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I bought a used PT1911 in 9MM off the GB site. Pistol looked new. Very disappointing performance at the range. 20% FTF with both factory magazines. Slide locked open on several occasions about half way through a couple of magazines...and no I did not accidentally hit it with my thumb. Three different loads tried. Winchester white box 115 grain FMJ. 124 grain FMJ truncated cone Hornady match. 147 grain Ranier Penta Point. Bullet confirguation made no difference. Pistol shot about 10" low over a sand bag rest at 25 yards (when it shot at all). Upon closer inspection I noticed a very pronounced vertical dent on the back of the case head about .020" fron the edge of the case head and about 2/10" long, 90 degrees across from the extractor and on the opposite side. This corresponded to a raised area of metal on the breech face of the slide that appears about .002" high. When the gun goes into battery (if it goes into battery) the case head is not resting flush up against the breech face...it's resting on that thin area of raised metal at the breech face. I can't believe this one left the factory this way. I called the Taurus customer service department this morning. After 35 minutes on perma-hold, I got to speak to a live person. The only problem was that she had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. Zip, zero, nada understanding of firearms! Told me I could send the pistol back to them. Gee that was nice! For my money the issues looks like an improperly machined slide coupled with an slide latch that is undersize or a slide latch plunger spring that is weak or both. IMO the entire issue with not reliably feeding rounds seems to come from that raised area on the breech face. You should see what it does to the brass...one firing and the brass is completely unusable! Have any of you experienced similar problems with the Taurus PT1911 in 9MM?
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