Had one that shot great. Very accurate and no issues after 5k rounds. However there is a lot of Taurus hate (some with good reason) on this site. It is actually a pretty good gun. Only reason I sold mine was for a Aimpoint ComM4.

I have one, and two of my brothers have them. All have many trouble-free rounds through them. Good gun at a good price.

Buddy has one shoots 45 ACP great but he uses an AA conversion kit on his most of the time. His has very good trigger, safety and sights.

I have had mine for a few years, more than 4000 rounds. Here are the issues I have had and currently having. The safety has been replaced, heat treatment was incorrect was the determining cause. I installed a set of Wolff springs for a 1911 and they are either the incorrect weight, or somehow were packaged incorrectly from Brownells. The Firing pin stop spring I ordered separately doesn't fit at all. I'm seeing some wear on the frame but nothing to get too worried about yet. The spring issue will get resolved one way or another, but don't buy into the idea that's a "real' 1911. Sending it back to the factory for repair is not an option as the gun works fine when the original springs are reinstalled. I was just replacing them out of normal maintenance concerns. 400 is a good price, and as for as it being a shooter I'd rate it a strong 7 out of 10. Reliability is as good as my colt, SA's and Star. Accuracy is as good as my Colt Gold Cup and SA NM. Its a lot of gun for the money, but if you buy a ring for ten cents chances are you have a ring not worth a dime. This is one of my USPSA guns and I shoot the piss out of it. It has never let me down. So I say do it!

I picked up a used one for a super cheap range beater. I've ran a ton of dirty lead rounds through it...and it's been 100% reliable. If you can get a good deal on one, jump on it!

Bought mine new shortly after they came out. Have run several hundred rounds thru it. Reloads, Blazer, WWB, you name it. Works every time. Nice trigger, decent accuracy. I have no complaints at all. Only change I made was some walnut double diamond grips and that was strictly a cosmetic issue.

i have had one since 07 and its been good to me. No complaints. One of my friends just got a 9mm this week and its run flawlessly with 500 rds through it. I would do it for $400 bucks only RIA is in that catagory(not that they are bad either).

what everyone else said
+1

just a follow up. I ended up getting this Taurus, I traded a Rossi .357 magnum and $130 cash difference for it.
I had $225 in the Rossi, so I got it for $355 basically.

After looking at it, The sights have been changed on it to HEINIE tritium 1 dot sights, and it has had some trigger work done. It shoots great.

Good score!

...speaking of trigger work, that really was the only thing about mine that I wasn't impressed with. Wasn't a bad trigger, just a little gritty. 20 minutes at the shop and it was smooth as butta! Trigger work is a nice bonus.

I just bought my second Taurus 1911, this one in 38 Super. CDNN has a great deal on the blued model with pimp gold accents. It's a cartel gun for sure. but it was cheap.

ive had one for a while and really like it. i replaced the stock strait sights to fiber optic but thats just preference. shoots great! glad you got it at the price you did

It is a very fine gun that has never failed me. Performance is better than my Auto Ordinance or Colt and it has a lifetime warranty. What else can I say?