Taurus PT-99 not resetting in SA

jetinteriorguy · June 23, 2021, 03:10 PM

I just recently purchased a Taurus PT-99 used and am having trouble with it resetting into SA. Usually about 30% of the time it doesn’t reset and I just wind up shooting it DA instead. Whenever I manually cycle it, it resets every single time. I’ve recently installed an MCARBO spring kit and double checked everything and it’s all in correctly and seemingly functioning properly.

10-96 · June 23, 2021, 03:25 PM

On the right side of the frame, beneath the grip panel, is there a trigger bar spring spring pushing upwards on the trigger bar like the Berettas? It sounds like something is not allowing the trigger bar to go upwards enough during the cycle.

jetinteriorguy · June 23, 2021, 04:27 PM

I checked that and it’s installed correctly. So I got to thinking and figured it had to be something with the sear spring, I pulled off the grips and reviewed the installation video and discovered I had installed the spring upside down. I’ll head to the range tomorrow for some testing, but I’m pretty confident this was the problem.

June 23, 2021, 03:10 PM	#1
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,467	Taurus PT-99 not resetting in SA I just recently purchased a Taurus PT-99 used and am having trouble with it resetting into SA. Usually about 30% of the time it doesn’t reset and I just wind up shooting it DA instead. Whenever I manually cycle it, it resets every single time. I’ve recently installed an MCARBO spring kit and double checked everything and it’s all in correctly and seemingly functioning properly.

June 23, 2021, 03:25 PM	#2
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,190	On the right side of the frame, beneath the grip panel, is there a trigger bar spring spring pushing upwards on the trigger bar like the Berettas? It sounds like something is not allowing the trigger bar to go upwards enough during the cycle. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

June 23, 2021, 04:27 PM	#3
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,467	I checked that and it’s installed correctly. So I got to thinking and figured it had to be something with the sear spring, I pulled off the grips and reviewed the installation video and discovered I had installed the spring upside down. I’ll head to the range tomorrow for some testing, but I’m pretty confident this was the problem.