24/7 Pro in .45 ACP Barrel length vs. reliability

JFree said:

I have read about all of the failure to feed issues, and magazine issues, and my first question is this:

Has Taurus fixed their issues with the .45 24/7 Pro? Can I reasonably expect to get a reliable pistol in this 24/7 Pro?

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If you get a Pro made from 2007 on you're pretty safe. Check the dates on the messages you see about feeding problems. My (4 inch) Pro .45 has had no feeding problems at all. The main problem right now is that Taurus doesn't want very much for you to get in touch with them. No email address, long phone waits. It's odd to me because I grew up in a time when customers were valued.

And my next question, is there a barrel length, or revision number that is more reliable against these issues? How do I tell which revision the retail store is selling me? I read that the Millennium Pro is more reliable in the third revision, but I have not heard anything about revisions on the 24/7 Pro.

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I know nothing about Millenniums, but you can find the date of manufacture from a serial number. Sometimes you can get it through the Taurus web site, but a woman on the phone there seemed shocked at my suggestion that the site should be kept updated. Also there is a mold stamp in the Pro .45 dust cover that gives you a pretty close date if you know how to read it. As I recall, the year is on the outside circle.

JFree said:

I do not like 9mm, too dangerous in the fact that it penetrates too much.

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Doesn't that kind of depend on the round you're using? Using milk jugs of water I put the Taurus .45 185 copper (HP) through 2 jugs, where it stopped against the 3rd one. I shot a Lawman 230 through 8 jugs and as far as I know, it's still going.

JFree said:

Yea, of course you can change the characteristics of any gun / caliber by changing the ammo, but generally speaking, apples to apples, a 9mm has more penetration than a .45 acp.

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My point was to suggest that a well expanded HP shouldn't be dangerous to "the surrounding environment." I'm surprised, but I'm probably least well read or experienced of anyone here.

Is there a lot of data on issues stemming from 9mm hollow point over penetration?