Taurus PT1911: Hammer Safety Failure -- AGAIN!
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:24 pm
I'm sure as hell glad this 1911 isn't my carry pistol -- for the second time in a week, the hammer lock ( http://www.taurususa.com/security-system.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ) has wiggled into "lock" position and left me with a non-functional pistol until I inserted their "special tool" to unlock it. This is NOT something you want to have happen during a match or when engaging bad guys.
So..."put a little Loctite on it" is not what I consider an acceptable option. I see three options here:
1) Tell Taurus to remove the safety completely. I'm curious if anybody has some something like this with them and if they're very cooperative
2) Forcibly remove the safety. It seems to have a lock to prevent that -- curious if anybody has gone down this path.
3) Replace the hammer - definitely an option, but I've never replaced a hammer on a 1911 (hey, first time for everything, eh? :) ).
Any anecdotes that anybody on here can share about their PT1911?
So..."put a little Loctite on it" is not what I consider an acceptable option. I see three options here:
1) Tell Taurus to remove the safety completely. I'm curious if anybody has some something like this with them and if they're very cooperative
2) Forcibly remove the safety. It seems to have a lock to prevent that -- curious if anybody has gone down this path.
3) Replace the hammer - definitely an option, but I've never replaced a hammer on a 1911 (hey, first time for everything, eh? :) ).
Any anecdotes that anybody on here can share about their PT1911?
I mean, if I want a real 1911, I should save up and get a Nighthawk Custom, eh? 