Taurus 1911 Opinions?

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I've owned Para and Colt 1911s and am now itching for a new one. Taurus is definately meant for a man on a budget. I thought about buying one from that new Canadian company CastleArms.org.

Any opinions out there? Are these cheap junk or as good as Taurus advertises?
 
By most accounts Taurus did a good job with their 1911's. Like Max says, if there is an issue a fix is only a spare part away. I'd check & compare what mods you are getting on a given model vs other makers for similar extras at a similar cost.
 
Don't waste your money on china product. I bought my SS Taurus 1911 for $750 and it is as nice as any of my other 1911's. It has a forged frame vs. cast and a lot of upgrades compared to the cost for my STI, Para, Colts and Coonan's. At a least $600 less.

As for the MIM, it doesn't bother me as other companies use as much.
 
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I've heard nothing but praise for the Taurus 1911s...

but I've heard nothing but praise for the S.T.I. Spartan as well.

And I know which one I'd choose. ;)

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I had my PT1911 SS since April :) there is a review I did floating around here...

The gun has a forged frame, slide and barrel...reliable.. nice trigger...

IMO it's a great choice for a mid range 1911! The only thing I repaced was the grips. This and my Beretta are two of my favourite guns (my sig pic show it ;) )
 
I'd take a chance...

I like them, and I like the advertising for them. But you can claim anything in an ad. I had an opportunity to handle their version of the 1911 at the 2008 SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas. They seem nice. The slide to frame fit wasn't what I thought it should have been, and the trigger was a little gritty.
At least their products are not Chi-com reverse engineered junk, made with junk re-cycled steel.
For my money, I would buy the Taurus 1911 over that Chi-com crap. The Chi-coms will sell the West whatever the suckers will buy so they can get/buy an aircraft carrier. Buy that Chi-com junk at your/our peril.
 
One thing to be aware of, there is a Taurus 1911 with a rail on the dust cover, some (many) 1911 rail holsters do not fit this model - no big deal if you know about it, very big deal if you planned on slipping it into a holster that's 'off the shelf'
 
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One thing to be aware of, there is a Taurus 1911 with a rail on the dust cover, some (many) 1911 rail holsters do not fit this model - no big deal if you know about it, very big deal if you planned on slipping it into a holster that's 'off the shelf'
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I have a Kimber Warrior (it has a rail) and I got a factory holster for it. Think its a High Noon paddle holster.

They are tough to find but they are out there. Plus I would think that the plastic stuff should be catching up by now.
 
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