hey barbara, i would do as the other posters have suggested. i have not had a problem out of mine at all. about 300 rounds in and one light primer strike on a single reload i bought at the gunshow. this gun is reliable and shoots fairly accurately too, although i have not tried to focus on accuracy much with it at this point. when i first went to shoot i lightly oiled the frame slide groves only, no cleaning. the gun was flawless in its maiden shooting. so i would also suggest the light cleaning first and foremost, then a firmer grip.
the pt145 pro doesnt necessarily toss the brass out pretty far, and it also tosses it all around (wear a good collar, lol). if you have a bullet in the chamber and take out the mag, pull the slide back to eject the round...it should fall straight through the mag well or just barely fall to the right. with my XD the round would be tossed to the right and ejected pretty good. i would think that this would be a problem if some was limpwristing. maybe in the 4th generation of this gun taurus will do something about that as well...
this is piston has become one of the finest small .45's on the market...possibly the finest, which is quite amazing given its price. it has become a RARE thing to find someone having a problem with it in 3rd generation models and the 2nd generations are pretty good too from what i have read.
let us know how it does after you shoot again...im curious to know.
shoot safe....