On the other hand...Mike1951 wrote:That may be true. However, my experience is as follows:AndyC wrote:That's likely quite true - however, others swear at Taurus Customer Service should anything need fixing, from what I hear
By the way, that's not a poke at Taurus' firearms - just their support.
Kimber - 1 trip back
Springfields (2) both new -#1 Springfield refused to take it back, said it would probably get better with use. Spent over $400 to make it reliable.
#2 - 2 trips back
Taurus (4) - no malfunctions ever, thus no need for customer service
I have a Kimber UCII, and my son has a Taurus PT1911. NIB, my Kimber came with a defective slide stop lever. I placed one call to Kimber, and I had the replacement part in hand within 3 or 4 days. It dropped right in, and the pistol has run flawlessly for an easy 1500 round now. For no particular reason at the time, I held onto the defective part.
About 6 months later, my son and I are at the range and the slide stop lever pin on his Taurus breaks right in half. He is naturally very disappointed, but then I remember the "defective" Kimber part which is still in the Kimber case. We drop it right into the Taurus, and the Taurus has run for a flawless 1000 rounds or so since then. That Kimber part is still in that Taurus pistol.
Go figure.
BTW, I also have a Springfield Loaded, purchased used from HighVelocity, total round count unknown. Runs like a champ.