Taurus PT101 any good?

[.40caltrucker]

I have a friend wanting to sell me his Taurus PT101 Looks identical to this one. Taurus PT101 40 S&W Stainless - Gunnars of Iowa He wants $250.00 for it with 2 mags, I stopped by today and held it and it looks great. I'm going to stop back by next weekend and but it from him after I get the chance to shoot it.

Is it a good gun for a good price?

 

[rimfire_crazed]

The Beretta 92/96 clones are just about the best handguns that taurus has produced. They bought the Brazillian Beretta factory lock, stock, and barrel. They've made some changes over the years so they're not identical to the Beretta's but they're generally known as reliable guns. Not bad looking too, as long as they don't have pink or white pearl grips.

Price - well - anything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If i was in the market for something in that platform, I'd say it was a good price if it shoots well, feeds reliably, and hasn't been abused.

The .40 is a high pressure round, so it will likely show more signs of wear than a comparable piece in 9mm with the same round count - but that could be minor considering they're usually built like tanks.

Taurus has an excellent warranty but a poor reputation in the customer service department - so while any issues that you have will likely be fixed, it'll probably take a while. Something to consider.

 

[BlueEagle]

Buddy has one exactly like that in 9mm; if you don't want to buy it for $250, tell your friend I will. Its a good deal at that price. Especially given that, even if he has worn the crap out of it, you can just send it back to Taurus and get a basically brand new gun back within 2 or 3 weeks, free of charge.

 

[.40caltrucker]

He has only shot half a box of ammo through it but bought it used. So round count .

Will I need the original papers for Taurus to honor any warranty work? No box or papers come with it, and his brother who has shot it swears up and down it shoots like crap and can't hit a target from 10' away. I blame him but of course he swears he's a perfect shot . We'll see this weekend when I put a few hundred rounds through it first. I'm betting I can get a better grouping with it then my EDC G27.

 

[malern28us]

Buy it...if you don't like it, I will give you 275 for it.