Review of Taurus 24/7 Pro Compact in 45 ACP

I recently acquired a Taurus 24/7 Pro Compact in 45 ACP. I bought this as a shorter and higher capacity alternative to my 1911.

Over all the pistol seems to be well made. However, the recoild spring had rust on one side of it. I blame this on the fact that I bought the display gun at Academy.

I ran 300 rounds of 45 ACP ball ammo and 20 rounds of Hornady Personal Defense ammo through the pistol. It all ran flawlessly. However, there was one annoying problem. At 10 yards, the pistol shot consistently 6 inches low. I feel that this is not my shooting, since it does not occur with my 1911, my wife’s S&W M&P or my Beretta Neos.  From doing research online, it appears to be a common problem with the 24/7 pistols and changing the sights out for after market sites does not appear to fix the problem. Also, the sights are very hard to see in even shady conditions. This is not good for a defense pistol. Since I also bought this with the thought of possibly shooting IDPA with it, I’m not happy. I find myself wondering if I should trade it in on a S&W M&P 45 (or a compact 1911) or trying to replace the sights and see if it improves things any.