Taurus 24/7 Trigger Problem

[MacRob]

Hello...

My first post is about a problem I think I have with my 24/7.  My pistol is a single action with the "second strike" double action capability.  All of a sudden it has developed what I think is a hitch in the trigger pull.  I have emailed Taurus but wanted to check into this forum to see if anyone else has had the problem.

I have not fired the pistol very much, but when I took it down and dry fired it today I noticed that when I first squeeze the trigger I get an audible click, which disturbs the sight picture and then when I squeeze some more the hammer drops. The trigger pull, which has been a little gritty from the start, still is and the weight has not changed. The gun will fire, it's just this very annoying click before it does. I field stripped it, but found nothing amiss that I could see. Double action works just fine.

Last fall I took it hunting. On the way out in the morning the paddle holster I was carrying it in slipped out of my pants and the whole rig landed on the driveway. The rear sight was knocked out of place and buggered up a bit and the right rear edge of the slide has a small nick. Otherwise it seems OK. I am not at all sure that this problem came from that incident.

Has anyone else noticed this about their 24/7?  I shoot a lot of different firearms and some, like this one, stay in the safe a lot. It may be that the click is normal, but if so then Taurus needs to work on getting rid of it.


Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

[oldandslow]

Since you aren't getting any action on your question I''ll tell you what little I know. I have a 24/7 that I have put a couple of boxes of ammo thru. It does not have the click you describe. In fact, it has a good trigger although the take-up is pretty long in single action. It has been dropped too. I took a header off the back doorstep trying not to step on my cat that was curled up taking a nap. It was in a nylon holster and landed on concrete but didn't suffer any damage. Good luck on getting it fixed.

Welcome to the forum.

[Cottonwood]

Haven't had a dropped OSS DS Tactical yet, and have not experienced the trigger problem at all.

[44 Man]

It could just be the firing pin block dropping out of the way.  44 Man

[MacRob]

I called Taurus service today and talked to Leo, a very nice guy.  He has not heard of a problem like this and, since I have not fired the gun all that much, suggested that I shoot a few more boxes of ammo through to break it in.  He may have a point and, if I can find and afford the ammo, I will try that.  If it does not work itself out then I will send it off for inspection and whatever repair it may need. Their service department is pretty backed up right now.  I don't know if that is a good thing or not because it must mean a lot of folks are having a lot of problems with Taurus firearms.  In my life I have had to send guns off for repair exactly twice.  Once to have a firing pin and cylinder hand replaced on a very worn Dan Wesson revolver and once to have a new barrel fitted on an L1A1 to replace one with a bulge in it.  Both of these guns had been shot extensively, while the 24/7 has not.  I will report back after I have "broken in" my gun.

[mark barnes]

mine makes a little bit of a click  actualy two clicks , it sounds  like plastic on metal clicks.The trigger moves about an 8th of a inch and contacts another part of the triigger ,this makes the first click . you can see this by  looking at the back of the trigger. Then it moves another 8th of a inch for the secound click ,  then  you feel the spring tension as the trigger movesthe other inch before releasing the firing pin.I think it's just slack in the pull  . doesn't seem to effect sitepicture for me  not as much as  the rest of the longtrigger pull.  I realy like my pt24/7 i have bad arthritic hands  and it's  one of the few guns i can work the slide on