my pops recently bought a taurus 1911 and brought it up, we took it out and shot it. here is what i think of it, so far....
report... the pt 1911 dad bought fed reliably, was accurate, and ejected without a hitch. the frontstrap checkering was not effective, but him and i remedied that later. the heinie sights were o.k., but i would have liked the front sight to be tritium dot; then i would say they would have been great. the mags worked fine, dad had one aftermarket high cap that i knew at a glance wasnt gonna work. the mags that came with the gun worked without a hitch. the trigger, while not on par with my kimber, wasnt bad. the grips were hard plastic. there are plenty of aftermarket options to fix that with minimal effort; if one was inclined. the ones on it will work. all and all i would rate the particular gun i shot as solid and reliable. if i were in the market for a 1911, i would go for a kimber first, but the taurus did better than i expected. if only taurus treated others on g.b.o. better i would suggest it. for now all i will say is that the particular pistol i shot was a solid gun. time will tell on the durabiltiy of it, as we will send plenty of rounds through it in the years to come.
