I already posted this but it seems to have disappeared...nevertheless I shall repost it!
I have seen several good reviews about the Taurus PT111 Millennium Pro and I wanted to share my experiences.
I went into a gun store on Saturday intending to come out with a Glock and instead I came out wiht a Taurus! This from a guy that is a little disgruntled as I still have to send my M85 Taurus revolver back to be fixed.
It all boiled down to superior ergonomics for me. The Taurus fit my hand very well, no thats not accurate, it fit my perfectly. It just plain old felt good.
I swore I would never buy another Taurus...all the bad press in the forums and such, compunded with my own experience. But I always wanted to give them a break in the back of my mind. Their QC may be lacking but they are one of, if not the most innovative ccw firearms manufactures of the 21st century. They really have some fantastic ideas and their quality has come along way. They are far from perfect...but for $300 and change..I gave them a second chance. THey did not let me down so far!
My complaints before going to the range were all cosmetic. I bought the blue model with the new dovetailed Heinie sights (a major improvement with the dovetails as I have heard the previous screwed on style could come off). The blue finish has several imperfections and seems "thin"...but thats the limit of my complaints. The Fit was fantastic...heck I chould preen myself in the feed ramp...its that polished!
I headed to the range and decided to go minimalist. New Taurus, the two magazines, three boxes of Winchester "White Box" 115 gr. FMJ from Wally World, ear protection and a nervous smile on my face. I was expecting a disaster.
I had the mags loaded to capacity overnight and that helped making loading easier, but round # 12 was still tough.
I will give you the short version:
275 rounds later, only two failures. both were double-feeds, both were when I was deliberately limp-wristing, one right handed and one left handed. For a halitosis distance gun the sights were right on, out to 15 feet I OWNED everything, very fast and reflexive. Out to 20 yards they were still great. I was not shooting for accuracy today, no targets, just trash on a hill. Heinie “Straight Eight’s” have always been my favorite sights, and this gun came stock with them!
The ergonomics are AWESOME. She is a little bit of a beast though...not a lot of muzzle flip (as it is only 9mm) but still snappy enough that a triple tap is hard to keep on target. Double taps, no problem.
Lets talk about the trigger and trigger lock-work for a moment shall we. This gun could best be described as having a SA/DA trigger (NOT a DA/SA trigger). For all normal shots the trigger is in single action mode. Very long take-up with virtually no weight (think of the first shot on a Walther P99AS in SA mode) and then a slightly mushy but very light break. If the resulting firing pin strike fails to detonate the primer it reverts to a DA pull, long, mushy, but I cant call it heavy. Double and triple taps are easy thanks to a very short and positive "Glock Like" trigger reset.
This gun is designed to be carried cocked and locked ala a 1911 but if needed has second strike capability like a DA revolver or DA semi-auto.
I really like it. With the manual safety engaged you cannot even retract the slide or pul the trigger. Flick it downward and "little hand says it's time to rock and roll!". The engagement is positive in either direction and yet easy. It does not feel like it will accidentally engage or dis-engage. It seems as though it will take a deliberate act to move it.
Overall aside from minor finish blemishes I am a very happy camper.
I also carried her concealed for the day in a cheap IWB...very easy to do so!
My only real "regret" is that I did not get the stainless steel version. I like all black better for concealment, but since the only thing I have to bitch about is the finish why not!
My long term goals include getting this gun into the 1000 round count and see if any issues develop. I am not expecting them to but time will tell.
I have seen several good reviews about the Taurus PT111 Millennium Pro and I wanted to share my experiences.
I went into a gun store on Saturday intending to come out with a Glock and instead I came out wiht a Taurus! This from a guy that is a little disgruntled as I still have to send my M85 Taurus revolver back to be fixed.
It all boiled down to superior ergonomics for me. The Taurus fit my hand very well, no thats not accurate, it fit my perfectly. It just plain old felt good.
I swore I would never buy another Taurus...all the bad press in the forums and such, compunded with my own experience. But I always wanted to give them a break in the back of my mind. Their QC may be lacking but they are one of, if not the most innovative ccw firearms manufactures of the 21st century. They really have some fantastic ideas and their quality has come along way. They are far from perfect...but for $300 and change..I gave them a second chance. THey did not let me down so far!
My complaints before going to the range were all cosmetic. I bought the blue model with the new dovetailed Heinie sights (a major improvement with the dovetails as I have heard the previous screwed on style could come off). The blue finish has several imperfections and seems "thin"...but thats the limit of my complaints. The Fit was fantastic...heck I chould preen myself in the feed ramp...its that polished!
I headed to the range and decided to go minimalist. New Taurus, the two magazines, three boxes of Winchester "White Box" 115 gr. FMJ from Wally World, ear protection and a nervous smile on my face. I was expecting a disaster.
I had the mags loaded to capacity overnight and that helped making loading easier, but round # 12 was still tough.
I will give you the short version:
275 rounds later, only two failures. both were double-feeds, both were when I was deliberately limp-wristing, one right handed and one left handed. For a halitosis distance gun the sights were right on, out to 15 feet I OWNED everything, very fast and reflexive. Out to 20 yards they were still great. I was not shooting for accuracy today, no targets, just trash on a hill. Heinie “Straight Eight’s” have always been my favorite sights, and this gun came stock with them!
The ergonomics are AWESOME. She is a little bit of a beast though...not a lot of muzzle flip (as it is only 9mm) but still snappy enough that a triple tap is hard to keep on target. Double taps, no problem.
Lets talk about the trigger and trigger lock-work for a moment shall we. This gun could best be described as having a SA/DA trigger (NOT a DA/SA trigger). For all normal shots the trigger is in single action mode. Very long take-up with virtually no weight (think of the first shot on a Walther P99AS in SA mode) and then a slightly mushy but very light break. If the resulting firing pin strike fails to detonate the primer it reverts to a DA pull, long, mushy, but I cant call it heavy. Double and triple taps are easy thanks to a very short and positive "Glock Like" trigger reset.
This gun is designed to be carried cocked and locked ala a 1911 but if needed has second strike capability like a DA revolver or DA semi-auto.
I really like it. With the manual safety engaged you cannot even retract the slide or pul the trigger. Flick it downward and "little hand says it's time to rock and roll!". The engagement is positive in either direction and yet easy. It does not feel like it will accidentally engage or dis-engage. It seems as though it will take a deliberate act to move it.
Overall aside from minor finish blemishes I am a very happy camper.
I also carried her concealed for the day in a cheap IWB...very easy to do so!
My only real "regret" is that I did not get the stainless steel version. I like all black better for concealment, but since the only thing I have to bitch about is the finish why not!
My long term goals include getting this gun into the 1000 round count and see if any issues develop. I am not expecting them to but time will tell.