Question of the Day: Is Taurus Better Than Ever?

By Robert Farago

How A Brazilian Gun Company Became An Overnight Market Leader In The U.S. forbes.com proclaims. You might say the article is a puff piece, but I couldn’t possibly comment. Except to say that yes, it is extremely positive about the Brazilian company’s fortunes. Well, forthcoming fortunes. Like this . . .

Forjas Taurus had won a lot of American consumers after establishing a facility in Miami, but by 2013 it had once again fallen out of touch with what American gun owners want. Also, perhaps to catch up to a surging marketplace, Forjas Taurus had rushed products to the market and ended up with manufacturing issues that were affecting the quality of its guns.

This changed earlier this year when Forjas Taurus and Taurus Holdings, Inc. were bought by Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC), also headquartered in Brazil. CBC’s ammunition brands include Magtech, Sellier & Bellot (S&B), and MEN. CBC’s stepped in to fix the problems, but they didn’t just get heavy handed about steering its U.S. division back to prosperity; they came in with a stick and cleaned out management and then brought in an experienced American gun-guy, Anthony Acitelli, to be president and CEO. Acitelli has over …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns