[Terry G]

Bought a new Taurus 942 .22 magnum revolver via GunBroker. I thought the fact that it's smaller than a Ruger LCRx and held two more cartridges, while still being a 3" was a win-win.
Got it, cleaned it, and loaded it with some Federal FMJs. Half of them failed to fire. A couple of them fired the second time around the wheel. Reloaded, same thing. Loaded Federal JHP. Same thing. Grabbed some CCI JHP. Same thing. Took all of the ammo that didn't fire in the Taurus and every single round fired perfectly in the Ruger.

Grrr.

I got a great deal from GB, but that's negated by the PITA and the cost of having to send it in for a warranty repair on its first day. I don't know how you screw up something as mechanically simple as a revolver, but they managed it, and the lack of quality control/testing. I hope they give me a replacement; who wants a gun they can't trust?

Taurus will pay the freight back and forth. I had the same light strike problem with a Sig P322. It happens with all makers. None of these have given me any problems in the decades I have owned them.

 

[Terry G]

They eliminated the second strike feature on the Gx4 so you dont have to spend 30 bucks like on the G2C and G3C
.Haven't actually fired a GX4 yet but the G2C and G3C are very reliable. Getting rid of second strike should make the GX4 more accurate also. the weapon is smallish for my hand but the trigger is not bad at all. they got rid of the safety also on the x4.

About that. I’ve never tried a second strike on a dud round just go to immediate action. Tap, rack, target. I think a second try is a waste of time.

 

[Terry G]

I never stocked any new “off brand” (non-controversial statement?) firearms because of, well, the above posts that’s why. When people would say things like “don’t you have anything cheaper than that Smith&Wesson like a Taurus or such things? After while I got tired of explaining all the things reflected in the above posts and would just kindly say “Nope. But if you save up some more money or trade in your old WinMarSavMauserBrownGarand we can work something out.”
Figured it was better than having some of them lie on the yellow sheet or have a girlfriend do the strawman thing. In the long run that policy brought in a lot of quality trades and sent the riffraff to the other guys. I can’t stop folks from buying low end but …

I have a dozen Taurus guns bought prior to 1995 and post 2019. No problems with any. The TX 22 is one of the better.22’s made recently. The G3 I’ve had for another a year and no complaints. BUT, you knew that was coming, right? The TH 45 I bought has been a headache from day one. The magazines aren’t feeding the gun properly. I’ve sent it back twice now and they send it back with a “No problems” note. They ignore my requests to use my magazines and I can’t get them to try them. They have paid the freight both times, but still. The thing is I like the gun. When it works it’s accurate and soft shooting. If you could count on it, the gun would be a fine carry piece. Now? No way.

 

[Terry G]

lol , ive been attacked online for laughing at Taurus lovers , hilarious , my neighbor of 30+ years shows me a Taurus not too long ago proud of it , tried to had it to me ,i refused like it like he was handing me a big steamy log , same guy asked me why his new shotgun wouldnt cycle , bought a AR style 12 , i believe Taurus USA has been problematic from their start ,i think their older import stuff is g2g and people think allot of the time thats what they are buying not realizing its a Taurus USA product, but questions and research can save money and heart ache

you would think that they have been feeding consumers junk for several years now that the word would be out and lack of sales would gode them into producing more quality orientated product , but it seems the very low price tags are just too irresistible and people open their wallets , there is no excuse of "growing Pains" to be had , its been 4 or 5 years now they should have the production kinks long worked out ,so its clear its a matter of lack of care

I bought Taurus guns from 1986 until 1990, ALL worked fine. I stopped when they started flooding the market, like many others, with polymer guns. I started back buying Taurus with the great TX22, G3, and lastly the TH 45. The TH 45 was giving me grief because the Mecgar magazines were defective. Once that was taken care of it’s a good, reliable firearm. Did they make some junk? Boy did they ever! I just never bought any.

 

[Terry G]

Why does every website that sells these guns have dozens of folks raving about them. But not you? Perhaps you just got a lemon. It happens.

I have a dozen or so, never a bit of trouble. I saw their TH 45 and bought it on the spot. Malfunctioned in the first magazine. And the second and the third. Failure to feed, extract and eject. I sent it back to Taurus. Six times I sent it back to Taurus. They replaced it twice. Same stuff each time. I have it still. I got it working finally by shooting 185 Grain Remington through it 100 rounds worth. Would I carry it? I'd carry the C&R Surplus Russian Nagant first.

 

[Terry G]

Have a used Taurus PT92 (old model, may predate 1985) that has always functioned well. And it has fed well with every aftermarket magazine I bought for it back in the Clinton crime bill decade. No doubt I may have been lucky, especially with the aftermarket magazines based on a lot of the internet chatter I read: wonders if quality may have dropped as market share increased. Like Ruger, their prices sure went up with market share. I've noticed that some of the Turkish guns are up in price as they got more name recognition as well. Of course, what prices aren't up now on anything?
Nobody around here (southeast Idaho) seems to stock Taurus PT92s any more since you can now buy a plain vanilla Beretta for only slightly more money. I do see a fair number of Taurus revolvers though, and I think some of their polymer frame semiautos. Of course, the Beretta 92 design is not as popular as it was back in the 80s, and they are sure not much of a pocket pistol!
Hope that you get satisfaction with your problem and in short order.

First Taurus I ever bought was a PT 92, very good gun. I still have it and consider it very accurate, reliable gun.