taurus pt1911 good or bad?

[Ausra]

I have a Taurus pt1911 and I was thinking about putting a shorter barrel and slide on it, I was wondering if this gun is a decent gun and if its worth putting time and modifications into it? Im not making a race gun or competition gun just want a decent looking and good shooting gun. Preferably in a more compact version. Is it possible to convert my full size into a compact? It shoots pretty well as is but its not good for cc'ing. Instead of buying a new gun I thought I would try and modify this one, if its possible...

 

[jontheturboguy]

Love mine! Shot it for years. Stock Taurus mags are junk! Fte ftf problems with stock mags....

 

[Ausra]

Love mine! Shot it for years. Stock Taurus mags are junk! Fte ftf problems with stock mags....

I've noticed that, I plan on buying a few new mags soon. Any suggestions on mags that work well with this gun?

 

[smith7.3]

Not sure on the conversion, but I've had my PT1911 since Feb, and after 500 rounds, not one ftf, or any other issues, with the stock mag! Great gun, great value.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

I love my PT1911 but It doesnt like wilson combat mags

 

[Hookeye]

Saw a fairly new one lock up the thumb safety last week. Plunger tube needed restaked.

 

[Bounty Hunter]

Saw a fairly new one lock up the thumb safety last week. Plunger tube needed restaked.

First thing I did to mine. Common with them. I love mine. Never had an issue yet. Goes bang every time.

 

[Hookeye]

When they first came out there were quite a few that had something wrong with the thumb safety. Buying new today, it seems that problem remedied. Buying used?

 

[SaintsNSinners]

Dont waste your money on wilson combat mags with them.. I have 5 unusable mags for mine

 

[Bounty Hunter]

My factory mags work good. Mine likes the stainless Chip McCormick. The blued ones hang up for some reason, but the stainless work great.

 

[Bob2]

Dont waste your money on wilson combat mags with them.. I have 5 unusable mags for mine

Always been very happy with mine, no FTF that I can recall, no issues with stock mags at all. SNS, I don't want to hear this, I traded some 22/45 mags to get three wilson 1911 mags, have not shot with them yet though. I loaded them and racked the slide and first round loaded, so I was assuming I would be OK...no I am concerned until I can fire with them to try

 

[cbseniour]

So far as design is concerned a 1911 is a 1911, Taurus may not use quite as good materials or close tolerances as Colt or Kimber but its still the same basic design and I'm sure many parts and upgrades are available.
Ive heard it argues that you shouldn't put a lot of money in a Ford or Chevy because you will still have a Ford or Chevy, On the other hand if you buy a Mazeratti or Jag they you have a fine machine but very little chance to customize or upgrade it to make it your own.
In the last few years I've been lucky enough to be able to buy Ruger, Colt, and Remington, not top of the line but good.. If I couldn't buy a Ruger SR1911 I would consider a Taurus 1911 and start looking toward upgrades to make it shoot like a Ruger or Colt or better.

One more idea, if you wish to get into any gunsmithing work it only makes sense to buy a base gun that will benefit from your efforts and give you something to practice on that won't cost you a grand if you screw it up.
Just my thoughts.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

Always been very happy with mine, no FTF that I can recall, no issues with stock mags at all. SNS, I don't want to hear this, I traded some 22/45 mags to get three wilson 1911 mags, have not shot with them yet though. I loaded them and racked the slide and first round loaded, so I was assuming I would be OK...no I am concerned until I can fire with them to try

Mine chamber the 1st round but nose dive the rest

 

[karl77]

have one of the early ones with the "loose safety", only time i applied the safety whilst firing was shooting "weak" hand and thumb bumped it. since then I have swapped it (for a colt ww1 repop) and couple of other small items, that all dropped in. the parts had no noticeable wear (am at 1600+ rds, with 200ish +p). it hasn't been mag finicky since it broke the 200rd mark.

my bro-in-law used his in a pistol match yesterday with no issues as well.

 

[Bob2]

Originally Posted by Bob2
Always been very happy with mine, no FTF that I can recall, no issues with stock mags at all. SNS, I don't want to hear this, I traded some 22/45 mags to get three wilson 1911 mags, have not shot with them yet though. I loaded them and racked the slide and first round loaded, so I was assuming I would be OK...no I am concerned until I can fire with them to try

Mine chamber the 1st round but nose dive the rest

I finally tried the Wilson mags in my Taurus 1911 today, they worked flawlessly.

 

[davedolli]

I have 2, a stainless, and a blued one, which have both ran perfect for 1000s of rounds. They get shot a lot more than the Colts, and Kimbers here. I use the factory mags mostly with no problems. The stainless one was bought new and the blue one was bought used from another member a couple of years ago.

Dave

 

[blueboxer]

I thought they were an excellent deal a few years back when they sold for around 600. Seems like most places these days where I've seen them have em listed around 700. For that money I would go Sig, Remington, Ruger, or Springfield. All those brands have options in the 700's that will have better build quality and far better CS.