PT 1911 safety problem

[Shawn.L]

I dunno, I hear about the Taurus safety problem and the internal lock problem every now and then, but I still hear a ton of other problems with other brands of 1911's as well. Here's one going on right now with a Springfield Custom!

http://forum.pafoa.org/pistols-41/39...ract-help.html

A gun is a machine and any machine can and will have problems. IMHO, the PT1911 is building an impressive track record and the expensive 1911 guys don't like it one bit! LOL

he said that Springer was from the 80's and hes the third (IIRC) owner. Never cleaned the extractor.

I get your point, but I think thats just a bad example.

I only shot one PT1911 once, and the thumb safety broke on me. i understand an example of one is not enough to draw conclusions, but I hear this one issue a lot with Taurus.

[synergy]

I have a Glock question for you. I was reading on the web about trigger tips when shooting a Glock and one of the tips was to hold the trigger all the way in after the first shot and then let it out until you feel the click and then fire another shot. Is this a good technique or is it possible that this could cause damage to the gun in any way?

Thanks

That is the reset point, it is exactly how the Glock should be shot, IMO.

You can do the same thing with a 1911 and be VERY fast with it.

[Steeltown]

That is the reset point, it is exactly how the Glock should be shot, IMO.

You can do the same thing with a 1911 and be VERY fast with it.

Cool! I am hoping to go out tomorrow so I will give it a try.

Thanks,

[BerksCountyDave]

he said that Springer was from the 80's and hes the third (IIRC) owner. Never cleaned the extractor.

I get your point, but I think thats just a bad example.

I only shot one PT1911 once, and the thumb safety broke on me. i understand an example of one is not enough to draw conclusions, but I hear this one issue a lot with Taurus.

Actually it was made in 1998, and I'm the second owner. But yea, I've never cleaned the extractor. However, after I bought the gun it was completely disassembled, inspected, and cleaned by a qualified gunsmith and given a clean bill of health. I've put 2,000 rounds through it since then. Just wanted to clear that up

[crlovel]

My PT-1911 has been a great pistol so far. Not a single problem.

[TonyF]

I have a Glock question for you. I was reading on the web about trigger tips when shooting a Glock and one of the tips was to hold the trigger all the way in after the first shot and then let it out until you feel the click and then fire another shot. Is this a good technique or is it possible that this could cause damage to the gun in any way?

Thanks

That is the reset point, it is exactly how the Glock should be shot, IMO.

You can do the same thing with a 1911 and be VERY fast with it.

Cool! I am hoping to go out tomorrow so I will give it a try.

Thanks,

That's how every semi-auto pistol's trigger should be shot.

[TonyF]

One thing we can conclude from this thread is that nobody likes to have their ox gored.

[Koli01]

he said that Springer was from the 80's and hes the third (IIRC) owner. Never cleaned the extractor.

I get your point, but I think thats just a bad example.

I only shot one PT1911 once, and the thumb safety broke on me. i understand an example of one is not enough to draw conclusions, but I hear this one issue a lot with Taurus.

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[Steeltown]

That's how every semi-auto pistol's trigger should be shot.

I never really thought about it with the 1911 being that it's SA and barely any travel in the trigger. The Glock has a little longer travel and in the forum I was reading that was the reason for the trigger tips.

[Steeltown]

My PT-1911 has been a great pistol so far. Not a single problem.

That is the second time I saw those grips on the black PT-1911 and they make the gun look AWESOME! Is there any grips you know of that would compliment the stainless PT as well? Now I'm kinda pissed I didn't get the black one. LOL