I have A taurus pt58 .380, max and anastasia both shot it at BA last week.

 

Problem is it shoots very low and to the left so bad that sites cannot cure it.

 

usualy i post two targets, shoot at the top target to hit the bottom one, hence shooting at peter to hit paul..

 

would it be worth my time to contact taurus to see if they can repair this problem? or will i be just wasting time?

 

I realy like the gun even though it is a miss fit..I have had it since the early 90's..

Tim's nightmare story about Taurus CS spooked me away from the company all together.

I would like to hear about it, i heard other horror story's on the 1911 forum. that is why i am asking.

I own two taurus. I am also on a taurus board and so far from what I read the CS is hit or miss. SOme guys get it back in a week to 2 weeks. Others take like a month maybe a little longer. If u could deal without the gun for atleast 3 weeks then send it back

Found it.

 

Re: Taurus Revolvers?

After dealing with their customer service rep on the phone 3 times for the same issue, I would not waste my money on their hit or miss QC. They have a lifetime warranty but their customer service Dept sucks.

KenW just sent his Taurus revolver back and said that the repairs made it top notch.

...Problem is it shoots very low and to the left so bad that sites cannot cure it...

1. How far away was the shooting done?

2. How far was impact below line of sight?

3. What is the sight radius of your Taurus?

4. What type of sights do you have on it?

5. Did you try a few different types of ammo?

tony, good thing. =)

 

I thought I was really off. when I was shooting it, only 1 or 2 hit the paper. =) same with anastasia, and she is a good shot.

 

maybe that is why there was all that muzzle flash. maybe it is just old ammo?

...Problem is it shoots very low and to the left so bad that sites cannot cure it...

1. How far away was the shooting done?

2. How far was impact below line of sight?

3. What is the sight radius of your Taurus?

4. What type of sights do you have on it?

5. Did you try a few different types of ammo?

 

1:7 yards. first light out at BA.

2:were talking 12-16 inches low and about 8 in left.

3:sight radius is 5-1/4 inches.

4: factory original/ fixed front/ drift rear

5:yes all with same results.

 

I believe my problem lies in the barrel bushing pic's posted.

 

 

well, i just field stripped this and looked it over, never noticed the barrel is on it's own slide.

 

so the barrel bushing plays no part in alighnment of the barrel, as a matter of fact it is not even a bushing on this firearm.The barrel is keyed to the frame, pretty sweet setup if it was accurate..short vid of barrel slide in frame.

 

tony, good thing. =)

 

I thought I was really off. when I was shooting it, only 1 or 2 hit the paper. =) same with anastasia, and she is a good shot.

 

maybe that is why there was all that muzzle flash. maybe it is just old ammo?

 

hahaha, ammo was new, i have tried 3 diffrent brands. the muzzle flash is normal for the ammo. you thaught your eye's were playing trick's.. I thaught i told you it shot low? it is a sweet .380 and works flawlessly just cant hit what your shooting at it's gangster..

Hmmm. Something is missing.

tony, good thing. =)

 

I thought I was really off. when I was shooting it, only 1 or 2 hit the paper. =) same with anastasia, and she is a good shot.

 

maybe that is why there was all that muzzle flash. maybe it is just old ammo?

 

hahaha, ammo was new, i have tried 3 diffrent brands. the muzzle flash is normal for the ammo. you thaught your eye's were playing trick's.. I thaught i told you it shot low? it is a sweet .380 and works flawlessly just cant hit what your shooting at it's gangster..

 

no no... you didnt tell me it shot low. =) I thought I really started to suck, hence why i stopped shooting.

 

even though barrel is in the slide... the top is still looking misaligned, henced the sights would be off.

 

send it in to taurus? or call them up.

Hmmm. Something is missing.

 

what do you think?

found this schematic. the barrel is diffrent mine does not have that pin in the bottom.

 

http://www.e-gunparts.com/productschem. ... 2040zPT-58

KenW just sent his Taurus revolver back and said that the repairs made it top notch.

I can't speak for everyone, but I had good results with Taurus CS. 4 1/2 weeks dropoff to delivery, they fixed the problem, and I'm thrilled with the way the gun shoots now. No jamming or lockup and the thing is giving me great accuracy,. Of course, YMMV

Please don't take this the wrong way.

 

Have you field stripped it in front of the exploded view drawing supplied with the pistol? Is it possible that a part, critical for alignment, is missing and was missed during QC? Was the gun NIB?

Tony, my issues with taurus was on rear sight of a PT99AF. The pin kept falling out and the sight was loose. So I called them around mid December and the response I got was "we are closing for 2 weeks, call back in January". I tried to explain all I needed was a pin for the rear sight and was told "we do not have any parts until January". So I called back in January, got the same person again, very recognizable voice, told him my problem and he said they do not have just pins and I will have to buy a new sight assembly. After arguing with him for a few minutes he said he will send me an entire assembly covered under warranty and I will have them in 2 weeks. Three weeks later I call to ask where my parts are, the response I get was in the mail. Three days later I get a 2nd day Fed Ex package. I open it up and it was just a pin that they supposedly do not sell seperately. i am not happy at this point but I try to put it in and it just slides in one side and out the other. So, I call them again get a different guy, tell him what happened and he responds I do not know why the other guy told you that, send us the gun and we will look at it. I asked to just send the slide and make shiping easier, he said no, they need the whole gun..

 

This was a friends pistol I was repairing. He waited 2 months for all this and was not shipping them the gun. I made an oversized pin, fit it to the sight/slide and away it went. I would not buy a taurus after dealing with them.

Maybe a laser boresight will help? It will let you know if the barrel is aligned properly to begin with.

Looking at the picture you provided, there is too much slack at the muzzle. You sure that a bushing is not missing? I see your finger through a gap between the barrel and the slide.

Looking at the picture you provided, there is too much slack at the muzzle. You sure that a bushing is not missing? I see your finger through a gap between the barrel and the slide.

 

That was my original thaught until i stripped the gun, the barrel slides in on a rail, so it is fixed to the frame you cannot move the barrel at all, if you click on the link below you can see how the barrel slides in. I believe the machining is off, I am going to send it back to taurus and see what happens, I am not pressed for time I do not use this gun too often, as a matter of fact last time i shot since BA last week it was about 1992 last time out.

 

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p124 ... sights.flv