Taurus PT 145

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jungleman

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After reading some of the posts here I am amazed. I can read post ofter post from a person saying that the Taurus is an excellent pistol, blah, blah. Then after the frame cracks it's a POS.
It seems to me that one should temper their judgement a bit.
I personally like the PT 145. I admit that I have not shot it yet.
It has certain features that I like. If the frame cracks I will send it back. I have faith that Taurus will solve the problem eventually.
I hope that I am correct. I am not trying to flame anyone but the swings from right to left are amazing.:rolleyes:
 
I will just add a couple of things...in general, I know Taurus makes great guns.
My PT940 was one of the best shooters I have ever owned or shot. It was stolen by my cousin and a Sig 226 was left in its place, in my safe...on a regular basis. It was a great gun. My old 605 was the same. Perfect.
The problem I see with your point and the PT145 in general is this. It was designed and built as a defensive gun....period.
Small, light, good capacity ....a primary carry weapon or great backup gun. When anyone, including me, carries a gun...it has to
be perfect. It is there to save my life or it wouldnt be there.
I love Taurus but still cant afford to take the chance of a CCW
breaking at just the wrong time. Even if only 1% break....I still
wouldnt do it. That is the problem.
I agree Taurus should be all over getting the prob fixed....as it has the potential to be a very
good CCW. But until they have it fixed and the gun gets a solid track record going....I wont carry one.

Shoot well
 
Jungleman has the right idea about the P145: It is a great gun provided you don't fire it. If you fire it, it is likely to break, and then it won't be so good. So display this pistol or get rid of it.

Seriously, folks, the 145 will be a fine weapon once it has proven its durability.

Drakejake
 
Most of the extreme "swings from right to left" I've seen on this forum are from people who owned PT-145s, or other Millenium pistols, and liked them a lot, then they were horrified to discover that the pistol they depended on for defense had failed!
I had a PT-145, but sold it to buy a USP .45 (before all the frame crack reports)
The PT-145 as far as I was concerned was a great gun, but I would've been very angry, let down, annoyed if I had experienced a frame crack on a pistol with so few rounds through it.
The reason there are such extremes is that the PT-145 appeared to be almost the perfect CCW gun. .45 cal, small, lightweight, full 10 round capacity, etc. As long as it functioned properly, people loved it! But, because people had such high hopes for this gun, when it failed to live up to the expectations, people were very disappointed and didn't hesitate to voice their opinions.

It makes sense to me.
When people go from :) to :( It makes them :mad: and their opinion of the gun becomes :barf:

:D
 
You may have found some of my posts in the extreme swing category.
I was a PT145 owner. Loved the small size, light weight, big bullet, low recoil.
Then it cracked.

With Armalite and the AR180b, they said "We have had a run of bad parts."
I have heard the same from KelTec. (I still own two P32s.)
After many here had reported PT145 cracks, and my dealer had sent back 3 cracked ones in two weeks, (including mine), I called Taurus.
According to customer service, "There is no problem with that gun that we are aware of".
This was back in December. I am curious to know if they are still holding that line.
If there is a defect, and they admit it, and say that are working on a fix, that is one thing.
When they don't even admit that they have a problem, I lose confidence in the company.

I traded my repaired PT145 for a Kahr MK9.
I already have more rounds through it than I did the PT before it broke.
I have to have absolute confidence in a gun that I carry for defense. I know a lot of this in our minds, but it is there for a reason.

A gun is a machine. Machines break. A good one, (Glock, Kahr, Smith, Colt, Sig, etc.) will not break for a long time, and a lot of rounds.

And jungleman, if you want to own a gun that spends a lot of quality time with UPS and the factory, that is your right.
I have been that route. I have owned 3 guns that have had to make multiple trips to the factory.
I have decided I would rather own my guns, than just visit them.
:cool:
 
I have 200 rounds through mine, including defensive ammo, and it was worked flawlessly. The reports of frame cracking are disturbing. The gun is very light and concealable, so I don't wanna give it up. What is a good alternative that is around the same weight?
 
As a former 145 owner who found out about the problem by joining TFL, I will say this.....Eric is right on in his observations. Mini14- When I called Taurus last month, they said the same thing. I will wholeheartedly admit that I was pissed at Taurus becuase of this....it's one thing to market a pistol as a pistol. It's another for the company, and most most gun rags, to market it as a fantastic option for CCW.
 
"After reading some of the posts here I am amazed. I can read post ofter post from a person saying that the Taurus is an excellent pistol, blah, blah. Then after the frame cracks it's a POS."

I believe the reason he is confused by this is because nobody has posted that the PT 145 has failed, just that the polymer around the frame has cracked.
 
In my lifetime, I've possessed well over 100 handguns. Glocks, 1911s, HKs, SIGs, Hi-Powers, CZs, Mausers, S&Ws, Brycos, Intratecs, etc...

Of those, only 4 have had serious problems that disabled them from functioning at all; we're talking totally screwed to where it wouldn't even operate as a single-shot:

AMT Hardballer
Tuarus PT92
Tuarus M65
Tuarus PT145

I will never, ever buy or otherwise trust a Tuarus firearm. Period.
 
Well, the only revolvers I've ever had jam so bad that the cylinder couldn't be opened have been two Rugers. I guess they can't make a gun worth a damn either.:rolleyes:
 
If of a sample of two, thats certainly the opinion I would have if that were the case, but its not; I had an even larger sample with a higher failure rate. Thats why I made an informed choice based on personal experience not to purchase another Tuarus.
 
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