Is a Taurus better than a Fusion?
I Keep a Taurus Ultralight .38 Special about 18 inches from where my hands are on the keyboard as I type this
I’ve read their revolvers are good but their semi autos or hit or miss.
I have a Colt Agent. It’s ok.
I just keep a bucket of hockey pucks near my bed to throw at the bad guys. The leftist said that was adequate protection. And I took down my back walls and front fence because the leftist said they did not help protect me or my home.
I have a Taurus .38 and like it very much.
If you can find them try the Hornady Custom 38 SPCL Critical Defense cartridges.
If the hand gun doesn’t say Colt on it then I don’t buy.
I had one and sold it right away. The way the cylinder swung open, you couldn’t use a quick loader.
I have a taurus .22 magnum revolver that I've owned for decades. It's a double action eight round in stainless. Taurus revolvers are a close cousin to a smith and wesson as taurus aquired s & w patent(s) way back.
I own or have owned more than 5 Taurus handguns.
44mag, 45lc, 357mag, 9mm, and 22lr. I have never had an issue.
My oldest son has several as well.
Maybe we are lucky, i do own other handguns as well, from different mfr’s, and have had issues.
Mind that every Taurus i’ve purchased was new, and several but not all the other mfr’s, were used. The others - some not all - have had issues.
Recommend that you shoot the h-ll outa that wheelgun and sus it out for yourself.
I was just in Sprouts. They have what I think is a new sign saying No Firearms. I felt so reassured and safe shopping in the no gun zone. I am sure they had armed security to protect me.
I’ve had several over the years. Well made with good customer support. My Wife still has an 85 Snubby and shoots it well.
At one time, I would rate them a little better than Smith & Wesson, but then S&W quality went up.
I've got a 709 Slim in 9mm that I use for my every day carry. It's a great pistol, and has good reviews.
I have a Taurus, I like it.
Check the angle of barrel to frame, sometimes they are not aligned on Taurus. The gap between the barrel and cylinder then is different from left to right and if too close on one side, it can jam when the gun heats up. Had that happen on my airweight and a judge. After a quick fix by the gunsmith it worked very well.
Around 1978 I was looking at the guns at a Gibson’s in Dothan, AL. I spotted a S&W model 17 and was surprised at how cheap it was. At second look, it was a Taurus. Now I was familiar with Taurus. Good solid cheap guns from Brazil but not close to Colt, Ruger or S&W.
As I looked it over, it was really well finished. I think this was around the time that Taurus began to improve their guns quality.
I later had a model 85 in .38 special. I later let my Brother have it. Nothing special about it but he never had any problems with it either.
30 posts, ZERO photos.
Wow, that....that is just shameful.
ImVho, the Taurus handguns are ALL inferior in quality, when compared to a Colt’s, Smith & Wesson, Sig-Sauer or Browning high-power.
Fwiw, I was a LEO for most all of my active working life & have held an Army Rangemaster’s certificate for well over 2 decades.
My “every day carry concealed weapon” is a circa 1982 SIG-SAUER P225 semi-auto pistol in 9mm Luger caliber (I bought it as “surplus” from the German Forest Service.), that I’ve carried every day since 1996.
(It holds 9 rounds of 115 grain JHP & wears comfortably in an on-the-waist belt holster by Safariland leather.)
Note: IF you want a .38 Special revolver for every day concealed carry, consider a J-frame S&W with 2” barrel.
Just my OPINION, TMN78247