This is why you always test a new carry piece before you bet your life on it

[Bam]

Kept hearing great things about the new Taurus GX4. It was cheap enough so I bought one as a back up to my P365.

Took it out for its first run today.... first mag, 8 rounds in, the extractor blew off! Checked the brass, it was fine, no blow out. Just awesome Taurus quality.

Take way... you buy a new carry piece, test it at least 500 rounds before you bet your life on it. For those first 8 rounds, it shot great, perfect center mass shots, but even when I get this back, I won't be carrying it.

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[Dirty Cary]

Kept hearing great things about the new Taurus GX4. It was cheap enough so I bought one as a back up to my P365.

Took it out for its first run today.... first mag, 8 rounds, the extractor blew off! Checked the brass, it was fine, so no blow out. Just awesome Taurus quality.

Take way... you buy a new carry piece, test it at least 500 rounds before you bet your life on it. Even when I get this back, I won't be carrying it.

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I had a Ruger spit the firing pin at me lol..

 

[Bam]

The extractor hit my cheek just below my eye.

Also don't forget wear safety glasses.

 

[Dirty Cary]

Same firing pin hit me in the face. They fixed it I sold it..

 

[Stomper]

TAURUS?!

 

[Provincial]

Play with the Bull and you get what comes out the back end!

 

[Bam]

TAURUS?!

I have always been a Taurus hater, but I was told I sounded like hypocrite so I thought I would give the GX4 a try based on the glowing reviews.

Apparently, I was right to hate Taurus, and I can now say I put it to the test and can first hand genuinely say... TAURUS INDEED SUCKS!

 

[The Heretic]

Always test the gun, ammo, mags, holster - when any of that combo changes.

especially if it is a Taurus

 

[PuddleMonkey]

Kept hearing great things about the new Taurus GX4.

 

[drstrangelove]

My buddy's DB9 blew up in his hand. DB replaced it.
My Taurus 85 cracked the forcing cone on it's first cylinder load. Taurus replaced it.
We've all heard the sayings… "lifetime warranty, because you'll need it," or "friends don't let friends buy Taurus", but at some level you have to understand that you generally get what you pay for.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I have always been a Taurus hater, but I was told I sounded like hypocrite so I thought I would give the GX4 a try based on the glowing reviews.

Apparently, I was right to hate Taurus, and I can now say I put it to the test and can first hand genuinely say... TAURUS INDEED SUCKS!

I had one Taurus in my life and was a little snubby 357 it was damn accurate! The issue was when you shot 38 spc it worked fine when you shot 357 mag it would skip cylinders. I gave it a chance but sold it and don't need to have my life depend on Saturday night specials

 

[TTSX]

What did we learn about buying cheap guns today, class?

 

[pharmseller]

What did we learn about buying cheap guns today, class?

Buy them used?

 

[Bam]

What did we learn about buying cheap guns today, class?

I've had Glock G43 fail on the first time out.. I have watched a friend's new Ruger LCP fail to fire due to the trigger disconnecting.

Some brands... Taurus... fail more than others.

The lesson was, test your new carry piece, not be a brand whore.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

What did we learn about buying cheap guns today, class?

Buy cheap and used so you can get two !

 

[drstrangelove]

Saw this one on Fb today. Might be true…

 

[EUGENE the REALTOR]

Saw this one on Fb today. Might be true…

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He's still committed to that gun?

 

[OldBroad44]

I had a Charter Arms .44 special Bulldog revolver fall into pieces on the third round. The hammer actually fell out and into a mud puddle. The Charter Arms Pathfinder .22 revolver I bought at the same time didn't fall into pieces. But it only felt like firing part of the time. Obvious light primer strikes.

I had a new Colt Anaconda. 44 mag decide to let its firing pin break on the third round. So neither paying pretty high end nor the Colt name, nor the fact it was a revolver saved me from a gun failure.

 

[nammac]

Saw this one on Fb today. Might be true…

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Interesting, if the cylinder failed to index properly, how was the primer lined up with the firing pin? I'm sure there's a good internet explanation for that, perhaps the rounds had offset primer pockets…

 

[Hemlock]

Looks like a Speer Semi Jacketed Wadcutter bullet in the picture.
I don't know if Speer sells that in loaded ammo. If not, then it's reloaded ammo.
Overload?