The PT-911 shows Taurus innovation and German influence at the same time. Taurus took its Beretta Compact type frame and installed a shorter, sturdier slide with looks akin to the German Sig Pistols. Here is Taurus’s PT-911 in blue steel and black anodized finish, with a straighter, thinner grip frame on the order of Beretta’s Vertec frames for shooters more comfortable with a pared-down grip frame compared to the relatively fat feeling 92 variants. The manufacturer is Forjas Taurus of Porto Alegre Brazil, and the Importer and warrantor are Taurus International of Miami. Type is compact traditional double and single-action semi-automatic; construction is steel barrel, slide and parts mounted on a matte finished alloy frame; grip frame is traditional and serrated fore and aft. Height is 4 15/16 inches from the top of the rear sight to the bottom of the magazine floorplate; and 6 15/16 inches from the muzzle to the end of the grip frame strut. The minimum frame thickness is .740, with a maximum slice thickness of 1.07 inches. The frame is equipped with an integral Picatinny or Weaver type rail for optical, laser, and light accessories. Magazine capacity is 15 rounds, 15+1 total capacity. The barrel length is 4 inches according to the box label, but 3 3/4 inches by our own measurement. This pistol comes furnished with two blue steel finger rest floorplate Taurus factory magazines, and any Taurus 92/99 magazine will fit into this pistol with some protrusion. Ambidextrous Frame Mounted Safety levers also serve as decockers, to safely return the hammer to its resting, double-action-ready position. The pistol, like all Tauruses with frame-mounted safeties, is also capable of cocked-and-locked, single-action-first-shot carry. Current replacement pricing on the PT 911 is upwards of $500 in our area if a person can even find one.
