PT1911
I've had a couple of posts following problems and repair of a Taurus PT1911. The problem was lightr firning pin hits and missfires. It was sent to the factory for repair and they indicated that the sear needed adusting.
It was returned last week and I finally got a chance to try it out. No problems. Apparently the sear was the issue.
Anybody know if adjustable sites are avaliable for these pistols?
Hlouie
Edit: I'm not sure why the sear adjustment would change anything. Perhaps it was dragging and slowed the hammer speed? I'm not sure that was really the problem. It could be what they tell everybody. Hlouie
It was returned last week and I finally got a chance to try it out. No problems. Apparently the sear was the issue.
Anybody know if adjustable sites are avaliable for these pistols?
Hlouie
Edit: I'm not sure why the sear adjustment would change anything. Perhaps it was dragging and slowed the hammer speed? I'm not sure that was really the problem. It could be what they tell everybody. Hlouie
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Can you get aftermarket magazines for this pistol? And where? Thanks 0 -
any aftermarket sight for 1911's should fit. glad your problem is fixed 0 -
Be careful on what you order for it. On some of the South American made firearms, the dovetail slots have a different angle than the North American made ones. I found out on a Taurus Model 62 pump action 22 rifle.
Not all dovetails are created equal.
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+1 for not all dovetails are the same. adj sight here
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/br/brownells.aspx?page_name=adjustable-meprolight-sights0 -
The cut on the taurus is 65deg 0 -
"Anybody know if adjustable sites are avaliable for these pistols?"............yes, use those for the browning hi-power 0 -
In fact, my understanding is that the Taurus 1911s **DO NOT** take standard 1911 dovetail sights.
They have their own proprietary sights, and aftermarket sights are difficult-to-impossible to find.
Of course a good machinist can fabricate a new rear sight or (hopefully) fit one intended for another gun, but these things aren't trivial and can greatly add to costs.0 -
Just curious. How does sear adjustment address the issue of light firing pin strikes? Obviously it does, and I'm glad your problem is fixed, but it would be nice understand the "how" as well.
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quote:Originally posted by RCrosby
Just curious. How does sear adjustment address the issue of light firing pin strikes? Obviously it does, and I'm glad your problem is fixed, but it would be nice understand the "how" as well.
Any ideas?
If the pistol is a series 80 type, then the sear comes close to the half-cock notch on the hammer on it's way down. If the sear/hammer relationship is not correct, the sear will scrub/make contact with the half-cock notch, slowing the hammer fall down. The solution is to take more off the sear, or the half-cock notch. This has been common knowledge since shortly after Colt introduced the Series 80, 1911 platform. So like Taurus has a knack for doing, they take a step backwards, by not listening to the previous history of this.
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tsr,
Thanks for the explanation.
My "common knowledge" (maybe like my "common sense") tends to pre-date the 80's!
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quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
Be careful on what you order for it. On some of the South American made firearms, the dovetail slots have a different angle than the North American made ones. I found out on a Taurus Model 62 pump action 22 rifle.
Not all dovetails are created equal.
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is it a different angle or just metric measurements??????
rant into the same thing on a taurus 62, I just filed the top down a small bit and glued a short piece of fiber optics rod to it........0
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