the most recent one was sportco in fife was a judge and the cylinder lock was broken and would not engage. it was like a free spin pawl in a tricked out single action. My first encounter with Taurus was with my pt92 which was a good gun to begin with but when the slide stop broke and my experience with their so called customer service was enough for me. then my dad had a Taurus 44 revolver that shaved lead so you couldn't shoot it accurately. All i can say from personal experience is i would never spend my money on them again if you have a good one than keep it and enjoy it i have allways wanted a judge and a couple their other guns that i think are pretty neat but my confidence in them is completely gone. as for my recommendation if your on a budget i would say look at a CZ-P07 if you have a bit of money to spend than look at the Kimber eclipse i own both and they have been great to me.