Is the taurus PT92 good to go?

[teddy12b]

I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to Taurus guns I turn into a gun snob. Its not because of some stuff I read on the internet, its because I owned two Taurus revolvers early on and they both required trips to the gunsmith. I opted to pay a gunsmith $30 rather than be without the gun for a long period of time.

So tonight my neighbor came over and we did a little shooting. He needed to break in and zero his new AR-15 and I needed out of the house. He also brought along his pt92 and I ran a mag through it and it shot pretty accurately. So I'm wondering if the PT92 is considered to be a solid reliable pistol. I'm not going to buy one, but it did seem like a decent gun. Granted it's a knock off of a Beretta, but enough people knock off AR's & 1911's and do a decent job, why not knock off a beretta?

ANY thoughts?

 

[SubUrbanCamo317]

I have been thinking about buying one as a plinker, but I am unsure about reliability. Ive heard horror stories about the M9 that the US armed forces has used for years, I have also heard wonderful stories about M9's and how they never jam, yada yada.... I like the position of the safety on the PT92 over the M9, but If I could find a de-cock only model (G model?) in the M9/92FS I would more than likely buy it.

 

[TopDog]

Everyone has an opinion on Taurus quality. I personally have had great luck with them. Never a problem. But I am just a shooter and would value the opinion of someone like shooter521 from Bradis Guns, who has extensive contact with both selling them and having them returned for problems. If Shooter does not jump into this thread I would PM him if I were you, he can certainly steer you in the right direction as to how often he see's them having problems.

 

[richardraw316]

I have owned a pt92. I believe it to be the best pistol Taurus makes. Followed closely by the pt1911. Accurate and very reliable.

 

[Wysko]

The PT92 is a very good firearm. PT92 mags & Beretta mags are not interchangeable

 

[J Starkey]

I've owned both the PT92 af and PT99 ads and they where absolutely amazing firearms. I wouldn't hesitate to pick one up again if the price was right. Both of mine shot extremely accurate.

 

[actaeon277]

I don't know about ones made now, but my PT92 from 1992 or 93 still works great.

 

[afcolt]

Count me in the pro-Taurus camp. You shouldn't have any issues with the PT92. I've had a couple of other Taurus firearms, as well, and haven't had an issue yet.

 

[ghuns]

My dad has one. We call it his pimp gun. Polished chrome, gold controls, and pearl grips. He claims he bought cheap, I think he just thought it was pretty.

It's a great shooter. For a long time it was the only 9mm in the family arsenal and we shot a ton of rounds with it. Can't ever remember it having a hiccup.

 

[Thrown Hammer]

I prefer the Taurus over the Beretta. I like the safety/decocker on the frame. I had a Taurus pt92 for awhile and it ran flawlessly and was a track driver.

Also the Beretta mags will work in the Taurus with a small modification. Look it up on YouTube. I had several surplus M9 mags for mine.

 

[teddy12b]

My dad has one. We call it his pimp gun. Polished chrome, gold controls, and pearl grips. He claims he bought cheap, I think he just thought it was pretty.

It's a great shooter. For a long time it was the only 9mm in the family arsenal and we shot a ton of rounds with it. Can't ever remember it having a hiccup.

My father in law has one of those "pimp" pt92's and I try so hard to keep a straight face every time he pulls it out.

 

[TopDog]

Now that we have input from others plus the original post I guess it is safe to say that Taurus is a hit or miss proposition. I have shot PT1911's that had fantastic triggers and some that were very bad. I haven't had problems with the Taurus I have owned but I know a lot of people that have had problems. I guess you are just rolling the dice when you buy a Taurus.

 

[IndyLongColt]

Yep, Ive rolled the dice and have been lucky 3 times so far.....2 only have a few hundred rounds through them however. My little PT 709 has been a faithful carry weapon for four years now. I have a coworker who owns a PT92, his only Taurus. Hes retired Marine and has owned it since the 90's.

Ill tell you one thing, Taurus packs the **** out of them with cosmoline when new, and if you dont clean them well, you WILL have issues. Ive seen a bunch NIB with issues that a good cleaning fixed....sometimes more than a field strip.

If I seen any Taurus at the right price, I wouldnt hesitate to "roll the dice".

 

[Mgderf]

I have a PT99 (basically the same as a PT92) that was produced in 1995.
I've put a couple of thousand rounds through it without ANY issues.
I am the second owner, so I have no idea of a total round count.

The one thing I can say about it, it's built like a tank.

 

[Harleyrider_50]

Got a '99......PREban......runs like a raped ape......an' I'd stack it against any beretta of the same class.....
Stays in a Galco jackasss rig......

 

[SubUrbanCamo317]

Now that we have input from others plus the original post I guess it is safe to say that Taurus is a hit or miss proposition. I have shot PT1911's that had fantastic triggers and some that were very bad. I haven't had problems with the Taurus I have owned but I know a lot of people that have had problems. I guess you are just rolling the dice when you buy a Taurus.

You can also do a trigger job on the PT92 by adding the Beretta D spring and polishing the internals. Theres probably a dozen videos on youtube on how to do it.

 

[WebSnyper]

I don't know about ones made now, but my PT92 from 1992 or 93 still works great.

My PT99 from 1991/92 time frame is still running strong as well. It is not a gun I have carried in quite some time, but the Taurus 92's/99's from that era are great guns.

 

[darinb]

Ive had bad luck with taurus handguns also but the PT92 series have been great for me. My first handgun was a rebuilt PT92 pre decocker model. I put thousands of trouble free rounds through it and seriously regret selling it. Ive had a PT101 and several PT92 and a PT99 over the years and I wont hesitate about buying another but I wont buy any other taurus models other than the PT92 series.

 

[rcwill]

Owned one since '94...great gun...accurate and built like a tank.