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Why the hatred? I've heard of finish, and hammer follow issues but don't other manufacturers 1911 style firearms have their(or had) problems from time to time?
Aside from all of the Taurus bashing, why do you consider this 1911 a no go? Please provide some substantiation. Please don't post the typical Taurus bashing rhetoric.
I've not heard of one instance of a 1911 KB from this model.
ETA: I understand this is a low price point 1911, and will not compete with a 2K 1911.
I have a good friend with one and have had no problems with it. He also have a Kimber Raptor...both nice guns...
I think PT1911 is a good gun for the money!
I wouldn't trust my life to one.
I've only handled and shot two of them, but based upon the two that I've seen and what I've heard from others they are a fairly roughly assembled hodge-podge of parts.
A guy at my work bought one to carry on duty to prove to us that you didn't have to spend a lot of a quality 1911. The plunger tube and firing pin stop all promptly fell apart within the first 1,500 rounds. He's now back to carrying the issued M&P.
When there are much better options out there in the same price area, like the M&P 45 or Glocks, why bother with a gun of questionable quality?
I think by merely not owning one, and shooting one twice this is an unqualified opinion. But thank you for the info about the tube and stop. I'd more likely replace a few parts with Wilson or some other company. I'll await the next post from someone that has more experience behind the trigger of a PT1911.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaltblitz
A simple thank you would have been good enough. The guy was trying to help you and you cop an attitude. I was going to give you my $.02 based off one used at a friends range as a rental but I think I can do without the attitude.Quote:
Originally Posted by SW-Shooter
By the time you are finished switching out parts with quality replacements, your
"savings" over a gun with an overall better reputation i.e. Springfield or used Series I Kimber will likely evaporate presuming a new Taurus purchase price of 550 to 600 for a blued gun.
You have already contemplated a new firing pin stop and plunger tube. i suspect since you will have then gun that far apart, you will likely end up replacing the Taurus unique hammer with the key lock built inside of it. This will mean a bit of work to fit it and to get and /or keep a decent trigger job.
Since you are replacing the hammer, you might think about replacing all the other internals with some type of matched set.
I frequent a private board that is populated with the 1911 "gurus of old and some new. The collective universal opinion is the the Taurus 1911 is a good concept that contiues to be marginally executed on its best day.
YMMV greatly
david of vcdgrips.com
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I own 2 1911s, both Kimber Series I guns
I have only shot one Taurus 1911. It was a POS.
It has since had 200.00 woth of new parts put it in by a guy who knows a thing or two about 1911s, it is now a marginal gun at best as the good parts only fit/function so so given the outofspectness of the frame, slide etc.
No disrespect was intended, I'm sorry it came out so bluntly.
I have never shot one and will not own one because it has a firing pin safety.
I have heard mostly good things about them from the gun shops that I frequent. One of them said that they had their doubts about their reliability but that they have never had one returned.
On the forums you hear about a lot of failures with their small parts and I believe it based on Taurus' reputation.
If you want a 1911 I think there are better choices out there.......
While I would love to own a better 1911, I cannot afford one. I picked up the Taurus for about the price of a low end condition Glock, Less than $350.00. So I'd like to upgrade it over some time by putting quality parts on it.
I've wanted a 1911 forever, so this is my chance.
I just want an honest review of it, not necessarily an opinion, just the facts.
Can I put good parts on it and make it as good as some of the quality 1911's?
Which parts should I look at replacing first?
I know the frame, slide, and barrel are good to go. I should be able to start by replacing the smaller parts, right?
Thanks
how much more qualified do you think an opinion on this is going to get?Quote:
Originally Posted by SW-Shooter
because of the name and short, bad reputation, there are probably extremely few people on earth who've put high volumes of ammunition through one/some. so you're not likely to get any SME opinions either way.
because people don't use weapons that have problems, you're also not likely to get anything more than "i had one, it broke at X round-count, so i stopped using it."
quality is expensive.. if it's cheap, there's a reason. no manufacturer will produce a quality gun/part and sell it for less than it's worth. thats why all the good gear is expensive, and all the crap gear is cheap. if taurus produced a quality 1911, they would sell it for two to three times the current MSRP.