First off, don't listen to the "Don't buy a Taurus" crowd, its like getting opinions on which brand of car to buy.
In my experience those that say Taurus are good to go don't shoot much while those that say they are junk tend to shoot a lot. I have friends that shoot a lot. One shoots probably 60,000 rounds a year and many others probably shoot 1000 a month. These folks don't let anything Taurus see the inside of their safe. Just sayin...