Hello to all the PT1911 owners and fans. Great website, glad I stumbled upon it. 
I recently purchased my first 1911 format 45, a Taurus PT1911, and have fired about 80 rounds through it. It shot quite nicely and I was really impressed by the light trigger pull and ease of firing, never having fired a single action centerfire autoloader before.
While showing it off to a co-worker I demonstrated the grip safety feature and found if I apply a good amount of pressure to the trigger it will trip the hammer without the grip safety depressed. If I just give it a "casual" pull on the trigger the hammer doesn't fall.
My first thought was to send it in to be checked but after reading some of the reports of long wait times and sometimes less than stellar service I'm not sure. This gun is a recreational toy, not a carry weapon so I'm not too concerned about a safety issue. I have disassembled the gun down to removing the thumb safety, main spring housing, hammer, sear, etc. and am still not sure why the grip safety fails to keep the trigger from tripping the sear. Anyone here with more experience dealing with 1911's have suggestions on things to check. I'm not a gunsmith but I don't have any problem taking the gun "down to bits" and trying to figure out why the grip safety doesn't work.
Thanks for reading. I await your knowledgeable answers.
Tim
I recently purchased my first 1911 format 45, a Taurus PT1911, and have fired about 80 rounds through it. It shot quite nicely and I was really impressed by the light trigger pull and ease of firing, never having fired a single action centerfire autoloader before.
While showing it off to a co-worker I demonstrated the grip safety feature and found if I apply a good amount of pressure to the trigger it will trip the hammer without the grip safety depressed. If I just give it a "casual" pull on the trigger the hammer doesn't fall.
My first thought was to send it in to be checked but after reading some of the reports of long wait times and sometimes less than stellar service I'm not sure. This gun is a recreational toy, not a carry weapon so I'm not too concerned about a safety issue. I have disassembled the gun down to removing the thumb safety, main spring housing, hammer, sear, etc. and am still not sure why the grip safety fails to keep the trigger from tripping the sear. Anyone here with more experience dealing with 1911's have suggestions on things to check. I'm not a gunsmith but I don't have any problem taking the gun "down to bits" and trying to figure out why the grip safety doesn't work.
Thanks for reading. I await your knowledgeable answers.
Tim