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Purchased a new Taurus 1911 yesterday.
Fell in love with it at the gun shop.
Can't wait to shoot it when it stops snowing here.
I have a bunch of Winchester 230gr fmj loaded up, and I just received 1000 185gr Ranier Flat Point bullets from Midway that I will load up for competition shooting.
I'll give a report on this sweet little pistol after I shoot.
I'd like to hear your results and see photos. I have been looking at some 1911 types and have been sticking with Kimber, Colt and Springfield. They are twice the price of the Taurus for half the features.
I went to the range and shot it yesterday.
It was snowing with a 20mph wind. I was shooting from inside our Pistol blockhouse to the outside at 20yds.
I shot 1 box of 230gr hardball reloads, and 1 box of 185gr Rainier Coated Flat Point reloads.
When I wasn't shooting like a rookie, my groups were around 2" and in the 10 ring.
With better weather and some breaking in, I'm sure that the PT 1911 can shoot 1"-1 1/2" groups at 25yds.
The trigger pull is as advertised. It is smooth, with no slop. It feels like a custom job.
As a matter of fact, the whole gun feels like a custom job when I shoot it.
The one minus is the plastic grips, but even they are nice looking, with the metal part of the grips, front and back beautifully checkered to give you a fantastic look and feel.
I don't think that I will replace them.
Jeff Quinn has a good article on his testing of the PT 1911, and it shouldn't be hard for you to find.
I will post pics when I find the cord for the digital camera that was lost, but believe me, this gun shoots as good as it looks.
