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alamo5000 wrote:I won't consider myself an expert and I am very new to this board.

I own two Taurus semi autos. The first one I have fired nearly 1000 rounds and not a single misfire. Not a single misfeed. Not a single jam. Not a single stove pipe. Nothing. Nada.

Welcome to the TexasCHLForum Alamo5000. There are many happy Taurus owners on the forum and I am glad that you are one of them.

frazzled wrote:I will note however, nearly every pistol I've had has broken at one time or another, except a Beretta 92. That includes Beretta, S&W, Ruger, Bersa, and Kimber. Shoot a firearm enough, and it will break.

I don't understand how you guys are so hard on your handguns that you feel the need to break them. I have never had a firearm that needed to be repaired. After a couple thousand rounds, I just put them in my the safe and buy a new one.

One of the things that I try to do when making any large purchase is to look at the total cost of ownwership, not the initial outlay of cash. If I spent $200 more on a certain gun and have a good probability that it will remain trouble-free for many years and I won't have to spend any time or money to send it back to the factory or to a gunsmith for repairs or broken parts, then I consider it money well spent.

Over the years I have seen friends buy some cheaper guns and end up replacing them with a more expensive gun later on.

P.S. I don't own a Glock or a Taurus.