Posted: 3/4/2015 5:25:57 AM EDT
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How do you guys rate the Taurus PT1911 in single stack 9mm?
Good buy for $500? I am seeking out my first 1911, not really interested in anything extremely fancy, and the PT1911 seems to cover all of the bases. (wanting an inexpensive stainless 9mm, and Taurus is the only company within a several hundred dollar price range - that I can find so far.) |
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I have one. Nothing fancy. It does the job. As you say, "it covers all the bases"
I bought it from my brother. I haven't run a ton of rounds through it, but it always goes bang and has had no feeding issues. We have 3-4 of them in my family, bro, nephews...I have heard no complaints. I believe my nephew carries his. |
Better price here  . These are GREAT people do deal with also.
http://shopfoxhole.com/product.taurus-pt1911-45acp-5-barrel-wnovak-sight-8-round-magazine-1911fs-936 |
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Better price here . These are GREAT people do deal with also.
http://shopfoxhole.com/product.taurus-pt1911-45acp-5-barrel-wnovak-sight-8-round-magazine-1911fs-936 If they had a stainless 9mm version at that price I'd be all over it. 
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So I just bought this gun new for $500. (Picture was borrowed from the internet.)
Notice how the old "TAURUS" lettering down the side is now a thing of the past? This is the new for 2015 PT1911. (The rear Taurus emblem on the slide is actually NOT darkened in like it appears in this picture) The picture below is how it will look after my grips get here. I am determined to make this Taurus look halfway decent. Except it no longer comes factory with the polished slide face and "old PT1911" branding. I want to try to get the slide polished on the raised parts just like this picture shows. It really sucks that Taurus stopped polishing their stainless 1911s. 
My endgame "goal" with this PT1911 is doing a home-bake cerakote job (after meticulously taping off the areas that I want to keep polished) to turn it into a "duo tone" 1911. I have a few options with the final finish....here are a couple of ideas I am considering: 
(minus the hogue grip) 
One thing that made me think twice about the Taurus, was finding out that it's a Series 80. Unfortunately, I was really hung up on buying a $500 stainless 9mm. If Armscor or American Classic had made a stainless 9mm, I definitely would have went with that. Crossing my fingers and hoping that this Taurus doesn't ruin my affection for the 1911. (it's my first)
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Series 80 doesmt matter... You can't tell the difference on a good trigger. Quoted:
Series 80 doesmt matter... You can't tell the difference on a good trigger. I really hope you're right. I've heard it both ways. Quoted:
Polishing stainless though ismt hard just put paper over a pencil eraser and go up to as shiny as you want Hmm, can you do that to an entire slide and frame face? Seems like a large flat area like that might come out uneven if not done with a belt sander or something. I really want to go that route though. 
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I really hope you're right. I've heard it both ways. Hmm, can you do that to an entire slide and frame face? Seems like a large flat area like that might come out uneven if not done with a belt sander or something. I really want to go that route though.
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Series 80 doesmt matter... You can't tell the difference on a good trigger. I really hope you're right. I've heard it both ways. Quoted:
Polishing stainless though ismt hard just put paper over a pencil eraser and go up to as shiny as you want Hmm, can you do that to an entire slide and frame face? Seems like a large flat area like that might come out uneven if not done with a belt sander or something. I really want to go that route though.
never polish metal with a belt sander haha, too much at once and you can always take more off but you can't put it back. Trick is go north to south with one grip then east to west with the next. You can use a buffer but that breaks the edges pretty easily. Spent a good semester (4 months) in gunsmith school polishing metal years ago. It's not hard really it's just a pain in the ass and it's slow. Far as the triggers, I have both types of guns. A good job on a trigger, you're not gonna notice a difference. Quoted:
New version looks much better without the billboard! completely agree. |