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I've been debating whether I should wait and see if this occurs on mine or just go ahead and fit a new thumb safety. It has yet to cause any problems but I'd hate to have it fail the first time I REALLY needed the pistol!

The only chronic problem it suffers from is that the thumb safety on the right side (for left handed shooters) occasionally shoots loose and starts to back out. A nylon dowel and a rap from a small hammer pushes it back in until the next time it shoots loose.

I've seen this complaint about the PT1911 on a couple of 1911 forums. When you say it backs out, does it fall all the way out? The Ambi Safety on the 1911 is held in place by a tang riding under the right hand grip. There should be no way for the safety to come off the pistol unless you were to remove the right hand grip (or else something is broken). The ambi safety on my pistol feels a little loose in that it has a small amount of freeplay in it, but it does not back out.

One other thing about the Taurus - the sight dovetails are not standard size. If you want to change out your sights for after-market sights, you'll need to have some fitting done. The Heine sights take a little getting used to, but now after having shot my pistol for over 2 years, I like them. Sight acquisition is very quick and they don't hang up on clothing during the draw. The main thing I had to get used to when target shooting was taking a "center hold" as opposed to 6 'o clock. Of course, if you're not shooting at a bullseye, it really doesn't matter.

I have had one for two years now and have had no issues with. Very accurate and reliable. The only negatives I've heard regarding the PT1911 are 1. Heine straight-eight sights require a center hold as opposed to the more familiar 6 o'clock hold (true for mine); 2. Some have experienced breakage of the ambi thumb safety; 3. Blued finish not as durable as other pistols (I have not found this to be the case - my PT1911 is my primary carry gun).