My PT-99AF has been flawless from day 1. Those machining pictures sure tell another story though.
How many dealers will allow you to strip a gun before you buy it though? I'm thinking I'd wand to bring a jewelers loop to inspect anything I bought now, especially a used gun. Any brand, not just taurus!
I went shooting with a friend of mine last week. We brought a wide variety of weapons including his "new" Taurus that he had gotten a day or two earlier. I'm not sure the exact model. It was a hammerless .357 in stainless steel or nickel. (I'm a glock guy so i don't know it was shiny). Anyways we fired less than fifty rounds through it of both .357 and .38 Special. During a reload the cylinder feel to the ground along with a small spring and a small rectangular piece. He got it back together but the cylinder wouldn't stay in place, it just kept spinning. Needless to say it wasn't fired anymore that day. Is this a common trend with Taurus or just a failure of his particular gun?
"There's a HUGE difference between Taurus and Ruger!"
I'm extremely pleased with the PT92, boringly reliable, beautiful design, DA/SA, Frame mounted external safety and able to carry Condition 1 C&L if desired.
It's too bad Ruger doesn't make a DA revolver in .22lr.
Perhaps they will get smart and offer their LCR model in .22lr soon.