Taurus PT111 SA/DA trigger?

[benzy2]

I have been looking for a smaller 9mm for a while and the PT111 seems to be a good choice. I have had a few other smaller 9mm in the past but all have been DAO. I hate DAO triggers which is why the 111 appealed to me with its SA/DA option. I like the idea of having both in case of a light primer strike or what not and like that it starts in SA from the first shot. I was just wondering what people thought of the SA/DA trigger on the 111? The local guy is out so I have to make a bit of a drive to try one out for myself and thought before I did that I would get a few opinions from the guys here who own one.

 

[bigfatdave]

I am impressed by the mechanism that allows the PT111 to have trigger function in both modes, and I would say the DA isn't all that heavy, while the SA isn't the most crisp break I've felt.
If you find one to fondle, try to get a field-strip to look at the internal hardware.
Remember, most SA/DA pistols with hammers will let you drop the hammer on a round as many times as you like, the Taurus just does it with a striker and a traveling sear (I don't know what else to call the gadget that cocks the striker and then drops to release it, anyway)

That being said, with a 12-round magazine, the "second strike" feature is nice, but tap/rack/target drill had better follow after that second trigger pull, because I'd bet that you're pulling the trigger on an empty chamber more often than you are pulling it on a hard primer. I've seen hard primers on centerfire a few times, and a second firing pin hit has worked about 50%, but that's at the range with plenty of time to eject/assess/reload the bad round after waiting for a hangfire.

If you must have the feature, Taurus is coming out with a slim model, I don't know if it will have the second strike gadgetry built in, but if it does, I believe it is intended to compete with the PPS/Kahr/Kel-Tec mini nines, and might be worth the wait.

 

[putteral]

I have put over 1k rounds thru mine so far and have not had any problems. I use it as my summer carry weapon. I have only had a light strike once and when I pulled the trigger again it went bang.

 

[danweasel]

The trigger (although it's plastic) pull in DA is not bad at all. Mine had a lot of experience with double strikes...

Honestly knowing what I know now, I would try to buy a used one and shoot 100 or so rounds through it first. Mine was a LEMON.

 

[SureThing]

I bought a CW 9 due to the things I have heard about the PT.