Took my Taurus Millenium PT145 .45ACP to the range the other day and it was failing to fire about once every 5 shot attempted. At first I thought it was my handloads. But, my Son in law was shooting rounds from the same box with no trouble at all with his S&W M&P.
When I got home, I tore down the gun and found it had a broken part.
I called Taurus and they have a lifetime repair policy on the gun which made me very happy, however, the part that is busted is what they call a "restricted part". Which means, they can't send it to me or to a deal or to a gunsmith. the part must be installed by them in their shop. That didn't make me happy any more.
I have to pay to ship it but they will fix it, clean it, check it out and ship it to me no charge.
They offered to sell me the shipping label for $50 bucks and right now, I don't want to spent $50 bucks on such a seemingly small part.
So, I am seeking advice from the experts on whether it would be feasible to attempt to MAKE the part myself.
The busted part is plastic with a spring. I would make it out of steel.
Here are some pictures:
The gun:
Parts Schematic:
Close up of the firing pin parts:
The busted part is called part 1.13 Captive Firing Pin Spring Assembly:
It's made of a bluish green plastic with a heavy spring on it. The spring doesn't come off.
Here is the part and where it's busted:
I'm sure I can make the part, I'm not sure if it is smart to change from a plastic part to a metal part. It was either engineered on purpose this way OR it was a cheap way to make the part.
Does anyone think replacing this "restricted part" with a metal part is a bad idea or not?
Thanks.
When I got home, I tore down the gun and found it had a broken part.
I called Taurus and they have a lifetime repair policy on the gun which made me very happy, however, the part that is busted is what they call a "restricted part". Which means, they can't send it to me or to a deal or to a gunsmith. the part must be installed by them in their shop. That didn't make me happy any more.
I have to pay to ship it but they will fix it, clean it, check it out and ship it to me no charge.
They offered to sell me the shipping label for $50 bucks and right now, I don't want to spent $50 bucks on such a seemingly small part.
So, I am seeking advice from the experts on whether it would be feasible to attempt to MAKE the part myself.
The busted part is plastic with a spring. I would make it out of steel.
Here are some pictures:
The gun:
Parts Schematic:
Close up of the firing pin parts:
The busted part is called part 1.13 Captive Firing Pin Spring Assembly:
It's made of a bluish green plastic with a heavy spring on it. The spring doesn't come off.
Here is the part and where it's busted:
I'm sure I can make the part, I'm not sure if it is smart to change from a plastic part to a metal part. It was either engineered on purpose this way OR it was a cheap way to make the part.
Does anyone think replacing this "restricted part" with a metal part is a bad idea or not?
Thanks.