Taurus PT900 Series

The Taurus PT900 pistol series refers to a set of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by the Brazilian company Forjas Taurus. The models in this series were chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, .380 ACP and .357 SIG. The series consisted of seven variants and featured both single stack and double stack options.
The full-size variants included the PT908, the PT909 and the PT945. The compact variants included the PT911, the PT940 and the PT957. There was also a subcompact variant, the PT938. The first pistol in the series was the full-sized single stack 9mm, the PT908. The PT909 was a double stack version of the PT908, set up to accept 10 round magazines. The PT-909 is an improved and newer variant of the PT-911 which has a slightly longer grip that will allow it to accept 17 round PT92 magazines. The PT940 is a PT911 in .40 S&W, the PT945 is a beefed-up PT908 chambered in .45 ACP, the PT938 is a more compact version of the PT909 and the PT957 is a PT-908 in .357 SIG.
The series was introduced in the early 1990s with the intent of being a higher-quality design offered by Taurus, which was known for budget friendly pistols. Mechanically, the designs are interesting, as they are sort of a hybrid of both SIG-Sauer locked breech barrel design and the trigger, safety lockwork from the Beretta 92/Taurus PT92. Visually, they resemble a Taurus PT92 series frame with a SIG-Sauer P220 series slide. All the models are currently discontinued as of 2011, except for the PT938 in .380 ACP, which is only being offered for the Brazilian market. However, certain variants such as the PT940 and PT945 continue to be prized by collectors, and the PT945's appearance in the 1998 film U.S. Marshals (with Tommy Lee Jones referring to it as a "nickel-plated sissy pistol") is considered somewhat iconic.
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==Taurus PT908==
The Taurus PT908 is the full-size single-stack variant of the series. It is so named because of its eight round 9mm single stack magazine.
===Specifications===
(1993 - 1997)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): 9x19mm
* Weight: 24 oz (680 g)
* Length: 7.25" (184 mm)
* Barrel length(s): 4.0" (102 mm)
* Capacity: 8 rounds
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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The Taurus PT908 can be seen in the following films & television series used by the following actors:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Dead Weight (Le Boulet) 	José Garcia 	The Turk 	 	2002
Dead Weight (Le Boulet) 	Rossy de Palma	Pauline Reggio	 	2002
District B13 (Banlieue 13)	Lyès Salem 	Samy 	 	2004
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Frank Riva - Season 1	Alice Taglioni	Marie Forlo 	 	2003
Frank Riva - Season 1	 	Loggia's bodyguard	 	2003
==Taurus PT909==
 
thumb|300px|right|Stainless Taurus PT909 - 9x19mm
The Taurus PT909 is a double-stack version of the PT908. Like the Taurus PT92, it has a 17 round magazine capacity, but the magazines are not interchangeable between the two designs.
===Specifications===
(2006 - 2010)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): 9x19mm
* Weight: 28.2 oz	(799 g) 
* Length: 7.0″	(178 mm)
* Barrel length(s): 4.0″	(102 mm)
* Capacity: 17 + 1 
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
 
