mag is the word i was looking for...thx, the handgun shoots well cuz i was the one of few to shoot it when new, only concern was how loose the magazine feels upon firing it , almost like the stock mag. doesnt fill space tight enough ? its probably normal , reason i ask is of the glock does have same feel
A little off subject - but it is your thread...
It sounds like you have some history with this Taurus - perhaps you know the owner?
I'm just gonna throw this out there:
Taurus does have a generally not so shiny reputation with many gun people. Myself - this past year I bought a new Taurus semi-auto. It had many problems. I sold it off quickly. The problems were not limited to my handling of it - I had two friends use the gun, and both had the problems and both disliked the gun - one refused to shoot it anymore after one magazine.
The problems were failure to feed, jam, stovepipe, and ... it even ejected casing back towards your face hitting your forehead at times! Not only that, for it's caliber it had a harsher recoil than another brand that I went to.
It was not a 45, though.
I know this is not really what you want to hear... But, boy, I did not like that gun!
The price you are dealing for is good, though ... if you can get the company to make the gun function well for you.
But you may be haunted by Taurus reputation - if it is your intent to keep it for only a short time and try to sell afterwards.