I have never ran across this problem with any gun before and was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem with their pt 145 millennium pro. ( double action )
The barrel is crooked. I first noticed it after I bought this pistol brand new and took it to the range and the thing shot 10" to the right at 7 yrds. I was upset that the sights were not adjustable but then I realized something had to be wrong because the sights were lined up correctly with the slide. I also noticed that every 20 rnds or so the front pin that holds the slide rails to the polymer frame would work its way out.
I field stripped it and couldn't find anything wrong but I noticed that the barrel had wear marks on the right side of the front barrel where it locks to the slide. It did not have any wear marks on the left side. So I held the barrel up to a straight edge and could plainly see that the barrel appears to be bent off to the right. Further inspecting the barrel I noticed that the chamber is very thin on the bottom side and that part of the chamber mouth along the ramp is unsupported.
I am very glad the crooked barrel did not over pressure the case resulting in a infamous glocky style kB blowing the gun apart.... The gun did not jam or fail to fire when I shot it however I did notice the primers had a odd oblong shaped dent in them. Anyway has anyone else ran across crooked barrels in their 145's before?
Here are some pictures of the barrel from the top and bottom.




Obviously this thing has to go back to Taurus. I have called Taurus only to be put on hold for 45+ minutes... Im going to have my dealer send it back for repair and with the long delays I keep reading about I seriously doubt that I will be buying any more Taurus handguns.
The barrel is crooked. I first noticed it after I bought this pistol brand new and took it to the range and the thing shot 10" to the right at 7 yrds. I was upset that the sights were not adjustable but then I realized something had to be wrong because the sights were lined up correctly with the slide. I also noticed that every 20 rnds or so the front pin that holds the slide rails to the polymer frame would work its way out.
I field stripped it and couldn't find anything wrong but I noticed that the barrel had wear marks on the right side of the front barrel where it locks to the slide. It did not have any wear marks on the left side. So I held the barrel up to a straight edge and could plainly see that the barrel appears to be bent off to the right. Further inspecting the barrel I noticed that the chamber is very thin on the bottom side and that part of the chamber mouth along the ramp is unsupported.
I am very glad the crooked barrel did not over pressure the case resulting in a infamous glocky style kB blowing the gun apart.... The gun did not jam or fail to fire when I shot it however I did notice the primers had a odd oblong shaped dent in them. Anyway has anyone else ran across crooked barrels in their 145's before?
Here are some pictures of the barrel from the top and bottom.




Obviously this thing has to go back to Taurus. I have called Taurus only to be put on hold for 45+ minutes... Im going to have my dealer send it back for repair and with the long delays I keep reading about I seriously doubt that I will be buying any more Taurus handguns.