[beagler]

Not even two hundred rounds through it and I have had at least 5 FTF's, 2 failure to eject (slide didn't even move after rounds fired), and the safety doesn't work!

I know some of you may be thinking "was it cleaned?" Yes, I cleaned and lubed it prior to all range visits. The gun is amazingly accurate and fits my need as a CCW piece very well, but I'm worried about its reliability. The safety, at times, would not fully engage and as a result a round could be fired in the safe position. Any ideas?

What is Taurus' turn around time for repairs?

 

[beagler]

I also had a couple failure to feeds.

 

[beagler]

You are correct, I did not put my finger on the trigger while engaging the safety. I'll probably send it back sometime next week. What a let down. I hope Taurus can fix my problem.

 

[beagler]

Those of you that sent your guns back to Taurus, did they fix the problem(s)?

Are you happy with their customer service?

 

[beagler]

I agree that the ammo may be the issue, but the manual safety doesn't work 100% of the time. To me this is a major flaw and it needs repaired. Yesterday I shot a few rounds through my pistol and clicked my safety "on." I then pointed my gun down range, pulled the trigger and bam! I did this multiple times!

 

[beagler]

Yep, same gun. I can certainly understand how mistakes are made in assembly lines, and I agree that mistakes occur with all firearm manufactures. With this in mind, I would have taken the same action if my PT 145 were a Glock, Sig, or a Kimber. It sounds like many of you have had good luck with your pistols, and I hope you continue to do so. Thanks for everyones' input prior to me making my decision.

 

[beagler]

What don't you understand? Read my posts. The gun was never sent to Taurus. I had plans to send it back, but I decided to change formats after having a sour taste in my mouth from Taurus.

I came to this forum looking for insight and help. Instead I am bashed for making a decision to not return my firearm to Taurus, but return it to my dealer for a different weapon. My dealer was very accomodating and sympathetic, especially when he said I was the second person to come to him that day with a Taurus repair. Again, good luck with your weapons.

I hope the modertors of this forum will do a better job in the future to make this forum more inviting for guests by not allowing sarcasm from its members. This should be a place to learn and help one another, not condemn. Gun owners should stick together. We receive enough negative comments from the media and other ignorant people. I'm not a softie, but I do respect other peoples' decisions and feelings. I also try to help others by being open-minded.

 

[beagler]

I had intentions of sending the gun to Taurus and allowing them to fix it, and this was the basis for my original post. As I needed guidance as to what I should do. After discussing the issue with my dealer, he suggested I return the gun to him and he would send it to Taurus as a defective firearm. Due to the multiple issues I had with the gun I decided to wash my hands of it and try something new. This was the basis for my reply regarding me returning the firearm.

BTW, I would never sell or pawn off a defective firearm to someone. That is why I returned it to the dealer. He inspected it, and was amazed that the safety would not work. I witnessed him prepare the package slip to Taurus, so who ever ends up with the firearms will have, hopefully, a safe weapon.

I'm not sure how my posts were misunderstood.

Any way, this thread has gone on way too long.