PT 145 Pro mag dropping

I have to agree with the statement about the possibility of hitting the mag release with your firing thumb on recoil - particularly if you like to bend your firing thumb. I did it on mine a couple times, but when I popped a mag while holstering it, I decided to change things. I turned the mag release around and just use my trigger finger to activate the release. Haven't dropped a mag accidentally since, and it has the advantage that the mag release is no longer between the holster and the gun. I've gotten to really like it that way.

There have also been those who had mag releases that weren't right. You might try disassembling a mag, remove the slide, and put the empty mag into the magazine well. Shine a flashlight down into the mag and visually inspect to see how much of the mag catch is engaging the slot in the magazine. Stick a couple fingers up inside the mag and wiggle it around and see if it comes loose while you're watching inside the mag. Probably gonna need somebody else to hold the light for that.

You might also want to check your magazine spring. The PT145 uses a constant pressure spring which has five narrow coils over five fat coils. Look at where the narrow coils meet the fat coils, and see if the top of the spring is canted slightly to one side. I had an issue with a spring like that and it kept getting into the mag release slot, and I could see it popping the release under the right conditions. I just tightened the bend on mine where they sizes meet and straightened it up, and it's been working fine since.

I also read about the mags dropping on the Milpro guns before I fired my PT-145, so I gripped my gun to see if a misplaced digit (on the shooter's part) could be the problem in some cases. My thumb doesn't rest that close to the button, which may explain why I've never dropped a mag. Got a bit over 300 rounds through it. Other shooter's could have larger hands or longer digits, though

Thought I'd compare it with some of my other semi-autos and see how close thumbs/fingers are to the release buttons by comparison.

-Keltec P-11: A lot closer distance between thumb and button than on PT-145. But P-11 doesn't have reputation for dropping mags that I'm aware of.

-Ruger SR9c: Thumb not very close to button, BUT it's an ambi- release, so my inder finger rests right on top of the release button on the other side. These guns don't drop mags either, however..

-Hi Point .380: My thumb rests right on top of the button, but button has stiff spring, so I don't hear about that happening on these guns.

The big difference between the PT-145 and these other guns is the light touch the PT-145 requires to release the mag. I may be touching the button on some of the other guns during recoil, but they require too stiff a push to release the mag. Also, I notice that when I grip the PT-145 tightly, my thumb naturally curves down and out of the way of the release button. If I didn't do this, I might be hitting the button and releasing mags, too.

I think this may be where the problem lies, at least in SOME cases. Maybe a redesign of the release button is in order for some Taurus models.

OP was wise not to write his new pistol off. I consider mine to be a great gun that's very pleasant to shoot.

A possible experiment - have a smaller person with smaller hands/digits fire the gun and see if the mag drops.