Posted: 5/18/2005 7:48:38 AM EDT
| It is impossible to insert the take-down pin on mine. Not even a gunsmith could do it, so I sent it back to Taurus. According to him, many 24/7 have had that problem, but when they send them back to the factory, they come back G2G. Anyone else had this problem? |
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I recently bought a .40 24/7, my first Taurus. From day one, I have had this same problem with the take-down pin. I had to use the pointed end of a letter opener to depress the spring in the take-down pin's hole. Pretty ridiculous that the pin is not otherwise replaceable. Too, my slide won't come off. With the pin out, I've tried several times to get the slide off of the frame. It binds though, and I don't want to force it. Finally, the thumb safety doesn't work. It does engage and disengage very nicely, in a fashion and with feeling similar to that on my SA .45. However, with this safety engaged I can still squeeze (without any undue force) the trigger through its complete range of travel. Again, ridiculous. When I called Taurus, they told me that the turn-around time is approximately six to eight weeks. This is a little upsetting. I have a new gun that I can't use, and that will cost me probably $20 or so (at least) to return to Taurus for the next couple of months. I hope you all have better luck. |
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Guys I have a PT145 mil pro so I can not speak to the 24/7 and have never taken down the 24/7. However I do have some experience with mine that seems similar to yours and imagine that the inner designs must be pretty close. So here it goes. I have found at times when the takedown pin is out, my slide sometimes will not come off and it acts like the pin is still in. All I have to do is pull back the action and push up the slide lock and move the barrel a smidgin or two. Sometimes I have done this more than once, but the slide does come off. I have not completely identified why, but it really hasn't bothered me since I will figure it out eventually. Now for the takedown pin. Kind of the same issue for me however i have always been able to get mine in. I have found on the end of my takedown pin there is what I call a half moon. All I have to do is put the halfmoon back into the hole and have the spring clear the part that is missing on the end of the pin and push in and rotate the pin clockwise. This clockwise motion move the spring up whereby it then will ride on the rounded part of the pin. Your barrel must be pulled all the way forward when you put the pin in. Hope this helps. |
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MQ-1 is right. Pulling the trigger with the slide release pin removed will allow slide removal. Strange that Taurus failed to mention this in my instruction manual. Regarding the safety, I figure that if the gun has one, it should work correctly. Apparently, the safety lever in the on position does not sufficiently engage whatever it is that it blocks. If I maintain upward pressure on the safety, the trigger cannot be squeezed. Finally, as is the case with abnk's, the slide release pin on my gun is not readily replaceable after take down. However, I was able to seat the pin by manipulating a mouse trap type spring that blocks the pin. Rotating the pin while reinserting does get the pin started, but it then hangs on the spring until the good old letter opener is used to depress the spring. It does the trick, but I think it's ridiculous that this needs be done. Too bad, it's a good looking gun and very comfortable in the hand. |
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