Not sure if this has been mentioned but I just found out.
Also not sure if this would be the right section to post this, but since Taurus makes handguns and longuns I decided to post here.
Apparently Taurus has dropped the lifetime warranty on guns made after 2017. Post 2017 guns will have a 1yr warranty.
ETA I re-read the info and the 1 yr warranty applies to new models made after Jan 1 2017. So all of their older pre 2017 designs still have the lifetime warranty. So I guess they will continue to discontinue models like the 709 and bring out new models like the g2s. That way they can get most of ther line away from the lifetime warranty.
I only found this out as I recently picked up a used 709 slim from a member and was doing some research on it. I am not generally a Taurus fan but this gun seems to be made well and possesses a "nice" trigger. It is glock-ish, with a light smooth takeup, minimal creep and a short, crisp, audible and tangible reset. So I figured I would keep it.
They have discontinued the 709 and revamped it as the g2s, a single stack lookalike to the g2c, which is a revamped pt111 millennium. I had a few of the pt111 back in my newb days and was generally underwhelmed with the build quality. This 709 is much better in that regard. The look is a bit funky, but size and feel in hand is good, for me. I am going to put a plus 1 extension on one mag and give it a shoot.
A bit more warranty info, after a pre 2017 Taurus design is discontinued the warranty is good for 5 yrs. So not exactly lifetime anyways. In other words, if you bought a Taurus before 2017 and they no longer make that model you have 5yrs of warranty left after the date of discontinuation.
I have heard/read many justify buy a Taurus on the warranty. While it is nice to know the mfg has my back, I usually base my purchases on known quality, thus I hardly ever buy a new design gun. I did once, a ruger sr9. It had a terrible trigger and was quickly recalled for trigger issues. When I got it back the tigger was even worse, and I moved it on. Lesson learned. Ghost came out with a disconnector eventually and I have heard that the newer sr9 models have better triggers. Whatever, it was and is a knock off glock, better than the smith and Wesson sigma/sd9 but not woth the time, IMO.
This direction with the warranty seems like a step back. I have never cared for Taurus clones of other designs, beretta 92 and smith revolvers for example, as they lack the quality of the originals. However their in house design guns are often interesting and unique. I can appreciate a lower cost brand stretching their design dept to innovate. The pt111 was ahead of it's time and much better than the keltec p11. Small double stack carry nines in the 90s were not as popular or plentiful as now. Quality was spotty but from what I have read the newer models inc the g2c are higher quality.
So how do you feel about Taurus dropping the "lifetime" warranty?
Also not sure if this would be the right section to post this, but since Taurus makes handguns and longuns I decided to post here.
Apparently Taurus has dropped the lifetime warranty on guns made after 2017. Post 2017 guns will have a 1yr warranty.
ETA I re-read the info and the 1 yr warranty applies to new models made after Jan 1 2017. So all of their older pre 2017 designs still have the lifetime warranty. So I guess they will continue to discontinue models like the 709 and bring out new models like the g2s. That way they can get most of ther line away from the lifetime warranty.
I only found this out as I recently picked up a used 709 slim from a member and was doing some research on it. I am not generally a Taurus fan but this gun seems to be made well and possesses a "nice" trigger. It is glock-ish, with a light smooth takeup, minimal creep and a short, crisp, audible and tangible reset. So I figured I would keep it.
They have discontinued the 709 and revamped it as the g2s, a single stack lookalike to the g2c, which is a revamped pt111 millennium. I had a few of the pt111 back in my newb days and was generally underwhelmed with the build quality. This 709 is much better in that regard. The look is a bit funky, but size and feel in hand is good, for me. I am going to put a plus 1 extension on one mag and give it a shoot.
A bit more warranty info, after a pre 2017 Taurus design is discontinued the warranty is good for 5 yrs. So not exactly lifetime anyways. In other words, if you bought a Taurus before 2017 and they no longer make that model you have 5yrs of warranty left after the date of discontinuation.
I have heard/read many justify buy a Taurus on the warranty. While it is nice to know the mfg has my back, I usually base my purchases on known quality, thus I hardly ever buy a new design gun. I did once, a ruger sr9. It had a terrible trigger and was quickly recalled for trigger issues. When I got it back the tigger was even worse, and I moved it on. Lesson learned. Ghost came out with a disconnector eventually and I have heard that the newer sr9 models have better triggers. Whatever, it was and is a knock off glock, better than the smith and Wesson sigma/sd9 but not woth the time, IMO.
This direction with the warranty seems like a step back. I have never cared for Taurus clones of other designs, beretta 92 and smith revolvers for example, as they lack the quality of the originals. However their in house design guns are often interesting and unique. I can appreciate a lower cost brand stretching their design dept to innovate. The pt111 was ahead of it's time and much better than the keltec p11. Small double stack carry nines in the 90s were not as popular or plentiful as now. Quality was spotty but from what I have read the newer models inc the g2c are higher quality.
So how do you feel about Taurus dropping the "lifetime" warranty?
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