Taurus 856

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Since nobody brought it up yet...

Taurus had issues with QC and some batches were lemons, while some other batches had no problems. It's sort of a gamble. At least it used to be, so Taurus got a bad rap. If you're getting a Taurus, it's a good idea to get one locally so you can both check it out and you have a place to bring it back for warranty - it will be serviced by Taurus, but the local store can ship it for you as part of their service.