Posted December 17, 2015 1:41 pm by Comments

By Caleb

Today on the PT1911 Torture Test, I run the Taurus 9mm through the 10-8 Performance function check. The 10-8 Performance function check allows users to check their 1911-style pistol’s operation to verify whether or not the pistol is fit for duty or concealed carry. If a pistol fails any portion of the test with duty/carry ammo, it should be considered unfit for carry.

Now let’s talk about what happened in the video, because it’s important. It also goes back to what I said yesterday about the PT1911, because the problems it has are something that would drive a serious shooter absolutely nuts, but aren’t really so significant to deter a casual from buying a $500 range toy.

Breaking down the test itself, we had three definite failures in the gun – three failures to eject/extract during function/extractor testing. During the “limp wrist” test the gun failed once, and twice during the extractor testing. Then we had two more failures to feed a JHP from a fully loaded magazine, for a total of five failures during the 50 round test. When I repeated the test with FMJ ammo, I had two failures during the extractor test, but no …Read the Rest

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