stchman
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I had read some reviews online (Hickok45, Mr Guns and Gear) and they both said the PT111 is a great buy.
I was perusing Armslist and found a seller selling an unfired NIB PT111 G2 and 100 rounds of 9mm ammo for $280. I was able to negotiate the price of the gun and ammo down to $250 so I bough it.
Took the pistol to the range yesterday and I must say for the money spent, I am pretty impressed. I own two Taurus revolvers and like them, but have always read Taurus semi-autos are sub-par. The gun has really good fit and finish and comes with two quality mags. I put probably ~100 rounds through the PT111 and it experienced one FTE. The gun still had factory grease and had never been fired so I attributed the single FTE to breaking in and whatever factory lube.
The trigger is decent and has a lot of take up in single action, but after a few mags I was able to hit my target pretty well at 7 yards. The reset is really short and the pistol does have second strike capability.
After the range session I cleaned and lubed the gun. The gun breaks down just like a Glock. There were no tool marks on the inside of the slide so it appears that attention to detail was paid.
About the only real negative I could find is the manual safety, but some people like a manual safety. The pistol also DOES NOT have a magazine disconnect which I really like.
Apparently the PT111 can use Sig Sauer P226/P229 mags. I own a P226 and the mags did indeed fit and hold the bolt open, I did not find this out until after my range session.
All in all, for what little I spent on the pistol it certainly appears to be a really high value firearm. Hopefully Taurus keeps making quality firearms at a good price, we as gun owners will benefit.
FYI: For people looking to buy 12 round mags, Academy has them for $26.99 with free shipping. The PT111 Pro and G2 use the same mag according to Taurus website.
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/taurus-pro-12-12-round-magazine-for-pt-111-pro-pistols
I was perusing Armslist and found a seller selling an unfired NIB PT111 G2 and 100 rounds of 9mm ammo for $280. I was able to negotiate the price of the gun and ammo down to $250 so I bough it.
Took the pistol to the range yesterday and I must say for the money spent, I am pretty impressed. I own two Taurus revolvers and like them, but have always read Taurus semi-autos are sub-par. The gun has really good fit and finish and comes with two quality mags. I put probably ~100 rounds through the PT111 and it experienced one FTE. The gun still had factory grease and had never been fired so I attributed the single FTE to breaking in and whatever factory lube.
The trigger is decent and has a lot of take up in single action, but after a few mags I was able to hit my target pretty well at 7 yards. The reset is really short and the pistol does have second strike capability.
After the range session I cleaned and lubed the gun. The gun breaks down just like a Glock. There were no tool marks on the inside of the slide so it appears that attention to detail was paid.
About the only real negative I could find is the manual safety, but some people like a manual safety. The pistol also DOES NOT have a magazine disconnect which I really like.
Apparently the PT111 can use Sig Sauer P226/P229 mags. I own a P226 and the mags did indeed fit and hold the bolt open, I did not find this out until after my range session.
All in all, for what little I spent on the pistol it certainly appears to be a really high value firearm. Hopefully Taurus keeps making quality firearms at a good price, we as gun owners will benefit.
FYI: For people looking to buy 12 round mags, Academy has them for $26.99 with free shipping. The PT111 Pro and G2 use the same mag according to Taurus website.
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/taurus-pro-12-12-round-magazine-for-pt-111-pro-pistols
