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Taurus
Model PT-1911
Taurus Pistol PT-1911 .45 Auto Variant-7
Scale To:
Gun Dimensions Width:1.5-in
Length:8.5-in Height:5.45-in
Barrel:5-in Weight:33.6-oz
Variant 7 of 15
Gun Rankings
  • Power Factor (230 grain bullet)195500
  • Recoil Factor (230 grain bullet)7.94 ft-lb
  • Total Capacity9 rounds
  • ConcealabilityFair
  • Defense Factor78%
Gun Specifications
Type:Pistol
Produced:2008 - 2011
Caliber:.45 Auto
Action:recoil operated semi-automatic
Trigger:single-action (SA)
Safety:grip safety, ambi thumb safety
Magazine:8-round
Frame:aluminum alloy
Grip:checkered black
Sights:Heinie
Notes:blue/gray finish, accessory rail
Manufacturer
Forjas Taurus SA
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Gun Value
MSRP:$734.00Used Est:$590.00
Last Update:2/4/2023
About the Gun

True to Browning's original design, the Taurus PT-1911 series features a hammer-forged steel frame, slide and barrel, a bobbed hammer, front and rear serrations on the slide, accurized hand tuned action, skeletonized trigger and ambidextrous thumb safety. Heinie Straight-Eight sights till 2008, after which Novak sights became standard.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge: .45 Automatic
Alias: .45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)
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Ballistics for This Gun
Selected Bullet Mass:230 grains
MV:850 ft/sec ME:369 ft-lbs
About the Cartridge

This cartridge was developed by John Browning and was adopted by the United States Ordnance Department along with the Colt-Browning automatic pistol in 1911. It has also been made the official military handgun chambering by several other governments, notably Argentina, Mexico and Norway. The 45 Automatic is the most powerful military handgun cartridge in use today. This is a heavy and powerful sub-sonic round. Although its muzzle energy can exceed 400 ft-lbs, its velocity and bullet weight creates a steep trajectory curve that limits its effective range to self-defense distances.

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By buckshot on 01 Jun 2022
I've had this pistol twice, the first model had walnut grips and a tac-rail. Hated hollowpoints and had magazine problems. The second model was nickel and worked fairly well.