaurus.Com depending on what you want to do to your gun. There's also a robust aftermarket of additional small parts, again depending on what you want to do to your gun.

[FrankB]

There is a considerable number of small parts available for purchase on ShopTaurus.Com depending on what you want to do to your gun. There's also a robust aftermarket of additional small parts, again depending on what you want to do to your gun.

https://shoptaurus.com/small-frame-revolvers/

I called Colt to get an extra yoke/crane screw for a Python, and the rep not only said No, he also said he wouldn’t know who to ask(!!!!).

[CSW]

I'd love to know why Taurus used to offer the flush 856 hammer to the public, then it was removed.

[jetfire]

I'd love to know why Taurus used to offer the flush 856 hammer to the public, then it was removed.

Parts availability. Most of them go into guns, and the few spares we have are in our repairs department. If there's ever X more than the spares quantity, those go up for sale. Hammers are one of the parts we have to replace the most often, because "Highly Trained Kitchen Table Gunsmiths" are forever doing their own action and polish jobs and ruining their hammers.

[45dotACP]

There is a considerable number of small parts available for purchase on ShopTaurus.Com depending on what you want to do to your gun. There's also a robust aftermarket of additional small parts, again depending on what you want to do to your gun.

Brather I wish I knew where an extended length firing pin for the small frame Taurus revolvers can be found.

I get that I should be able to run my bobbed hammer 2" with its 14lb trigger just fine....but I'd love a reliable 9lbs

[jetfire]

Brather I wish I knew where an extended length firing pin for the small frame Taurus revolvers can be found.

I get that I should be able to run my bobbed hammer 2" with its 14lb trigger just fine....but I'd love a reliable 9lbs

We are developing this as we speak with TK custom

[TheNewbie]

Everyone should be rooting for Taurus. They seem to be doing a lot of good work and they clearly are improving.


Do the Rossi revolvers have a bit smoother pull than the 856 series? I’m asking for someone with limited hand strength, who would need two fingers to have a decent pull on an 856.