Drank the glock-aid

[Shuffler]

Good read.... I was totally unaware of this problem. I am surprised that Springfield is not on top of this as they are known as a service company.

[SteveBailey]

I have a XD in .40, the premature slide lock issue is a pistol problem and not an ammo problem.
 

good post and that was really a well thought out article.  My XD is in .45.  I am thankful to not have the problem.

[acfireguy26]

good post and that was really a well thought out article.  My XD is in .45.  I am thankful to not have the problem.

Ditto. 2000-3000 rounds down range and zero problems. XD 45 service model.

[Hornet33]

XD subcompact 9, M&P 4" .40, Glock 17, Taurus PT1911.

Haven't had a problem with any of them. I like them all for different things. M&P the most accurate.

Toad, how do you like the PT1911?? I've been looking at those but haven't talked to anyone who owns one.

On the subject of mods. For a carry gun, keep it as simple as possible. My normal carry weapon is a Taurus PT-99. It came with factory adjustable night sights and they work just fine. I changed the grips on it. It had Rosewood grips on it when I bought it. Looked really nice with them but I didn't like the feel of the gun. The grip just felt to wide and if your hands were sweaty it tended to slip around a bit. Not good. I put on Pachmeyer finger grooved grips. HUGE improvement!!! I recently replaced the barrel as well. The original started to develop a small crack inside the chamber. Probably from the 50K or so rounds I've put through the gun in the last 10 years and lots of those were handloads that were a little hotter than normal factory ammo. Looked like a fine hair inside the chamber when you looked at it. Figured I better replace it before it blew up in my hands. The new barrel is a Dragon Fire factory replacement barrel. Dropped right in, and works great. No ports, no extension, just a new barrel.

Now my Ruger 10/22 is modded all over the place. Nothing I really needed but it looks kinda cool. That's my weekend fun plinker, so I made a bunch of changes to make it more fun for me to shoot.

My Bushmaster M4, only thing I've done with that is added a red dot reflex sight. Love the thing. Target aquisition is fast, and your able to shoot with both eyes open and on the target.

[Toad]

The PT 1911 is an excellent pistol and a joy to shoot. As you know, it's very full-featured and all the features are well done.

I got mine early on, before the latest round of price increases so I'm into it for less than half of what an entry level Kimber costs. To me, the Taurus is a huge bargain.

It shoots very well. The first time I ever shot it was at my CCW class. I had already qualified with a different pistol and they just let me plink with the new one while the others were still working. Using the standard LEO silhoutte target, I decided I would aim for the round "seal of approval" in the upper right corner that certifies it as somebody's official target. The circle is about 3" in diameter I would guess.  Anyway, the first two mags I shot out of that gun I shot at the circle from 10 yards (yeah, it's close, I know) an ALL the rounds were grouped well inside the circle, probably 2" group at best. That was the first time I picked it up, never used Heine straight 8 sites before either, using 230 ball MagTech. I've shot it some more at different ranges and I am more and more impressed. No FTF so far, using maybe 5-6 different brands of ammo with various bullets, probably 1000 rounds through it. I have to settle down and do some shooting from a rest to see just how good it is vs my induced errors.

I have no problem recommending it. Just a shame they're ramping up the price. At $650 it's not the deal it was for $400 but it's still a great buy IMO.

As for your Taurus, they're all lifetime warranty. They would have put in a new barrel for free if you shipped it back to Miami. That's another thing I like about them.

[Hornet33]

I love their warranty. I would have shipped it back but shortly after I found the crack I went to a local gun show and found the barrel for it for $75. I pretty much broke even because even if I did ship it to them, they can't ship it directly back to me. In Virginia it has to go through a FFL dealer and they all charge about $30-40 for processing fees. Plus I would have had to pay the shipping costs to get it there, figure $10-20 for UPS or FedEx plus insurance. Just made more sense to buy the new barrel right then and be able to go to the range the next day to try it out.

They did ship me a brand new rear sight for mine when I broke it. Called them up, told them I broke the rear leaf. They asked for my information, and I had a new sight in my mailbox 2 days later, no questions asked.

Thanks for the info about the PT1911. I really want to get a 1911 style .45 and have been looking at all of them. Just wasn't sure how the PT stacked up against the more well known makes. I've shot a couple of Kimbers, Colts, and Springfields, but man I don't want to pay over a grand for a pistol. I'm really leaning towards the PT1911. Have to see if the local store will let me try one out.

[GtoRA2]

The PT 1911 is an excellent pistol and a joy to shoot. As you know, it's very full-featured and all the features are well done.

I got mine early on, before the latest round of price increases so I'm into it for less than half of what an entry level Kimber costs. To me, the Taurus is a huge bargain.

It shoots very well. The first time I ever shot it was at my CCW class. I had already qualified with a different pistol and they just let me plink with the new one while the others were still working. Using the standard LEO silhoutte target, I decided I would aim for the round "seal of approval" in the upper right corner that certifies it as somebody's official target. The circle is about 3" in diameter I would guess.  Anyway, the first two mags I shot out of that gun I shot at the circle from 10 yards (yeah, it's close, I know) an ALL the rounds were grouped well inside the circle, probably 2" group at best. That was the first time I picked it up, never used Heine straight 8 sites before either, using 230 ball MagTech. I've shot it some more at different ranges and I am more and more impressed. No FTF so far, using maybe 5-6 different brands of ammo with various bullets, probably 1000 rounds through it. I have to settle down and do some shooting from a rest to see just how good it is vs my induced errors.

I have no problem recommending it. Just a shame they're ramping up the price. At $650 it's not the deal it was for $400 but it's still a great buy IMO.

As for your Taurus, they're all lifetime warranty. They would have put in a new barrel for free if you shipped it back to Miami. That's another thing I like about them.

Hmm I wonder if they got it certified for sale in Californa... Prolly not. Stupid California.

[Maverick]

I don't really mod ort add accessories to any of my "serious" weapons.

My old S&W 66 only got a different set of grips. What freaking moron thinks those huge slabs on factory stocks are comfortable? Other than that it was dry fired thousands upon thousands of times to wear the action smooth. I also practiced with it for several thousand rounds as well.

My Glock is box stock other than the chroming of the slide and that was due to wear of the original finish. Original sights and barrel and it shoots to point of aim and at least as accurate as I am. Many thousands of rounds through it and mostly hard cast lead.

I don't do "race guns" and would never carry one for serious purposes. I don't know anyone else that would either.