What Ever happened to the Taurus Curve?

RobzGuns · Jan 13, 2016

Was it such a miserable flop that nobody even mentions it any more?

Doing a Google search, it looks like nobody's done any articles on it since last March (2015) and none of the forums have mentioned it (even in passing) since the Taurus View thread.

Has anyone here ever had a chance to try one?
I've never even seen one at my LGS.

mauser9 · Jan 13, 2016

UGLY!! Will stick with my Third Generation favorites. Don't recall reading a review myself.

woodsltc · Jan 13, 2016

RobzGuns said:
Was it such a miserable flop that nobody even mentions it any more?

Uhh...well, not really unexpected....it is after-all made by Taurus!

Don

StickShift · Jan 13, 2016

I saw one at the local shop. Last time I was there, I think it was still sitting in the case (what are the odds they ordered two?). It's amazingly small, but seems like little more than a gimmick to me. If they still have it next time I'm there, I'll hold it.

USAF385 · Jan 13, 2016

My local shop has one.... pretty much novelty piece. I felt it, pulled the trigger, laughed, and handed it back.

tbgunner88 · Jan 13, 2016

I have one and love it......just kidding

, I did notice one in a local shop a while back but I'm guessing overall the idea was a flop.

walkinghorse · Jan 13, 2016

Being left handed is usually a problem with firearms, however in this case it is definitely a blessing!

Arik · Jan 13, 2016

Never saw it, don't care if it's ugly but it is a pocket gun and a Taurus both of which I have no interest in

policerevolvercollector · Jan 13, 2016

I looked at one at a big sporting goods chain store a week or so ago. Even the sales clerk admitted he didn't like it!

In order to chamber a round,you have to grasp the slide toward the muzzle end of the gun. Anyone else think that is a baaaad idea??

Kronos · Jan 13, 2016

They have them at Buds site $324 with light and laser and $290 without.

I'm no gun collector but this is one of those pistols I'm liable to say "screw it" and try one for the hell of it.

Though I've wondered since I first saw it how the curve would feel in hand? seems like it'd be a little funky.

dmar · Jan 13, 2016

Ugly, foolish design, and a Taurus; what could go wrong with that plan...?!

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Big Stick · Jan 13, 2016

You all are looking at it the wrong way. You should pick one up as an investment piece. Think of all those other wayward guns over the years..... Gyrojet, Webly-Fosbury, The LeMat, palm pistols, Daisy caseless.....

Ivan the Butcher · Jan 13, 2016

In 91 at Christmas time, I bought a Desert Eagle in 50AE and 500 rounds of ammo. Thinking it would be such a failure and in a few years I would clean up because I had plenty of ammo. I sold it in 2014 (100% plus box and papers) for what I paid for it & they refused to consider ammo purchase. I sold 400 rounds this fall at $1.25 per round to a guy for deer hunting, That was the only money I made, about 65 cents a round. That in no way begins to cover the use and/or interest on $1600 tied up for 24 years! I gambled and lost.

Hey, Big Stick I still have a LeMat in the box if you are interested! (seriously!) I would love to have either model of palm pistol or a Webly-Fosbury or the other novelty, the Volcanic rifle or pistol by O. Henry. Or those weird breach loaders by C. Sharpe, Burnside, Spencer and Kennedy! You never tell which ones will catch on!

Ivan

PlaytheAces · Jan 13, 2016

LGS had one on the counter today and I couldn't resist picking it up. It's very block like - felt more like I was holding a piece of two by four than a weapon. Might be good for some but not my cup of tea. If I feel the need to carry a .380 I'll stick with my little P3AT.

deadin · Jan 13, 2016

I wonder if it will be more successful than the "ZIP"

Big Stick · Jan 13, 2016

Ivan the Butcher said:
In 91 at Christmas time, I bought a Desert Eagle in 50AE and 500 rounds of ammo. Thinking it would be such a failure

Hey, Big Stick I still have a LeMat in the box if you are interested! (seriously!) I would love to have either model of palm pistol or a Webly-Fosbury or the other novelty, the Volcanic rifle or pistol by O. Henry. Or those weird breach loaders by C. Sharpe, Burnside, Spencer and Kennedy! You never tell which ones will catch on!

Ivan

I think the thing with the DE 50AE at the time it was released is that it was featured in several movies, where it was a status symbol and was typically fired with the magazine 90* perpendicular to the ground....... Thus fueling the sales to certain demographics that the Israelis and Magnum Research never thought of, but who's business they never refused.... Don't forget the Gold plated model....

OLDSTER · Jan 14, 2016

Curve

Taurus has that dubious talent of trying to re-invent the wheel and instead creating an enigma

The CURVE ? And how about the VIEW revolver

I always thought their Model 85 snub was a really nice revolver for the money. Now they've managed to screw that up also by switching from what was a really nice blued finish to black paint

Rick_A · Jan 14, 2016

Was it such a miserable flop that nobody even mentions it any more?

Pretty much.

Stephanie B · Jan 14, 2016

Big Stick said:
You all are looking at it the wrong way. You should pick one up as an investment piece. Think of all those other wayward guns over the years..... Gyrojet, Webly-Fosbury, The LeMat, palm pistols, Daisy caseless.....

Fine, if I had fifty or so years to wait for it to be considered to be "collectable." Which I don't. If I did, I'd have bought a R.51.

THE PILGRIM · Jan 14, 2016

Did not know what is this Curve of which you speak.
Just don't keep up with Taurus like some of you guys do.
Finally, looked it up. I see it's actually curved.
It does look right handed.
Maybe us lefties could use the Wild Bill reverse draw?

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