Taurus Mil Pro PT-111: Shooting Low

[dubious]

Hi folks...
I've got a Mil Pro PT-111.

It's shooting pretty about 6" low at 10 yards. I've read about the Heine sights and how they are "Center Hold" and not "Six o' Clock Hold". I'm pretty new to pistols, but I was nailing the target dead on with the comparably sized Glock 26 I tried at the range.

It arrived with the front sight hex screw stripped... i can't even fit the wrench in there. I don't think it's elevation adjustable anyways, but maybe this is the problem. I'm thinking about getting a screw removing bit from the hardware store and trying to get it out. Is this the preferred method? It doesn't seem worth sending it back to taurus for screw removal...

 

[wdlsguy]

Is this a new gun or a used gun? If it's a new gun, I'd send the slide back to Taurus so they can make it right.

 

[dubious]

New....

I'm thinking about it. I'd rather not part with it though... sigh..

 

[Lou22]

My new Taurus PT145 shot about 4 inches low at 21 feet. Somebody recommended I try shooting with the pad of my finger instead of the joint on the trigger. That seemed to help bring it much closer to POA. I guess I was pulling the gun down when I squeezed the DAO trigger with the joint. Using the pad appears to minimize that.

Lou

 

[Jkwas]

My new Taurus PT145 shot about 4 inches low at 21 feet. Somebody recommended I try shooting with the pad of my finger instead of the joint on the trigger. That seemed to help bring it much closer to POA. I guess I was pulling the gun down when I squeezed the DAO trigger with the joint. Using the pad appears to minimize that.

This has been my experience as well. Question: What weight bullet are you shooting in your 111? 124's will shoot higher than 115's. I think the sights are set up for 124gn.

 

[dubious]

I'm pretty sure my shooting technique isn't too off base here. I'm definitely using the very tip of the pad on my index finger. I find if I REALLY relax and let the trigger pull suprise me, it shoots higher... but I think that's more because I'm limp wristing and the recoil is bossing me around.

I've been asking the excellent shooters at the range to try my gun, but nobody has taken me up on the offer yet...

 

[wdlsguy]

I think the sights are set up for 124gn.

The manual (p. 9) agrees with you. Definitely worth trying 124 grain ammo.

 

[SSN Vet]

Don't know about the Heine sights, but on my 2nd gen DAO PT-111 pro w/ the three dot sight, it's "center hold" as in put the dot on the target, not just under it.

I'd validate the problem is the gun and not the shooter before I sent it back.

You may just pay for the round trip, be without your gun for months and then have Taurus send it back with a "nothing wrong with this gun" sticker on it.

Comparing how accurately you shoot the PT-111 with how accruately you shoot the G26 doesn't say much about whether there's something "wrong" with your PT-111 IMHO. It's not an apples to apples comparison.

Let me guess.....low and left???

I was very frustrated at my performance with my PT-111 at first....

after all I can't miss with my .357 Taurus 689...

a fellow shooter watched me and asked if I wanted some pointers. Turns out he's the head of security at the local neigborhood nuke plant and is responsible to train and certify the whole crew. He watched me for ~10 min and gave me several pointers on stance, grip and trigger pull.

I improved more in that one day than I would have in months of shooting on my own (or with others at my same level).

There's only so much you can learn off of the internet.

No real substitute for a mentor/trainer/coach.