![]() ![]() ![]() In 1982, Taurus set up an affiliate company, Taurus U.S.A., in Miami to import its firearms and eventually design guns stateside. The company now had facilities, designs and talent with Beretta and Smith & Wesson experience. When that contract expired in 1980, Beretta sold its facility, along with everything within it-including the schematics, tooling and a skilled workforce that would soon churn out the well-received Taurus PT92 and PT99.īy that time, Bangor Punta had sold Forjas Taurus back to Brazilian ownership. In 1974, Beretta won a contract to make 92s for the Brazilian Army, which required in-country manufacturing. In 1970, a controlling interest in Taurus was purchased by Bangor Punta Corp., then the owners of Smith & Wesson. In 1968, Taurus started exporting revolvers to the United States. For many years, its made-in-Brazil firearms hit the American market in sub-standard shape. To put it bluntly, Taurus suffers a reputation problem. Snob that I am, I was surprised it was a Taurus. Here was an all-steel snubnose that had weight-a real gravitas in the hand-plus a great trigger, great grip, interchangeability with aftermarket sights and grips, and a deep bench of available holsters-all this for a real-world price well under $400. For me, I couldn’t shake that feeling of palming the new rimfire revolver from Taurus: the Model 942. When you get back home, your jealous buddies ask, “What’s new?”Ī week or two away from that virus-infested casino air, memories of the better guns handled and guns discussed always percolate up. You handle, dry-fire and chat with product managers about dozens of new firearms. You walk the 12.5 miles of exhibitors at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas over that third week in January. 22 WMR, the Taurus Model 942 revolver exceeds expectations and should have shooters looking differently at the Brazilian gunmaker. ![]()
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