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2verpsters
I'm interested in purchasing a new Taurus PT1911 but a local dealer said Taurus is having major quality control problems right now and getting warrenty work done is almost impossible. Does anyone know anything about this?

Also, does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with Crimson Trace laser grips?

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  • 2verpsters
    I just purchased a Taurus PT1911 and am wondering if anyone has found a "safer" method to lower the hammer on a round in the chamber. The hammer on this gun seems to be smaller than I am comfortable with and I have not found a better way to do it. Are you aware of a replacement hammer that might provide more space for the thumb to ease it down.
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  • dcs shooters
    Ask them if they make a lower front sight as it is dovetailed also.
    If not you can always file it down and touch up it.
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  • beantownshootah
    Apparently, this is a relatively common problem.

    So far as I know, nobody makes a good adjustable sight to fit the non-standard Taurus dovetail.

    Taking this backwards, any gunsmith worth calling himself that should either be able to cut your gun into a standard dovetail.

    These guys can certainly do it for you:
    http://www.tooltechgunsight.com/

    Can't speak to the cost of having it done, but it should be relatively easy to do.

    Note that if you're shooting low you could fix the problem by RAISING your front sight.

    Edit: That's wrong. . .whoops. As below, to raise the point of impact, you have to lower the front sight (not raise it). Filing it down slightly could work.

    I don't know if these sights are lower than the stock Taurus front sight, but if so, that might work:

    http://www.hivizsights.com/TR1911-Taurus-PT-1911-Front-Sight-P142.aspx

    Alternatively, it might be possible to take some metal off the top or bottom of the Taurus sight to adjust your point of impact.
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  • dcs shooters
    Originally posted by beantownshootah
    Apparently, this is a relatively common problem.



    Note that if you're shooting low you could fix the problem by RAISING your front sight (not lowering it). WRONG[B)]

    To raise the point of impact, you need to have a HIGHER rear or LOWER front sight [;)]
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  • 260
    i have one and it shoots better than my series 70. you might try another type of ammo.
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  • pulsarnc
    Fire up your seaarch engine and look for "1911Forums" A wonderfull place for all things 1911.It has a dedicated tarus 1911 section and just recently someone posed the same questions. One of the members did some research and came up with some good answers to your question ,hope this helps.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    DO YOU MEAN LIKE THIS, STANDARD BROWNING HI-POWER SIGHTS
    TAU.jpg
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  • 2verpsters
    Thanks to everyone for the replies and info. I will check out the links and see what the 1911 forums have to say. I did post the same question on Graybeard, haven't checked back recently.

    Ammo didn't seem to change point of impact much. Everything shoots low and to the left. Some of the hotter stuff impacts a bit higher but not enough to get me in the X ring.

    Mike Wiskey, that is what I am looking for. What did you have done or did you just buy the rear sight from somewhere and it fit? Fill me in and I'll be glad to try it. Is that a different front sight also? I don't have mine in front of me to compare.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    "Mike Wiskey, that is what I am looking for. What did you have done or did you just buy the rear sight from somewhere and it fit? Fill me in and I'll be glad to try it. Is that a different front sight also? I don't have mine in front of me to compare."..........I juast happened to have a millet sight set for the browning highpower on the shelf. a little 'loose' in the dovetail but the set screws tightend it up just fine.
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  • Hawk Carse
    Shooting low and left is often a fault of technique, not sight setting. A flinch of the hand and yank of the trigger in anticipation of recoil will pull your shots off in that direction.

    Do you shoot center with other guns?
    Does a known good shot shoot low left with this gun?
    If so, it is sight change time. Sorry, I don't know what to use, Taurus is smarter than anybody else in the business so they used their own design of sight with few if any choice in replacements.
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  • gesshots
    If available, try your 1911 in a Ransom rest to check sights with current and different brands of ammo. This would be cheaper then altering dovetails or filing sights, plus more informative.
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  • tsr1965
    The above situation is something everyone reading this should be arawe of. The South American's use a different (28 degree dovetail), versus the standard 3/8", that we are accustomed to seeing. That is true of Rossi, Puma, Taurus, etc...pretty anyone associated with Brazilian gun making.

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