Actually SAL: you are way late on this rant, many have already beat you to the punch on this.
PT99 Rear Sight Rant
Way past time for this rant, hope someone from Taurus listens here.
In Jan 2010 I purchased a new PT-99 to get a Beretta M9 based pistol with adjustable sights.
I was initially disappointed that the rear sight blade was quite sloppy but it didn't seem to affect accuracy too much at first but got worse and worse as time passed.
That is until just 2 years later when it broke and fell off, now a big accuracy problem
I contacted Taurus and was notified that sights weren't covered under warranty but they would sell me a new one for $41.72 as long as I would install it myself.
So I ordered that sight but when it arrived it took me about 2 hours to install since it was about .005 too wide to fit in the frame and I had to fit it by hand.
Then I proceeded to shoot the gun for a while more watching the new one get sloppier and sloppier until it broke and fell off like the first one.
That was about a year ago, but this time when I contacted Taurus I found out they had dis-continued the PT-99 and no longer had any replacement sights available. I asked them what they expected me to do and was told maybe I could find a gunsmith that could fit something else but there was nothing they could or would do! I guess they think I can afford to buy new weapons and just throw them away when they break due to poor parts manufacturing.
How sad a situation this is, you build a gun with problem-some parts, discontinue it and turn your back on the customer.
I can promise you this is not the kind of service you would get from Ruger or Smith&Wesson. Ruger still retro fits the original 3 screw Blackhawks with a transfer bar to make them drop safer, but SAA revolvers had been build for over 100 years like that. Ruger had no reason they had to do that except good customer will. Actually as a rule the gun industry has a reputation for customer service next to none, I wouldn't even begin to compare Taurus to Dillon who warrants their products for life, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
So I'm still looking for a gunsmith that will fit another rear sight to the gun and not charge me more than the guns worth. And if I do get that job done, what will be the guns value as a old, hacked Taurus?
Shame on you Taurus for not stepping forward to take care of your customers on this. I'm not the only one by far, AFAIK every one of them breaks after some use. I do promise you this was not my first Taurus but it will be my last.
In Jan 2010 I purchased a new PT-99 to get a Beretta M9 based pistol with adjustable sights.
I was initially disappointed that the rear sight blade was quite sloppy but it didn't seem to affect accuracy too much at first but got worse and worse as time passed.
That is until just 2 years later when it broke and fell off, now a big accuracy problem
I contacted Taurus and was notified that sights weren't covered under warranty but they would sell me a new one for $41.72 as long as I would install it myself.
So I ordered that sight but when it arrived it took me about 2 hours to install since it was about .005 too wide to fit in the frame and I had to fit it by hand.
Then I proceeded to shoot the gun for a while more watching the new one get sloppier and sloppier until it broke and fell off like the first one.
That was about a year ago, but this time when I contacted Taurus I found out they had dis-continued the PT-99 and no longer had any replacement sights available. I asked them what they expected me to do and was told maybe I could find a gunsmith that could fit something else but there was nothing they could or would do! I guess they think I can afford to buy new weapons and just throw them away when they break due to poor parts manufacturing.
How sad a situation this is, you build a gun with problem-some parts, discontinue it and turn your back on the customer.
I can promise you this is not the kind of service you would get from Ruger or Smith&Wesson. Ruger still retro fits the original 3 screw Blackhawks with a transfer bar to make them drop safer, but SAA revolvers had been build for over 100 years like that. Ruger had no reason they had to do that except good customer will. Actually as a rule the gun industry has a reputation for customer service next to none, I wouldn't even begin to compare Taurus to Dillon who warrants their products for life, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
So I'm still looking for a gunsmith that will fit another rear sight to the gun and not charge me more than the guns worth. And if I do get that job done, what will be the guns value as a old, hacked Taurus?
Shame on you Taurus for not stepping forward to take care of your customers on this. I'm not the only one by far, AFAIK every one of them breaks after some use.
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With a bit of work, could this be a place to start??
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NEW MODEL FIELD SIGHT [NMF] - $114.95 : + Bowen Classic Arms +, Parts Store
NEW MODEL FIELD SIGHT [NMF] - $114.95 : + Bowen Classic Arms +, Parts Store
Gun Broker often has "parts guns" (everything except the frame) for sale, it's an auction so let your wallet be your guide. However, I have accumulated several PT99 and a couple of PT92 "parts guns" which have come in real handy when I bought an SS 99 that someone had "fixed" the trigger, another 99 had a rear sight problem, it would not hold a zero, no matter which rear sight was on it, ended up replacing the slide, FIXED. So on and so forth .....
I hope to never send my 99's to the mother errr, ahhh, SHIP yeah that's the ticket, ship.
ymmv
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I hope to never send my 99's to the mother errr, ahhh, SHIP yeah that's the ticket, ship.
ymmv
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