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I've only field stripped one Taurus PT1911 so far. A customer had just purchased our first one and I stripped it for him both to show how it was done and to show him where and how to lubricate it.
Right out of the box the Taurus was very dry. I certainly wouldn't want to shoot it without lubing it first. No sense in galling the rails. The shipping grease Taurus uses does a good job of protecting the gun but it's not a very good lubricant.
There were a few machine marks visible but not many. And yes there were a few burrs and metal flecks in there too.
A good going over with a brass "toothbrush" took care of that.
I cleaned out the shipping crud and then lubed it with some Ballistoil.
Working the slide it felt like a different gun.
On another note, after I removed the grips the right side of the safety just pulled out very easy. The left side wiggled out like a standard one.
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ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΈ, Y'all
The "Fashion Calibers" seem to come and go but when all is said and done everybody comes back to the forty-five.
(Chris Curino - Kimber Mfg. Co.)
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