Hey Guys,
I was referred here through a link and thought I would join up in this forum more specific to Taurus. I just purchased a Taurus PT 1911 from a gun shop for about $450.00. It's working real nice, but a few guys on the other forum warned me that it was bad to let the slide slam shut without a bullet in the chamber, because it could damage parts like the sear. I'm praying that it didn't damage my gun, because I did this like ten times when getting the hang of how a 1911 works. They informed me about this when I asked if it was okay to dry-fire the Taurus. I've only dry-fired it twice on accident. What really irks me is that the manual never said ANYTHING about allowing the slide to smack shut, or whether it's bad or not. Why don't they add that info to the manual, if it's so important! Sheesh...
Anyways, I'm new here, and hoping I didn't screw anything up or weaken any parts in my gun! I'm from Southern Utah...
Nate :'(
I was referred here through a link and thought I would join up in this forum more specific to Taurus. I just purchased a Taurus PT 1911 from a gun shop for about $450.00. It's working real nice, but a few guys on the other forum warned me that it was bad to let the slide slam shut without a bullet in the chamber, because it could damage parts like the sear. I'm praying that it didn't damage my gun, because I did this like ten times when getting the hang of how a 1911 works. They informed me about this when I asked if it was okay to dry-fire the Taurus. I've only dry-fired it twice on accident. What really irks me is that the manual never said ANYTHING about allowing the slide to smack shut, or whether it's bad or not. Why don't they add that info to the manual, if it's so important! Sheesh...
Anyways, I'm new here, and hoping I didn't screw anything up or weaken any parts in my gun! I'm from Southern Utah...
Nate :'(