I was able to get a PT640 today at Academy. Last night I did a search and found the PT640 listed on the Brazilian Taurus website under POLICE PISTOLS, and used the Google translate service to translate the Portuguese to English.

The PT640 is a medium frame .40, DAO. The PRO version is almost identical except that it is listed as DA/SA.

I also searched online for anyone that might have PT640 magazines, include several dealers of hard to find magazines. NONE were listed, and emails sent to several specialized dealers of hard to find magazines indicated that none had them.

Does anyone know where I could find additional mags for the PT640?

Thanks!

 

I got this gun today, I'm pretty happy with it.

 

Congratulations on your new pistol.

We'd certainly like to take a gander at it if you'll kindly post a pic!

 

Thanks, here's a couple iPhone pics

 

looks great, very simular to a millinium pro but the grip looks different.

 

PT 640 Mags (MAYBE), PT 145, PT 111 , 24/7 .40 Compact mags on sale at Cabela's

I can NOT yet vouch for the accuracy of the posts on the Brazilian gun blogs, BUT it appears that the Taurus 24/7 .40 COMPACT magazines may be the SAME as the PT640 mags.

Tonight I ordered several of the factory original 24/7 .40 Compact 11 round magazines from Cabela's, where they are on sale for HALF PRICE at $19.88. (Free shipping on $99 orders with code WGIFTS, expires 11/29).

For the same price Cabela's has the mags for the MIL PRO 9mm and 45acp. I had previously bought some of these for my PT145 PRO and they were perfect.

 

I can NOT yet vouch for the accuracy of the posts on the Brazilian gun blogs, BUT it appears that the Taurus 24/7 .40 COMPACT magazines may be the SAME as the PT640 mags.
Tonight I ordered several of the factory original 24/7 .40 Compact 11 round magazines from Cabela's, where they are on sale for HALF PRICE at $19.88.
For the same price Cabela's has the mags for the MIL PRO 9mm and 45acp. I had previously bought some of these for my PT145 PRO and they were perfect.

The magazines from Cabela's arrived tonight, Thursday.

They appear to be almost identical to the original PT640 mags with a few minor differences.
On the side of the magazine body they are marked "PT24/7 CAL. 40 - MADE IN BRAZIL"
The plastic base of the magazine is a little taller than the PT 640 magazine by about 1/8",
making the overall length of the magazine about 1/8" longer.
For those who like a slightly longer grip, this may be a small benefit.

The bottom of the plastic base pad has the Taurus logo, and is marked "PT 24/7"

The magazines were in individual plastic bags with a sticker on the side with the Taurus logo, stock number, and UPC code.
Straight from the package, the mags felt slightly oily. I have not yet cleaned them as I did the PT640 mags when they were
new.

I loaded each of the mags that I received tonight with 11 rounds of Speer-LE (Law Enforcement) .40 S&W Gold-Dot duty ammunition, 180gr GDHP
bullets, stock number 53962. I also similarly loaded a PT640 magazine as a control.

Going to the back porch, with no one nearby for safety reasons, I MANUALLY cycled each magazine, ejecting the rounds into a large box.

All of the 24/7 magazines fit fine; the only noticeable differences were the thickness of the base (that extra 1/8"), and that they did not make an audible snap as the
mag catch secured the magazines (the PT640 mag had that "snap"). Even without that "snap" they all seated securely.
All of the magazines, both the 24/7 and the PT640 mags, manually cycled perfectly.

In removing the mags from the pistol, they all seemed to feel the same, and draw with about the same force.

Until I have a chance to put some boxes of ammo through the PT640 with the 24/7 mags, and prove their complete
reliability and interchangeability, I can give them a "conditional acceptance", as they appear to fit and function fine (when cycled manually).

The 24/7 mags are still on sale at Cabela's for 1/2 price, $19.88 For the same price, on the same page, Cabela's also has mags for the PT Mil Pro .45 and 9mm.
These are listed as "24/7 Compact .40 S&W" 11 rounds, and are in-stock.

