Just picked up a new pt-140 3rd gen from a local shop. I cleaned and lubed the gun with CLP and went to the range to try it out. I racked the slide and loaded a round into the chamber. Everything felt fine and I was a little surprised at how smooth it felt for such an "affordable"
weapon. I took aim at the target and fired a shot. The gun discharged fine and ejected the spent case, but I noticed a slight hesitation in the slide before chambering the next round and locking into battery. I fired a second shot and noticed the same condition. The third shot fired and locked the slide back but not by the slide release. I could move the slide release button freely but the slide stayed back. After a few minutes of playing with it I freed the slide. I took it out to the shop owner to have a look at it. He field stripped it sprayed some CLP on it, wiped it down and reassembled it. I then loaded a fresh 10rd mag and fired 6 shots with no problems, on the 7th shot the slide locked back again, this time no one could free it, so back to Taurus it goes. I was told that the recoil spring was the likely cause but I didn't see it sticking out the front. So has anyone seen or heard about this before? What do you think could be wrong with this weapon? Should I expect to get it back anytime soon?
weapon. I took aim at the target and fired a shot. The gun discharged fine and ejected the spent case, but I noticed a slight hesitation in the slide before chambering the next round and locking into battery. I fired a second shot and noticed the same condition. The third shot fired and locked the slide back but not by the slide release. I could move the slide release button freely but the slide stayed back. After a few minutes of playing with it I freed the slide. I took it out to the shop owner to have a look at it. He field stripped it sprayed some CLP on it, wiped it down and reassembled it. I then loaded a fresh 10rd mag and fired 6 shots with no problems, on the 7th shot the slide locked back again, this time no one could free it, so back to Taurus it goes. I was told that the recoil spring was the likely cause but I didn't see it sticking out the front. So has anyone seen or heard about this before? What do you think could be wrong with this weapon? Should I expect to get it back anytime soon?