Re: Taurus PT101
Only Taurus 92 copy I shot was chambered in .380 and had some firing pin issues, wouldn't go bang every time. (This was an early model, I presume the issue was addressed in later models)
Every Taurus pistol I have fired to date has had a problem with it. The last 2 (millenium pros, one in .40s&w and one in .45acp) wouldn't even return to battery, their recoil spring sucked that bad.
Given this track record, I would look elsewhere for a pistol. What are you really saving, when you end up having to sell the pistol at a loss in less than 10 months when u find out it is not reliable and nobody will give you a decent price for a used one?
All that said, I'll go off on the 'Judge' next as this is one of Taurus's more popular pistols. Its a .410, its a .45 colt, but it takes a compromise from both rounds to make it work. Sure you have a cylinder thats long enough for a .410 shell, but with a rifled barrel your shot dispersement is going to be pretty bad. Inside of 3 yards it should group fine though. So, lets shoot .45 colt instead. The frame and topstrap are made from a Ti alloy(not positive on that) but from what I understand its not the ideal metal to be building guns from. This being the case you can't really load any hot .45 colt through the gun. So you end up with a revolver that can't hold a good pattern or push any considerable power.
All that aside I <span style="font-style: italic">heard</span> good things about their 1911's, but I'll take that with a grain of salt.
