[Jeff Higgins]

It is, after all, a Taurus. They all go out of timing, among other things. Cheap S&W knock-offs, where the only reason S&W keeps up in today's revolver market is because they continue to execute their now century old designs quite well, building them from quality materials to very close tolerances. Take a company like Taurus, who use cheaper materials and far less skilled workers assembling their guns, and the results are predictable. Those old designs really start to show their age.

Full size 1911's are great, for those of us who practice with them. I have several very good ones that I love dearly, and carry regularly. My wife, however, is confounded by them. She finds it difficult to even rack the slide, much less clear a jam. So our nightstand gun remains a Single Action in .45 Colt, either a Ruger or a Colt. Simple, rugged, foolproof, and safe.