Taurus PT145

Posted by Boomer on October 12, 2008

How ’bout a review on a handgun that I’m now carrying?

Yep. I read about this little gem in Gun Tests magazine. Gun Tests accepts no advertising, so they’re not influenced by the manufacturers who could potentially alter their advertising budget should they get a bad review.

The Taurus PT145 is a polymer frame, high capacity, compact .45 acp automatic that was compared with the Springfield XD45, which is also a really nice piece of hardware.

What got me in Gun Tests’ review was a statement from them that said “if I’m gonna be in a street fight, I want the PT145″. That sure got my attention, along with the price of the gun.

I’m now on my second PT145. The first one was bought right off my hip during a busy Saturday sale that I had here at Chigger Ridge Firearms. The gun comes with two (2) 10 round magazines, and nice hard plastic case (lockable) and a loader assist device for loading the magazines. It has Taurus’ integral key lock safety system and those really neat Heinie sights.

Right out of the box, the first 10 rounds at 10 yards grouped at 1 1/2″. Yep. It was a big gaping hole. Sure this was from a supported rest position, but that, to me, was really accurate.

The gun has fired and cycled everything I’ve put through it, including the Wolf 230 grain full metal jacket rounds. No problem. Feed the gun, it eats what you feed it.

The Fobus paddle holster I have fits snugly at my right hip and most of the time I can barely feel that it’s there on my hip.

And, for about $400.00 (about $125.00 less than the Springfield XD45) I think I’ve found a real bargain. We’ll see how long Taurus can keep the price down on this jewel.