They are online at:
Cabela's: Taurus Factory Magazines

Sometime in the next few days, after I have had a chance to get to the range, I will post the results of my shooting and functioning tests with the 24/7
mags in the PT640.

TD
December 1, 2011

 

I picked one of these PT640's .40 caliber today at academy too for 289.00. It seemed like to good a deal to turn down. I also would appreciate and info others may have on this guns, since it is very hard to find online and maybe what it the US equivalent version of this gun to compare to. So far I am happy with it.

 

anybody shot theirs yet?

 

I shot mine yesterday, think I'm gonna do some sight adjustments, probably also get a Viridian C5 Laser for it sometime.

 

I picked one up also. What these are is a 140 Pro upper on a 145 Pro frame. They incorporated polymer rails into the magwell and use 24/7 C mags. The frame and slide are marked 640. The entire chamber area is stainless without finish. Serial # is SET678**. I'm happy because the 145 always fit my hands much better than my 140. I function tested the mag release on the unit I bought to assure the leaf spring was strong as that is the one problem I've had with two of four other Taurus auto's I own. Seems these will go the distance since the frame feels stronger. A perfect combination? I'll post back after I take it out and put some rounds through her. One thing I don't lke are thee stupid straight eight sights. Another thing that's a bit unuasual: no owners manual though any manual for another PT Pro is applicable.

 

It appears the only differences between the 640 and the 140 MilPro are the picatinney rail on the dust cover (like the 145) and the length of the grip. It would be a hoot if the 24/7 compact 11 round mags worked! Keep us posted! Enquiring minds want to know!!!

 

I picked up the PT640 yesterday. They only charged me $269.69 I did not even notice this until just now.
This is my first hand gun. The directions for taking it apart were so so but I got it apart last night.
I hope to shoot it tomorrow.

Some noob questions.
I bought 180 grain Blazer amo. For target shooting does this sound about right?
I have shot shot guns M16 expert, rifles 2.22 ,.22, 60 cal,50 cal and .22, 3.57 hand guns. So I am not new to guns but this is my firsthand gun.

 

Winchester White Box 100 round value packs (165 gr FMJFP) work very well in my PT140 (sub 3" groups at 25 yards). Try those.

Oh, yes, welcome to the Forum from North Texas! :wave:

 

Thanks for the info. Is it cheaper to pick them up online or buy them local?
Thanks for the welcome!
If I wanted to add a laser site what ones work on a gun like this one?

 

Walmart has 100rd boxes of Winchester or Rememington for 32 bucks

 

After doing research for PT640 or Pro magazines, nothing. Drat!

Sounds like a nice respectful call to 1-800-327-3776 and letting them know about the lack of magazines available and can they either expedite or kick a request to the right people to get you some magazines.

 

Mine came with the Taurus "Polymer Pistols" manual, which appears to be for all of the PT pistols. I'm just happy that it will cycle the Federal 180gr ammo I bought that won't cycle through my Hi-Point.

 

Bought, fired, for sale.

I bought one yesterday mainly because it is a 40 cal semi auto name brand firearm at a cheap price. Without firing and just cleaning to remove the thick factory oil prior to shooting I noticed that its easily disassembled but not as easy as my beretta px4 storm. Up Close it lacks sexiness as you can see the springs in the gap between the slide and frame, fit in hand is nice and balance Is decent. But a firearm is bought to perform so let's get on to that.... After 100 fmj remington rounds with zero jams I'm ready to sell it. First off the sights SUCK! Figure 8. The gun shot low and to the right consistantly with 3 shooters. Off by 5 inches at 10 yards although the groups were very tight. This gun would be an excellent canadate for a low profile laser attached to the intergeated pinicky rail on the frame.

I GOT WHAT I PAID FOR. $289.00 + tax
I've already started making calls to sell.

