Highland Ranger
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Contact Tom Gresham from Guntalk as well - he's a big fan of Taurus - has Bob on his show all the time. He's on this board as well under the user name "Guntalk".
Ok,
Thought I would resurrect this thread as a result of a conversation I had with Taurus on Friday.
Here's the "what happened to me" timeline:
Mid-April: Fired +P Corbon SD 185 GR JHP out of my Millenium Pro PT145. That was MY mistake, as it clearly states in the manual NOT TO FIRE +P ammo. Otherwise, the spring starts to compress wrongly and start coming out from the slide. Firearm now not safe to fire as gun won't go into battery. Ok, my fault. I got it. Called Taurus to order the Captured Recoil Spring Assembly (guide rod and recoil spring in one nifty unit) and explained what happened. I got the lecture on how NOT TO FIRE +P ammo in the gun. I ordered the part I need ($4.85 + shipping). This definitely beats spending 40 bucks on overnight shipping for a total cost of 9 bucks. Was told part was backordered and would be in at beginning of May. Cool, I can wait.
Beginning May: Call Taurus b/c my credit card hasn't been charged, just wanted to make sure I gave them the right info. Yup, I did. Part is backordered, won't be in until mid to end of May 2-4 weeks. I sigh, and console myself with shooting 9MM instead. 9MM is MUCH cheaper. Must investigate this further. Woken from rumination, they ask me to send it in, I said no, I know what the problem is and I don't need a 40 dollar express shipping bill to go with my previously well-deserved lecture (see "Mid-April").
End of May: Call Taurus to see when the part will be shipped. "Still backordered" 2 weeks until it is here. I ask what the problem is, and they state that demand for the new PT145 is tremendous and Brazil is having a hard time keeping up with demand. I agree that gun is nice and I hang up.
Beginning June: No part yet. Call Taurus, see "End of May" exact same conversation. Wierd. I looked up winning last month's winning lotto numbers and played them for a week "Just in Case". No luck.
End June: No part yet. Call Taurus started getting same response. Asked to speak to supervisor. Supervisor has to be brought up to speed, but states that they are completely dependent on Brazil. I state that waiting for a part since April is ridiculous. He states that a huge parts shipment is supposed to come in "next week" and that my part should be part of that. At this point, I tell him I have been getting the run-around of lack of part availability. I ask him to take one out of a new gun and ship it to me. He says he will see what he can do, and that I won't need to pay for the part. Will call back in a couple of weeks to confirm.
Summation: DON'T FIRE +P ammo in one of these. My PT 145 was working just fine with the standard pressure rounds. Taurus generaly makes good guns, but their parts / logistics support has GOT to get better than this. Mylanta, we are talking about a $4.85 part that they should have in stock.