There was a time when I thought Taurus guns were junk. But I've been around enough of them to learn how wrong I was. In fact, I've never seen one that didn't function good and shoot right with Smith and Colt.

I'm fixing to buy one of thesePT 1911's. Price is $589 at Academy Sports and these guns are hand fitted with every option a guy could want a custom pistol smith to put on a .45. When you consider this price will hardly buy you a rusted out old military pistol, a person is goofy NOT to spring for one of these.

And there are a LOT of videos available on You Tube of folks firing these weapons in competition and just targets. What's not to like?

Many of our American firearms mfg's have gone to the dogs, I'm sorry to say.