I just think it's funny that there has been so much derision applied to the genre after Taurus introduced them that it's really funny that Big Dawg S&W finally saw they were missing out on a few dollars and jumped aboard. There's very likely nothing wrong with their version . . . just find the whole episode kinda funny.

The 1911 has been around forever and is an established, much-appreciated design. That essentiallly everybody has a version on the market and are all selling like hotcakes pretty much proves it's a universally-accepted design that doesn't cater to a limited niche market.

And for what it's worth, I've owned several Tauri over the years, still own several, and have found them to be quite nice pieces. I don't have any of the various Judges because I don't understand the niche. Just me, of course.

I have had a few Taurii over the years. They once made a .45 auto that was a copy of the SIG 220. Worst handgun I've ever owned. Luckily the dealer I bought it from took it back.

I've had two others, one that was like a model 66. This one wasn't too bad, functional but not very accurate at all. Then I had one that was like a model 36, once again a giant POS. I ended up giving it away to a young man going to gunsmithing school in Colorado. I hope he got it working.