For my findings on these two guns:
For the entire read:
Guns, Guns, and More Gosh Darn Guns: Update on the PT1911s....
The down and dirty of which is:
Plunger lever being lapped by slide,
if left uncorrected, this will probably shear off.
Imperfections from MIM casting, waves could break
off and foul gun, possible integrity of part is compromised.
Not sure why they chose to gouge the barrel rather than
relieve the frame but that cut mates up the the frame.
Machining marks, sharp edges. I've seen better work done
on ball point pens.
There's more photos and commentary on the guns and some other issues encountered.
Yeah, I'm a gun snob and just "hating on Taurus", but now you can see a little as to why.
The owner of the guns will be following up with Taurus, I'll be sure to post follow ups on how Taurus handles the issues.