Is There a Problem with Taurus’ PT Millenium Series Autos?
Taurus was recently honored at the 2002 SHOT Show with the title of Manufacturer of the Year. Normally I would agree with honor as Taurus has seemingly come a long way, and is well know for the best customer service in the industry. However there is a little issue that is growing that threatens Taurus if Taurus doesn’t do something to correct it. The problems lay within the PT Millenium series of pistols only… the revolvers are fantastic. If you have a Taurus revolver, you can be confident in it. If you have a PT Millenium series auto… read carefully. The problems started appearing in the PT111 9mm pistol with the shearing of plastic pins that connect the steel subframe to the polymer outter frame. The pin shearing occurs after a high number of rounds are fired. Soon the 40 cal version started to show this problem as well. These pistols have 3 pins that connect the frames. Take a close look at your pistol and examine these pins. Now the PT145 has a different problem, but a similar caus
