Years ago a professor told us that "All companies should strive for ZERO defects... but their people should remember that they will be judged mainly by what they do when things inevitably DO go wrong."
The gist of it, with Tauri 1911s, is that when they work, they work. The problem is when you need (or just want) to change something. It seems that their version of the series-80 style firing pin safety isn't quite identical to that of Colt's, so fit of any new parts relating to it (usually a new extractor) can be an issue, no matter the quality of the new parts.
Of course we don't know if this is still an ongoing problem, but it has come up several times over the years.
The even bigger problem early on was a lack of customer service, if something DID go wrong. Some members reported turn-around times of several months -- not because the guns were selling fast, but because guns in need of repair had to do a lot of traveling, to get to a repair center... somewhere (Brazil?). This has apparently been fixed, but it certainly left a bitter taste for some, in stark contrast to people's experiences with Armscor/RIA, for example.
So people who didn't know how (or didn't want) to fix a problem gun, had to wait months for it to be fixed, while those who fancied themselves capable of replacing a part or three if something went south, sometimes couldn't because of bespoke parts. That's quite an unfortunate combination of affairs, to put it mildly, especially when owners of other affordable 1911 brands recounted stories of changing everything but the frame, slide and barrel and still had a working gun.
Again, if it works, it works. Me, I've never owned one and while I call myself a Colt guy (see 'avatar' picture) if truth be told, my favorite 1911 is my ParaUSA 5" 1911. Which is in 9mm. And a double-stack. Shhh.
Happy New Year!
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
M. Setter
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