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Yeah, I remember reading something about it in an article in one of the gun magazines a few months back. It was about how Taurus has come a long ways from their first guns which were meet with poor reviews to their current firearms which are of far better quality.
I'm not sure of the magazing I read it in but I found the info and I was partially wrong. *LOL*
In 1970, the Bangor Punta Corporation, then the parent company of
Smith & Wesson, purchased 54 percent of Forjas Taurus, allowing the two firearms manufacturers to easily share information regarding design and manufacturing. In 1977, Taurus was purchased from Bangor Punta by its current owners, and its ties to Smith & Wesson were severed.
In 1980, after Italian arms manufacturer
Beretta had completed its contracts to produce firearms for Brazil's military, Taurus purchased Beretta's
São Paulo manufacturing plant along with the tooling, technical drawings, and work force necessary to produce several different pistol designs.
In order to more effectively tap the
U.S. market, the company created a subsidiary, Taurus International Manufacturing Incorporated, also known as
Taurus USA, in 1984.
Taurus bought out one of Beretta's Brazilian factories when Beretta's contract for their military ended. Lucky for Taurus! *LOL* Alot of critics have said that that was a major turning point for Taurus getting their firearms on track and into more markets.
As for my sidearm of choice, SIG! I carry a 9mm SIG P229 Elite Dark & a .40 cal. SIG SCT.I've thought about maybe trading my .40 cal. SIG SCT for a .40 cal. SIG SAS for like condition. As for ammo, my primary defensive loadout is Hornady Critic Defense rounds, my secondary is Federal Hydra Shok. For practice, usually Federal or Winchester, which ever is cheapest factory load when I'm buying.