eazyrider
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I bought a Taurus PT1911 that came with one Taurus factory mag. I have since purchased 3 Wilson Combats, 1 Chip McCormick. All have had nose dive problems which leads me to believe that it may be the gun but being new to 1911's I wanted to see what other opinions had to say. Today at the range, I shot to slide lock, put in a 7 round WC and hit the release and the gun went click. First round was pointed downward and didn't feed. Same story with every mag I have. Other than that in 1500 rounds I have had one stovepipe and that's it. That same 7 rounder also didn't lock the slide back once, that is the only time that has happened. All ammo has been brass, mixture of Winchester white box and PMC. I did run a box of Critical Defense through it with no issues at all.
So is this common with this platform?
Also, I recognize that Taurus is not the top 1911 but I wanted to get into them on the cheap. I'll probably buy another one eventually.
Now a short review of the Taurus itself. Front sight loosened up after 50 rounds, factory installed Novaks. I had to take some metal off the grip where it meets the grip panels because it was pinching me. The gun shot way left, now it shoots pretty accurately. Function has been excellent other than the first round feed problems. Finish already has a lot of holster wear but honestly I kinda like that. However I recognize that the finish is sub par.
So is this common with this platform?
Also, I recognize that Taurus is not the top 1911 but I wanted to get into them on the cheap. I'll probably buy another one eventually.
Now a short review of the Taurus itself. Front sight loosened up after 50 rounds, factory installed Novaks. I had to take some metal off the grip where it meets the grip panels because it was pinching me. The gun shot way left, now it shoots pretty accurately. Function has been excellent other than the first round feed problems. Finish already has a lot of holster wear but honestly I kinda like that. However I recognize that the finish is sub par.