Thread: Taurus Quality
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Old May 25, 2013, 11:52 AM   #28
Eppie
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I have owned two Taurus, my first one was PT92FS, a great shooting pistol. No problem at all with it, except the design. Unfortunately getting to the firing pin to clean it was a nightmare. So I sold it.

Last December I decided to add a 9mm stainless to my 1911 collection. I looked around for a Kimber, Springer or Colt but none were available. I looked in the used market and found a guy selling a Taurus, he said it was only a few months old and it was, but I suspected something was wrong. I offered him $500 if he took then I knew something was wrong. He accepted and I bought it.

When I got home I found that the firing pin block was frozen in place. After a good whack with a hammer I got it out. I put the firing block on a polishing stone, rubbed back and forth for a minute or two and it dropped in perfectly. The pistol is now a favorite and one I won't ever sell. I even pimped it out with some new Army grips last week.

Having said all of the above, the firing pin was improperly forced in at the factory, so there is a problem there.

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