Question about Taurus PT111...


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digex
June 16, 2003, 04:35 PM
I just got a PT111 and when I loaded the magazine, I could hear a rattle noise in the bottom of the magazine. Is this normal? basically, with the magazine loaded, I can shake it like a maracca... Any thoughts?

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denfoote
June 16, 2003, 04:40 PM
Oddly enough, my wife's G26 does the same thing, but I put 150 trouble free rounds through it Saturday, using that mag!! I would not worry about it!!

digex
June 16, 2003, 04:52 PM
Kinda funny, I'm going to be taking this one to the range for the first time today. I'm definitely going to shoot it anyway and I figure if anything goes wrong, I can always ship it to taurus for some fixin'

anapex
June 16, 2003, 05:35 PM
Both of the magazines I have for my PT-111 rattle depending on how the rounds settle in when loaded. Normally I can the give magazine a hard slap on the floor plate (when it's not in the pistol) and it settles the rounds in. Most of the time though I don't care enough to do that cause it still feeds fine even with the rattles.

NewsShooter
June 17, 2003, 10:36 AM
I have five mags for my PT-111 and most of them rattle. It has no effect on how they feed. I have found that it also depends on they type and brand of ammo being fed. Winchester 100 round white box seems to rattle the least.

md2lgyk
June 17, 2003, 11:57 AM
Both my PT-111 mags also rattle when fully loaded. The gun loads and fires fine, but the rattle makes CCW kind've disconcerting since it happens when I walk around. I found I could make the rattle stop by downloading the mags one round.

Logistar
June 17, 2003, 02:11 PM
You guys must be talking about the "Taurus topoff indicator".;)

Mine rattles with 9 but not with 8 or 10. Both mags rattle the same way. No problems though. And mine seem just as bad with Winchester White Box. - It doesn't seem to matter what ammo I use.

Logistar

hoppinglark
June 18, 2003, 03:16 PM
yeah i get that rattle too, when the magazine is not fully loaded to ten rounds.
i got a Pro-Mag magazine for it and it never rattles, but it does jam the gun after every shot fired....

NewsShooter
June 18, 2003, 03:36 PM
I should also mention that I called and complained to Taurus and they replaced all of my mags (4 ) at no charge.

Logistar
June 18, 2003, 04:18 PM
NewsShooter, do the new mags rattle at all? Do they look any different?

Just curious.

Logistar

Grayrock
June 18, 2003, 10:50 PM
Check out this thread

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15938&highlight=ramline

Hope it helps.

MaxSE PT99
June 19, 2003, 05:41 AM
I don't own a PT 111, but I do have a PT 99, and in the Ramline 18 round mags, the bullets rattle around quite a bit. Never had any problems with it though, best buy I ever did.

Jon

NewsShooter
June 19, 2003, 11:50 AM
The new mags don't rattle when full. Nine rounds or less they do.
They look the same as the old ones. My guess is a slightly stronger spring.

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