PT 145 only lasts 8 rounds?

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

I put these on another forum I visit but I thought you guys might like to see these.

This happed to a new pistol on its 8th round. He was shooting WWB ammo.

 

[mrjarrell]

On the bright side, it's got a lifetime warranty and they'll fix it or replace it. Never have had any issues with my Tauruses. Sad to see this. Of course, I've seen similar and worse on other brands. Crap happens, unfortunately. Call Taurus and send it off. Glad you didn't get hurt.

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

Any idea how good Tarus is on warranty work?

 

[Birds Away]

Holy Batman!!!!

 

[mrjarrell]

Any idea how good Tarus is on warranty work?

I've heard some folks say they take their time about it, but I don't know of any company that does things overnight. Of the folks I've heard who did send it in, I haven't heard of complaints about the quality of work. Hardest part's getting it to them through the shippers. And that's not too terrible, to hear some folks tell it. Call them up and let them know what happened to get things started. I'd also let them know you've got pictures if they want to see the damage. You can always email them.

 

[FERLACH]

I have a Taurus PT145 Millennium Pro, stainless slide, that I have shot over 300 rounds of various ammo thru and have not had a single problem with it. Is yours a Millennium or Mill Pro?

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

I somehow deleted the part about the gn being a friend of mines. I am not sure what model it is.

I took him to the range with me so he could shoot it for the first time and....

 

[esrice]

Shooting WWB? Wow.

I wonder if there wasn't already a significant crack or stress that went unnoticed, and it took 8 rounds to break it completely.

Hope he can get it resolved.

 

[Shoots4Fun]

I'm guessing it had a hidden crack from the start. I'd prefer it happened right away so you can get it repaired/replaced than later on.

Let us know how the service goes.

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

Shooting WWB? Wow.

I wonder if there wasn't already a significant crack or stress that went unnoticed, and it took 8 rounds to break it completely.

Hope he can get it resolved.

The crazy thing is I had some hot reloads sitting there for one of my 1911s. When he was loading the mag I had to double check what he was loading. If WWB broke it that bad my hot loads would have got him hurt.

 

[Westside]

Glad you didn't get hurt. Keep us posted on how Taurus handles the problem.

 

[esrice]

When he was loading the mag I had to double check what he was loading.

How certain are you that one didn't get mixed in?

 

[printcraft]

Acme making the PT145 now?

 

[45-70]

I have a 2nd generation Millennium Pro , my truck gun, that I've never had a problem with in 1500~2000 rounds. Sorry about your luck, maybe a factory defect.

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

How certain are you that one didn't get mixed in?

100% I had a full box still when we left. I was shooting other calibers.

 

[jdg0724]

i had a similar thing happen to mine, not quite as bad though. It was one of the first PT145's to hit the market. The frame cracked after about 500 rds. I sent it back to Taurus and they fixed it quickly. I traded it off after that, but i decided to give them another try when the pT145 pro came out. I have had zero problems whatsoever with the Millinieum Pro model. I love this gun. It has been 100% reliable and shoots great. All manufacturers have issues from time to time and I think Taurus made some changes to their frames after the first generation models came out so that this problem would not repeat itself.

 

[esrice]

100% I had a full box still when we left.

Ok that's pretty certain.

 

[3point5]

That sucks to see...I have a pt24/7 that has several thousand rounds through it...hundreds of +P rounds, and never hiccuped a bit.

Best of luck to your friend getting it fixed

 

[dross]

You're supposed to shoot 45 ACP in that, not 45 SEVENTY

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

You're supposed to shoot 45 ACP in that, not 45 SEVENTY

Sometimes you just have to see what those plastic guns can take!.......not much is what we found!