Questions about Taurus Millenium Pistols.

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Are these single or double stack? They're pretty thin at 1.2" so I assume single stack, but not sure.

They look really good in pictures and on the limited specs I've seen, but I'm not sure. Good guns or not? Reliability?

Since I'm recoil sensitive, I'm looking at the .32, .380, and 9mm (NOT the Titanium slide ones).

One burning question is, "Are they locked breech, delayed blowback, or blowback?". I assume the 9mm is locked breech. Is it? What about the .32 and .380? Are they locked breech?

I'd appreciate as much info as you can give me.

Thanks.
 
Locked breech, double-stack magazines, DAO trigger. (12 round mag for the 9mm models )

The only exception to this is one of the .45 models, which uses a single-stack mag.

I've owned both the "regular" and Pro version, in 9mm, and both were very reliable and very accurate. They are probably some of the best CCW guns to be found. Recoil in the 9mm isn't bad at all.


J.C.
 
+1 on the Mil Pro 9mm

We have one, and it's a great shooter, nice trigger, comfortable grip. It's my wifes preferred ccw. The price is creeping up though as it gains in popularity, so don't wait too long. It's been very reliable. No misfeeds or jams.
 
The PT-145 is a double stack 10 rd mag
The PT-745 is a single stack 6 rd mag.
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And the PT-745 is just heavy enough to be okay for CCW. I can't imagine trying to carry 10 rounds of .45 ACP without your pants falling down. :scrutiny:
 
I have the MilPro PT145, and even with a full mag, then gun is still light. No pants dropping here.

As for the gun, it is a sweet little thing. I highly recommend them.
 
Do the .32s and .380s also have locked breech?

If so, that's really neat.
 
How can a double stack .32, .380, or 9mm be so narrow?

It doesn't seem possible. Are Taurus designers wizards?

The Millenium double stacks are narrower than my Firestorm .32 single stack according to their websites.

How is that possible?

Am I mistaken?
 
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the 145 is a double stack .45 cal. but is barely wider than most single stacks.it is light even with 11 rounds in it.its very easy to shoot once you get used to the double action trigger.imho this is a great ccw for the money,mine was $300.00 and came w/an extra mag.
the bentwrench
 
I Had a milpro 45 and traded it in it was very inaccurate to me , but was a solid very reliable gun. No jams ,feeding issues ,:D nothing
 
It doesn't seem possible. Are Taurus designers wizards?
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Taurus has come a long, long way from their early days of cranking out copies of the Berettas. They've got some seriously good gun designers and top-notch manufacturing facilities now, and are putting out a lot of innovative and just, well...well-designed stuff. The .410 shotshell/45LC revolver, the Millenium Pro compacts, and the 24/7, which grabbed NRA Gun of the Year last year. The ergonomics on that are superb, the double-strike ability if a round doesn't fire seems like a great safety feature for police and securty sorts (why some seem to be eyeing it), and it's just well-made.

Some might ask how Taurus managed to have a fully deep-engraved stainless slide on their $300 compacts, but Kahr's 'cost saving' on the $400 CW-9 included a mall-luggage-tag-kiosk scratchlike engraving and that's it. :D

Glock is going to have to play catch-up, I think, they've been sitting on their laurels with their designs and now-too-thick chunkiness.
 
I think the Millenium Pros (Taurus in general) are one of the few exception to the "you get what you pay for" rule... you get FAR more than you pay for IMO..

bout 3,000 rds thru my PT111SSP MilPro, no malfunctions...110% reliable.

I would get nothing else, if I could get anything else..
 

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Nope, they aren't wizards at Taurus. Gaston Glock is the wizard who got double stack 9mm & 40 S&W pistols down to 1.18 inches wide. Now SIG is behind the curve. Their single stack "slim" "carry pistol" the P239 is 1.2" wide. Sorry, I'll take a Taurus or a Glock thats the same width, holds more rounds, and weighs less. The Springfield XD subcompacts are also dimensionally very close to the baby Glocks and Tauri.
 
I guess I got a lemon, because mine would not hit the primer hard enough to fire the round, sent it in and the fixed that, now the recoil spring is broken. BTW I have the PT-140. I don't trust mine enough for concealed carry, now I just use it to plink around with.
 
PT-140

Taurus 40 cal. lot of bang for the buck. factory load for me was a little heavy. had a friend lighten the load and almost feels like a nine. try it you'll like it.
180grn Mt. Gold JHP
4.2 grn. VV n320
will stop what it needs to.
 
How about the trigger on the Millenium Pro line, particularly the pt111. I have heard they are very bad. True? Can they be made better?
 
And the PT-745 is just heavy enough to be okay for CCW. I can't imagine trying to carry 10 rounds of .45 ACP without your pants falling down.
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A good holster and good gun belt will take care of that. I pocket-carry my PT-145 in in my hiking pants (the only ones with a big enough pocket). A good belt keeps 'em up.

Other times I carry IWB. Good holster, good belt.
 
just getting to know my PT-111

Only one visit to the range with my new Millennium Pro, with 150 rounds through it.

The quality of manufacturing seems good.

No feed/eject problems (so far).

Man...the magazine spring is stiff....anybody using a loading aide that they would recommend?

Disappears easily @ 4'clock IWB, under a fleece vest or sweat shirt.

Only one small issue....if the span of your bottom three fingers is more than
2-1/4", you're not going to be able to get all three comfortably on the grip.

I never really considered myself to have big hands, but I only get half a purchase on my pinky.

If you're wondering why the Kahr cost more......let's see

Tuarus ... made in Brazil
Kahr... made in Taxachussettes (unfortunately, still part of the USA).

That was hard to figure out.
 
I've got a Taurus PT140 Milennium Pro.

These are great guns. Mine is quite accurate (you need to get used to the trigger though if you don't shoot a lot of DAO), 100% reliable (the only hiccup in 600 rounds was definately a bad round), well made, and fits my hand perfectly. The trigger pull is a little long and a little heavy but buttery smooth (it is like a near perfect revolver DA pull).

The older Milennium non-Pro models had some issues, and bad triggers, but the current Milennium Pros are great guns at great prices. More and more people seem to be catching on too, so watch for prices to inch up (I hope not, but seems inevitable).
 
PT-140 Mil Pro. Great trigger on these things, very smooth. No failures of anykind. Lots of firepower and its my main ccw in a Tucker Texas Heritage IWB.

I thought about looking at something else...I just like change, new and different, but after looking I realized why I chose the Mil Pro to begin with. I've never held the single stack PT-745...I'd really to feel how much slimer it is to the double stackers.

Oh yeah...there is nothing I like more than a good value and this little gun is the best value you will ever find: 10 rounds of potent 40S&W, stainless slide, accurate, reliable...all for just a little over 300 bucks! Man I love a value!
 
I thought about looking at something else...I just like change, new and different, but after looking I realized why I chose the Mil Pro to begin with. I've never held the single stack PT-745...I'd really to feel how much slimer it is to the double stackers.
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Thin enough that if you're a more slender sort and put it in a Thunderwear (or probably Smartcarry, also), it entirely vanishes. You sort of have to remind yourself "Yeah, I'm actually carrying a .45."

(And the fact that it's DAO with a safety as well lets you feel safer about it being there.) :D
 
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