One of the guns I acquired from my dad's estate (ie mom) is the PT111 he bought as a CCW gun back in the mid 2000s. Back when he bought it, I got to shoot it some at the range. It was reasonably accurate, but very ammo sensitive. Shooting stuff it liked, it was flawless, but if it didn't like a round, it was a total shit show.
I've learned about a recall associated with its lack of drop safety and a weird ability to engage the safety with the trigger slightly pulled, which completely invalidates the safety. I contacted Taurus to see if this gun had been fixed and if not what can we do about it. Turns out it's a "replacement only" situation.
So, I'm faced with keeping my dad's flawed gun (that could eventually find itself left to one of my kids) or trading it in on a newer model. It's not exactly a family heirloom, but I'm still a bit uneasy about it. He didn't keep many of his guns toward the end and he did like his little Taurus.
As far as using it or the replacement, it'll probably be mostly a range toy and sometimes pocket carry pistol when I want a bit more than a 5-shot 38 but don't want to put on the belt holster. It's about the size of a Glock 26...
Thoughts?
Chris