Nothing Taurus holds its value...
For the new price of a Taurus, a better used gun can be found, always.
Used Taurus can/should be cheap.
Metro arms makes a very nice 1911, not sure if they are comparable in price to the Taurus but I am sure the quality is much better.
And I have owned/shot alot of Taurus products.
Nothing Taurus holds its value...
For the new price of a Taurus, a better used gun can be found, always.
Used Taurus can/should be cheap.
My dad cracked the frame on his pt709 slim. Likely a buddy's reloads. Taurus essentially gave him a brand new gun, with all the accessories he did not send with the original.I want to agree with this, but I see so few used Taurus guns for sale—especially the larger frame stuff like the 1911's and the full-size revolvers. Even a quick browse through the Marketplace posts here doesn't turn up a lot of them.
If we're going to compare apples to apples, show me a comparable new 1911 to the Taurus PT1911. It'll be the "junk" manufacturers like ATI or Rock Island, and resale isn't going to be any better with those. You'll need to spend upwards of $800 to get a 1911 that's going to hold its value better than a Taurus will (I'm thinking Ruger, S&W, Sig, Remington, etc.), and most of those guns are still going to sell for more on the used market than a new PT1911 will cost.
My experience with Taurus' service was excellent. About 4 years ago I had a Taurus TCP with a trigger issue. Taurus covered the shipping in both directions, and from the time it left my door to the time it arrived back at my door was 6 days. Problem was solved and they even threw in an extra mag for my trouble.
Mike
And I literally just cut the shot out of my thumb on the feed ramp of a metro arms 1911. So much unfinished edges its surprising it fired as many rounds as it did before jamming.
Armscore or ria may be better than Taurus, but not metro arms.
I want to agree with this, but I see so few used Taurus guns for sale—especially the larger frame stuff like the 1911's and the full-size revolvers. Even a quick browse through the Marketplace posts here doesn't turn up a lot of them.
If we're going to compare apples to apples, show me a comparable new 1911 to the Taurus PT1911. It'll be the "junk" manufacturers like ATI or Rock Island, and resale isn't going to be any better with those. You'll need to spend upwards of $800 to get a 1911 that's going to hold its value better than a Taurus will (I'm thinking Ruger, S&W, Sig, Remington, etc.), and most of those guns are still going to sell for more on the used market than a new PT1911 will cost.
My experience with Taurus' service was excellent. About 4 years ago I had a Taurus TCP with a trigger issue. Taurus covered the shipping in both directions, and from the time it left my door to the time it arrived back at my door was 6 days. Problem was solved and they even threw in an extra mag for my trouble.
Mike