Owner of a brand new 24/7 Pro in .45 ACP. I figured since it had a rail, why not mount a laser. Did so and took it to the range. Nothing but FTL's from both mags. One FTL'd alamost every round, the other every 3rd or 4th round.
I figured it needed wearing in so I struggled through about 150 rounds on my first visit. I went again today and had the same problem. So I had the smith look at it. Who kinda figured I was limp wristing it.
So he fired 5 rounds and an FTL every time. He scratched his head and after some looking at the weapon, asked me to remove the laser and much to my surprise the FTL issues greatly reduced themselves.
It appears the extra weight in the front caused by the laser adds to the FTL issues. Thiis seems to also be a problem with Glock. He told me that Glock will ship you different springs that resolve the issue with their weapons if you put laser or light on.
Still, one of the 2 factory mags is horrible with anywhere from 50 to 75% FTL's. From what I can see, the rounds do not angle up far enough to get to the bottom of the feed ramp. Causing the FTL problems.
The other mag is far better but also has the same angle issue. Causing occasional FTL's.
I had the same problem with an 8 round mag for my 1911. Which also had the same style plastic follower. I'm figuring different springs or perhaps a different follower should be the solution to this..
FTR, I did take both mags apart and cleaned them. As well putting a light coating of oil on the inside.
Guess I better call Taurus and see what they can come up with to solve this. I do like this gun but the current unreliability does cause me considerable irritation.
I figured it needed wearing in so I struggled through about 150 rounds on my first visit. I went again today and had the same problem. So I had the smith look at it. Who kinda figured I was limp wristing it.
It appears the extra weight in the front caused by the laser adds to the FTL issues. Thiis seems to also be a problem with Glock. He told me that Glock will ship you different springs that resolve the issue with their weapons if you put laser or light on.
Still, one of the 2 factory mags is horrible with anywhere from 50 to 75% FTL's. From what I can see, the rounds do not angle up far enough to get to the bottom of the feed ramp. Causing the FTL problems.
The other mag is far better but also has the same angle issue. Causing occasional FTL's.
I had the same problem with an 8 round mag for my 1911. Which also had the same style plastic follower. I'm figuring different springs or perhaps a different follower should be the solution to this..
FTR, I did take both mags apart and cleaned them. As well putting a light coating of oil on the inside.
Guess I better call Taurus and see what they can come up with to solve this. I do like this gun but the current unreliability does cause me considerable irritation.