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The Taurus PT909 can be seen in the following films, television series and video games used by the following actors:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
National Security (Segurança Nacional)	Gracindo Júnior	Senator Dauro	Stainless	2007
National Security (Segurança Nacional)	Joaquín Cosio 	Hector Gasca 	Stainless	2007
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode	Date
Blue Bloods - Season 3	Michael Madsen	John 	 	2013
Blue Bloods - Season 4	David Vadim 	Vigor Kovacs	 	2013
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
Resident Evil 6	"Nine-oh-nine"	Longer slide and an attached laser module	2012
==Taurus PT911==
The PT911 is a double stack compact variant of the PT908. It is so named because of its 11 round capacity with one in the chamber. However, after the federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004, 15 round magazines became available. The PT911 was discontinued in 2011.
===Specifications===
(1997 - 2011)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): 9x19mm
* Weight: 1.76 lb (0.8 kg)
* Length: 7 in (17.78 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 4 in (10.16 cm)
* Capacity: 10 + 1 
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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The Taurus PT911 can be seen in the following films & television series used by the following actors:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Rush Hour 3 	Jackie Chan 	Chief inspector Lee 	Stainless	2007
Rush Hour 3 	Chris Tucker 	Detective James Carter	Stainless	2007
Let's Be Cops	Jake Johnson 	Ryan O'Malley 	 	2014
Hot Pursuit 	Joaquín Cosio	Vincente Cortez 	Stainless	2015
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Date
CSI: NY 	Geoff Meed 	Ronnie DeSoto 	"Greater Good" (S05E23), Stainless 	2004-Present
Prison Break - Season 3	Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	Gretchen Morgan	stainless 	2007 - 2008
Prison Break - Season 4	 	Man 	stainless 	2008 - 2009
Sanctuary 	Michael Shanks 	Jimmy 	Stainless 	2007-Present
Better Off Ted 	Portia de Rossi 	Veronica Palmer	Stainless and suppresseed, "Bioshuffle" (S01E09)	2009
Human Target 	 	 	Stainless 	2010-2011
Hit & Miss 	Chloë Sevigny 	Mia 	Stainless and silenced 	2012
Longmire 	David Lambert 	Jason Lennox 	"Unfinished Business" (S01E10) 	2012
==Taurus PT940==
===Specifications===
(1992 - 2010)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .40 S&W
* Weight: 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
* Length: 7 in (17.8 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.6 in (9.2 cm)
* Capacity: 10, 12
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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The Taurus PT940 can be seen in the following films & television series used by the following actors:
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Burn Notice - Season 2	Rodney Rowland	Bank robber 	"Bad Breaks" (S2E13) 	2009
Burn Notice - Season 2	 	Duman's guard	"Truth and Reconciliation" (S2E14)	2009
==Taurus PT945==
The Taurus PT945 is the largest and heaviest variant in the series, essentially a scaled-up variant of the PT908 in .45 ACP. Possibly due to its notable appearance in certain motion pictures, such as U.S. Marshals, the PT945 is the most highly sought-after pistol in the series and generally sells for higher prices.
===Specifications===
(1995 - 2010)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .45 ACP
* Weight: 1.8 lbs (0.84 kg)
* Length: 7.5 in (19 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
* Capacity: 8+1
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
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The Taurus PT945 can be seen in the following films & television series used by the following actors:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Murder At 1600 	Charles Rocket 	Suicidal Politician	 	1997
U.S. Marshals 	Wesley Snipes 	Mark Sheridan 	 	1998
U.S. Marshals 	Robert Downey Jr.	Agent John Royce 	 	1998
Ronin 	Skipp Sudduth 	Larry 	 	1998
Ronin 	Stellan Skarsgard	Gregor 	 	1998
Ronin 	 	Russian Mobster 	 	1998
The Bourne Identity	Nicky Naude 	Castel 	seen in case 	2002
The Bourne Identity	Matt Damon 	Jason Bourne 	suppressor 	2002
The Bourne Identity	 	Assassin 	suppressor 	2002
Death Sentence 	 	 	Seen on gun vault wall	2007
22 Bullets 	Luc Palun 	Pascal Vasetto 	Two-tone 	2010
The Purge 	 	Neighbors 	 	2013
3 Days to Kill 	Amber Heard 	Agent Vivi 	Suppressed 	2014
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notation/Episode 	Air Date
The Sopranos 	Michael Imperioli	Christopher Moltisanti	"The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti", Stainless	1997 - 2007
Julie Lescaut	Cecilia Ngo 	Jeune Moldave 	"Alerte enlèvement" (S18E04) 	2008
Chase 	Kelli Giddish 	Annie Walker 	"Narco Part 2", Gold Accents and wood grip 	2011
=See Also=
* Taurus - A list of all firearms manufactured by Taurus.
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