I'm some where between 1 and 200 rounds on mine I've been to the range shooting test rounds in it that I made over the cold months and so far it likes all I feed it. Yesterday I tried Bullseye, and WST,RED DOT two tenths of a grain more than the last trip very good results with each load I'm impressed by how well each of the tests grouped the pistol shoots great I love it
The original barrel was wore down in the lower part near the feed ramp,and I returned it to Taurus.They replaced it with a new one. It's my go-to gun for ccw or the range. I have been shooting it for 8 yrs without trouble.
My PT1911 is probably tied with my PT92 and my PT58 for second place in my heart.
(They all come right after my Bersa T380 and just ahead of my Kimber Micro 9...)
Welcome from Northern Illinois and another happy PT 1911 SS owner/operator. Probably 8,000 rounds and still the main components. It's got a single sided safety, extended slide release, S & A Magwell and Caspian full length grips.
I would like to know what was the problem with the barrel that it wore out at 5000 rds, 1911 barrels are capable of 50,000+ rds and some even 100,000 depending on ammo type.
I came in here just to say I have never scoffed at a 1911.
Not even the one I carried while in the Army.
The one that rattled because it had 12 billion rounds through it and was 15 years old
and passed on through several soldiers, drug through mud and dirt and water.
After all of that it never failed. Not once.
It still rattled though..........
9MM or 45 acp?
the 45/ 38 Super barrel doesn't really have a ramp per say!
anyway not a lot to support your mentioning of the PT1911 and no problems really.
I mean if its a 45 then it kind of shows that as the frame ramp didn't wear but the barrel did then it would seem likely that the barrel was manufactured from inferior metal?
if the case of the 9 MM well that's the same I would assume.
anyway, not picking on you but this doesn't speak highly of the quality to me, I will say the repair time line was good however.
I have had a 50% good rate on my four PT1911, two were very good right out of the box, the other two had to go for a Miami vacation almost right out of the box.
Many others here have had a lot better experience with taurus than I have.
I haven't really kept count on any of my PT1911?
I would guess that the 38 Super has the most rounds through it and likely in the 4-5000 mark.
unless a weapon is really showing outstanding reliability I seldom keep an actual round count.
I keep a approximate round count when I first buy a gun up to about 500 rounds, then I really don't keep up with them.
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