 

Now that is a deal!!

 

I put about 100 rounds through one yesterday with no problems, I do agree that the figure 8 sights suck though. gonna be figuring out how to change those ASAP. accuracy past 15 yrds is a little lacking but thats not too big of an issue as this thing is a compact SD weapon and it's probably more user error than anything

 

What are the options for a different sight for it?

 

I hate the sights too, what are the options?

 

FYI it is the PT 640 PRO (not the original PT 640) that Academy had for $289. I bought one Friday morning.

It has the polymer frame

Both original factory mags (it came with 2) are marked for the PT 640.

I tried it in my FOBUS SP11B holster that I use to carry my PT145 Millenium Pro, and it fits absolutely perfectly.


One difference not mentioned in the description of the PT640 PRO on the Brazilian Taurus website is that it has the licensed copy of the HEINIE "8" sights
instead of the three dot sites listed.
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It also has the slide mounted lock, and came with 2 keys.

It has the SA/DA trigger, with the "second strike" capability.

It has the loaded chamber indicator that protrudes slightly on the right side of the slide, the same as the PT145 Millenium Pro.

Putting it side by side with my PT145 Millenium Pro it appears identical, other than the caliber (.40 vs .45), and the finish (blued vs my stainless PT145).

One of my shooting buddies has a PT140 Millenium Pro and I will compare the two, but I expect that they would be virtually identical.

When my POSSIBLY compatible magazines arrive from Cabela's (the factory original 24/7 Compact .40 11 round mags that are on sale 1/2 price),
I will post here whether or not they fit and function OK (Brazilian firearms blogs say that they are identical).

I will also see if my friend's PT140 mags work in the PT640 PRO.

 

Have you had a chance to shoot it yet? What do you think of the gun so far?

 

I took mine to the range today and put about 100 rounds through it without any problems. I am very happy with my purchase and think it is a great gun especially for the price. The Heine straight 8 sights aren't bad, just different. They take some getting used to. The first round I fired was from 3 yards and was dead center in a bulls eye about the size of a quarter. I have to say that is a great feeling when it is the first shot from a brand new gun. The other shots were also very good after getting used to the sights and I put a couple through the same size bulls eye at the 7 yard marker. I am very pleased with this gun and feel it is very accurate out of the box and has good grouping once you get used to the straight 8 sites.

 

Some of the Brazilian gun blogs as well as the Brazilian version of Wikipedia claim that the 24/7 .40 COMPACT magazines (11 rounds) are the same as the PT 640 mags.

I CANNOT verify that they work in the PT 640 PRO, but I did order 4 Taurus factory original 24/7 .40 COMPACT 11rd mags from CABELA's which has then on sale for 1/2 price for the next few days at $19.88

When they arrive next week I will test them and post the results here.

 

Looking forward to hearing how it goes! If goes well, I will be ordering me a couple also.
Thanks for all the research sir! Ive done a ton and found a couple things you did, but not quite all the useful info. I, myself managed to convert some of the brazilian site to get a little info Ive been looking for.

 

Replacement sights for the PT640

I just did a search for replacement sights for the PT 640 Pro that several of us purchased on "Black Friday" from Academy.


Here is what I found so far; they do NOT list the PT640, but they do list the Millenium Pro series which MAY be identical sight bases.

Williams Fire Sights
Pistol Fire Sight Sets by WILLIAMS Gun Sight Company, Inc.


HiViz
Taurus

Make SURE that you order the correct sights - the Millenium and PRO series have had both screwed-on and dovetail sights!

XS Big Dot, LaserLyte, and Trijicon do not list the dovetail mount sights for the Taurus Pro series.

 

That’s looking that up.
I did some reading up on the super 8 sight’s and I am going to give them a go and see how I can make out with them.
Reading up on them it seems people either loved them or hated them or did a mod to them by sanding down the front to the top part down to top of the 8.