Disassembly Latch Stuck
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Disassembly Latch Stuck
Attempting to disassemble firearm for cleaning. Drop magazine, clear chamber, pull slide back suggested 1/8", but disassembly latch will not move. I've taken this firearm apart before so it's not for lack of practice, for want of a better word. Firearm is a Taurus PT 24/7 G2C in .40 caliber, only about two months old! Any suggestions? Is firearm safe to carry/use until resolved?
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
Whatever is stuck, bent, or broken will only get worse if you keep shooting the gun. Not knowing anything much about that model, I have no specific advice about what might be wrong with it.
Quit worrying, hide your gun well, shut up, and CARRY that handgun!
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
That's what I was afraid of. I guess I'll give Taurus a call this coming week. :/Brian D. wrote:Whatever is stuck, bent, or broken will only get worse if you keep shooting the gun.
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
I had a PT111 G2 that had a similar issue - the instructions that came with it were missing a step - one had to pull the trigger (verify unloaded of course) before the takedown would work. Drove me nuts. (admittedly a very short drive)
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
Like I said, I had done this several times prior so I knew about pulling the trigger. My issue was happening right before this step though. A buddy of mine who knows a bit more about these things than I do wedged the slide back about 1/8" with a screwdriver and used a probe to feel around underneath the latch. Figured out that the latch had become caught on the edge of another part and, with the extra set of hands, we were able to get it unstuck and finally get the slide off. What a nightmare!techmike wrote:I had a PT111 G2 that had a similar issue - the instructions that came with it were missing a step - one had to pull the trigger (verify unloaded of course) before the takedown would work. Drove me nuts. (admittedly a very short drive)
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
I think the Ruger Mark II 22 is also like that. Once you've take it apart and managed to get it back together, you NEVER ever want to go through that experience again.
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Re: Disassembly Latch Stuck
This. ^^^CCIman wrote:I think the Ruger Mark II 22 is also like that. Once you've take it apart and managed to get it back together, you NEVER ever want to go through that experience again.
Got a Mark III Hunter a while back, loved shooting it, couldn't stand to field strip and clean it. Got rid of it, someday I might get a Mark IV since they redesigned it to be easier to take down and reassemble.
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