Taurus 24/7 Pro .40 s&w

[Benzene]

I bought this gun a few hours ago, the compact version. It came with two magazines, an 11-round and a 15-round. However, I can only load 14 rounds in the 15-rounder. The 15th round would just not be squeezed into the magazine. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[shootingthebreeze]

Don't worry that is common with a new spring. Same thing happened with my Taurus Millenium .40 and after breaking it in the spring will give more.
Make sure you cleaned your weapon before firing it. I would load ten rounds at a time during break in, and plan to shoot about 300 rounds. Keep track of problems but again don't panic if you get a stovepipe or failure to feed-which brings me to the ten rounds: if you overload a new magazine you could get failure to feed. But eventually your magazine will be broken in enough to accept 15 rounds.

 

[GEPA23]

Hello! I am new in this fórum, but I know this gun very well, because is made in my country, and I fired many times with this gun! The many Taurus pistols when out of box do not behave full capacity when new! So you can to workaround putting only 14 rounds and wait the magazine spring give in. What will take several days! I do no know if you understand me, but I hope have help you! And sorry for my bad english!

Regards!

 

[Benzene]

Very grateful!

shootingthebreeze and GEPA23, I'm grateful - very grateful - for your replies. I just love this gun and plan to shoot it quite some.

GEPA23, please don't worry about your English; you did well enough. I'm sure I would be completely dumb if I tried to say the same thing in your language.

 

[shootingthebreeze]

Gepa, Taurus always packs their new guns with a packing/shipping grease which has to be cleaned completely with a gun solvent. Afterwards, the weapon should be lightly oiled. Magazines are notorious for being stiff new, so I recommend loading a half load during breakin.

 

[shootingthebreeze]

Benzene, you're welcome. I cannot emphasize how important the breakin period is with any weapon before trusting your life with it. Not just mechanically, but also how does it feel in your hand? Each handgun has its particular feel-and though it might feel good before firing some particulars about it will show up at the range.
Also get good quality ammunition too that helps. Also personal safety, with a new weapon wear high impact goggles at the range and ear protection. The goggles: never trust a new weapon initially until you run it through its paces.

 

[Benzene]

Federal and UMC

Safety tips and reminders can never be too much, and I really do appreciate your advice, shootingthebreeze.

I bought a 250-round pack of Remington's UMC ammo and a box of Federal to do the "test run" of this new toy. Any comment? Thanks.

I also have the PT 145 MillPro - I think it's the "second generation". i just love this gun and find myself shooting it more than I do any other handgun I own -including my Ed Brown and my new HK 45. {I love those too.}

Any other "surprises" awaiting me in this new 24/7 Pro? Thanks again.

 

[Old krow]

Don't worry that is common with a new spring.

I had the Taurus 24/7 .40 Tactical. This was exactly what happened with mine. After a little while it worked itself out.

I ran all kinds of ammo through mine and never really had an issue with any of them what-so-ever. It seemed to eat anything I fed it. I sold it to buy a .45, but I didn't have any issues, I just liked the .45 better.

I have used thousands of rounds of Remington UMC is several different guns. I've never had any problems out of them, but, in some rounds they're slightly shorter than other brands.

if you overload a new magazine you could get failure to feed

I did the same thing that s-t-b did, 10 rounds at a time, sometimes 5. If I'm not horribly mistaken, the only FTE/FTFs that I ever had were a result of that.