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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: rocco102 on June 18, 2008, 05:17:31 PM
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I saw a good deal at academy on the taurus millinium pro PT 145. I never own a taurus but i heard the guns are not worth buying. I think for $289.00 for a .45 cal is a good deal but I like to know if I am trowing my money away. Please can someone give me some good advice about this little gun.
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;D I've got a 9mm and have had no problems.
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There were problems with earlier models.
I've got the newest PT145 with rail under the front of the barrel (for mounting things like lazers/ lights).Actually just out shooting it.
If you get the model with the rail (newest model) you should have no problems. :)
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I have a PT 140 and love it, short break in period, especially with the mags. they are almost impossible to fill the first few times, but they break in nicely. I suggest 200 rds to break it in. great shooter and shoots to point of aim great. I would buy another.
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Freind of mine has a 9mm, His only complaints were the stiff mag spring and the front sight screw loosens up. (Told him to try blue lock tite on that)
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I have a second generation PT111 9mm DAO which has been perfect. Never 1 Malfunction and it's a good shooter.
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I have a PT 24/7 PRO 40 with over 5,000 rounds. The only failures where caused by me it is a !st year production model. Important things to remember are to keep the striker system clean and do not use aerosol based cleaners as they may cause primer a failure. Other than that they are great pistols. If you prefer a hammer fired pistol you may want to look into the new 800 series that Taurus has just announced.
Mike Mc
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I have the PT145. Paid about $300 here in Texas. First problem, sights were off. Way off. Sent it back and 3 months later - new sights (problem fixed). Next problem - with a full magazine and an empty chamber, the slide would catch preventing the chambering of a round. Worse if you tried it "in a hurry." Sent it back (this time at their expense) and 2 months later - new parts and a functioning gun. To be fair, I appreciate its size and handling. It shoots well without much recoil (relatively speaking). Before buying this gun, I wrote to one of the popular gun writers from another gun show who swears the PT 145 is his personal defensive pistol. He feels the problems were mostly confined to the first generation. He did state in his email that it's still his gun of choice. I like the gun but will give it a thorough work out at the range before putting it back into rotation as my primary carry gun.
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I have the PT145. Paid about $300 here in Texas. First problem, sights were off. Way off. Sent it back and 3 months later - new sights (problem fixed). Next problem - with a full magazine and an empty chamber, the slide would catch preventing the chambering of a round. Worse if you tried it "in a hurry." Sent it back (this time at their expense) and 2 months later - new parts and a functioning gun. To be fair, I appreciate its size and handling. It shoots well without much recoil (relatively speaking). Before buying this gun, I wrote to one of the popular gun writers from another gun show who swears the PT 145 is his personal defensive pistol. He feels the problems were mostly confined to the first generation. He did state in his email that it's still his gun of choice. I like the gun but will give it a thorough work out at the range before putting it back into rotation as my primary carry gun.
Thanks for everyones info.
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I have been looking at the Millinium 9MM as a practice gun and possibly carry. I like the reviews I have heard here. I've heard good things about them from people at my local range too. Anyone have anything, good or bad, to say about the trigger pull? Long? Short? Heavy? Light?
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Taurus PT111 Review
(http://www.defensivecarry.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/PT111.JPG) (http://www.defensivecarry.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1266)
I have replaced my beloved Makarov .380 with a Taurus PT111. The PT111 was chosen over the Kel-Tec PF9, Kel-Tec P11 and Bersa Thunderer UC9. The PF-9 recoil was too snappy for my wife to shoot comfortably, the P11’s trigger was bad, the UC9 was disqualified by its magazine availability and thickness. If the UC9 came with 2 magazines it might have been selected, but the costs and availability of extra magazines ruled it out.
In two range trips I have put 200 rounds of WWB, 60 rounds of Speer GoldDots, 100 rounds of 115gr HP that I reloaded, 50 rounds of Blazer brass, 50 rounds of Wolf, 50 rounds of CCI Blazers.
I experienced 0 FTF’s or FTE’s, although the Wolf ammo tested the PT111’s second strike ability 7 times, every round fired.
Due to the initial slack in the trigger I tended to shoot low until I became use to it. The first range trip was just to get use to the trigger. The second was to practice point shooting and to test my preferred carry ammo Speer GoldDots 124gr.
(http://www.defensivecarry.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/Point_shooting_Gold_dots_2.JPG) (http://www.defensivecarry.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1265)
The Taurus PT111 has become my primary carry gun now.
I hope this helps