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Grandsons Taurus G3C failed today. Magazine button & spring fell out. Dropped the magazine. Put in service 1/19/21. Was shot very little. About 150 rounds total.
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Grandsons Taurus G3C failed today. Magazine button & spring fell out. Dropped the magazine. Put in service 1/19/21. Was shot very little. About 150 rounds total.
These 2 parts fell out, along View attachment 1047618 with the magazine, when the 1st shot of the day was fire
No.was anything broken
It's an issue that happens sometimes with Taurus PT111/G2c/G3c/G3.Fail
Grandsons Taurus G3C failed today. Magazine button & spring fell out. Dropped the magazine. Put in service 1/19/21. Was shot very little. About 150 rounds total.
While you are waiting for the spare parts you could try to reverse the spring upside down to see if the situation improves.A closer look this morning shows an oval blind hole that the magazine spring sits in. Its oval towards the right side. This allow the spring to slip out of the notch. View attachment 1047701
Just like a short spring would act. The loaded magazine can hit the magazine release when being inserted.
Putting the release back in from the right side & popping the spring back in place, doesn't last. Just like on YouTube.
Ordered parts, but can't fix a poor design.
The GX4 has a different magazine release s
The micrometer has the spring diameter the same on both ends. I reinstalled the factory part a few time. Keeps popping out after a few tries. I will compare length of old vs new springs, when parts arrive.While you are waiting for the spare parts you could try to reverse the spring upside down to see if the situation improves
Never registered the warrenty in 1/19/21. Plus Taurus doesnt sent a shipping label for return, like S&W. . Taurus website said cant ship by Fed X?call Taurus and have them fix it.
The micrometer has the spring diameter the same on both ends. I reinstalled the factory part a few time. Keeps popping out after a few tries. I will compare length of old vs new springs, when parts arrive.
Never registered the warrenty in 1/19/21. Plus Taurus doesnt sent a shipping label for return, like S&W. . Taurus website said cant ship by Fed X?
Plastic guns are throw away items. Just may put in with plastic recycling. lol.
In my opinion it could be that the hole, seat of the spring, is slightly too large in diameter than the spring, so there could be too much play between the spring and the hole that gives problems. As suggested by another user in the other thread, I would try to get a piece of harmonic steel wire for springs, slightly larger in diameter than the original spring, cut it slightly longer than the original spring and try if it works better.The micrometer has the spring diameter the same on both ends. I reinstalled the factory part a few time. Keeps popping out after a few tries. I will compare length of old vs new springs, when parts arrive.
Never registered the warrenty in 1/19/21. Plus Taurus doesnt sent a shipping label for return, like S&W. . Taurus website said cant ship by Fed X?
Plastic guns are throw away items. Just may put in with plastic recycling. lol.
Comming from Taurus. https://www.shoptaurus.com/Taurus will let you order parts now? Or did you order the parts from a 3rd party?
The factory magazine can contact the magazine release when loading this G3C. May have caused it. Need to test fire, when it gets warmer.it got dislodge somehow by jamming a tool up the magwell
The factory magazine can contact the magazine release when loading this G3C. May have caused it. Need to test fire, when it gets warmer.
I have two of the G2C pistols that Taurus replaced my two first generation Millennium (9mm & .45ACP) pistols as part of the lawsuit inspired recall. I was miffed initially by getting two 9mm for a 9 and .45, but the G2C has been a serious and worthwhile upgrade. I keep one in the center console, and shoot the other for practice, typically 50 rounds a month, and I've had it since 2018, so probably at about 2000 rounds now. No failures of any kind despite the fact that I've not taken it down for cleaning since the initial outing when I first got it.I have 2 of his older brothers, PT111 G2 and they both are flawless. They are strategically placed inside our domicile for protection purposes.