I’ve been underwhelmed by the quality and accuracy of the last two Taurus pistols I’ve used.
I am not a Taurus fan. There are just too many superior weapons on the market. If I want a .380 I’ll get a Bersa Thunder.
At one time I’d have agreed with you.
I bought a Taurus PT111 (G1) Millennium in 1999 for my wife. It was a pure DOG! Every time it was fired it dropped the magazine, and it was a devil of a time to disassemble it and maintain. I kept it in my safe for a long time. It was an extremely marginal pistol, IMO.
Then a year ago I read about a lawsuit over it and other nearby models and a settlement. I sent it back and after 6-8 months of waiting, I received its replacement, the G2.
It is indeed a very fine weapon with all the features I like and would want and it shoots very reliably. While the free replacement period was a pain, what I ended up with was what I very much wanted in the first place.
I have a Taurus 45acp Tactical that is striker fired, with the same repeat strike capability. I trust my life with it as my home defense go to pistol. Eats any ammo I feed it. Loaded with Remington Golden Sabers for greeting purposes (12 + 1)/
I’m sorry you’ve had bad luck with them. I’ve owned 3 and each one has performed as advertised. The 2 I own now figure prominently in my EDC rotation. One s a PT856 6 shot snubnose revolver and the other is a PT740 striker fired semiauto in .40 S&W. The 740 kicks like a mule, but I kinda expected that going in.
CC