Anyone ever have a Taurus G3C 9MM?

[LCC]

The only two ISO 9001 certified firearms manufacturers are Smith and Taurus, who are putting out fine firearms from their new 200,000 sq' facility in Georgia. Goes back to the truism...a poor reputation is hard to change, a good reputation is hard to lose.

 

[dr. mordo]

I've had three G2Cs, which are as far as I can tell pretty much the same thing as a G3C. They have all functioned absolutely flawlessly, and I have tried every brand of 9mm ammo I could find. I also shot them dirty and tried to limp wrist them, but they ran like a top thru it all.

In fact, one of them was my primary carry gun for several months after I bought a Glock 26 that proved to be utterly unreliable and had to get the Taurus to have something to carry.

With regard to he trigger pull, it's weird to me that folks complain. It has a long take up, but is then a fairly crisp SAO trigger. It's comparable or superior to any other striker fired gun I have handled, and a million times better than a Glock.

 

[oink]

I have a couple of the G2c. A decent trigger and totally reliable. The only issue I'd caution about with the Taurus is parts. I damaged the chamber on one of them with old ammo that ruptured. I called to order a replacement barrel. They will only sell a barrel if they install it. The cost of the barrel, shipping, and installation made just buying a new gun more sensible.

 

[mtgianni]

Can you define "too loose" for the rest of us, please.

General slop between the slide and frame increased by my feel, didn't measure pre and post dimensions. Rather than shooting in and having groups decrease they increased slightly. Mag fit went from firm to getting sloppy.

This was a shot show bring back I got from a local dealer. Price to me was under $200. A friend was needing help filling a table at a gun show and I put it out for $250 and it didn't last the first morning.

 

[ACORN]

Just came from the range. In between my other guns I put 50 flawless rounds through my new G3c.
So far all is good!
I need to put some more trigger time in though. My shooting was nothing great with any of them.

 

[rockquarry]

You'll be getting a lesser gun, though perhaps a good one, even if the Taurus is harder to sell should that situation arise. The Taurus won't retain value as well as an S&W and I wouldn't expect S&W quality. With that in mind, you shouldn't be disappointed.

 

[Aggie1906]

No experience with the G3, but a few years ago local Cabella's had the G2 super cheap for Veteran's day. So, I bought one. Goes bang every time, and got the cheap red laser off eBay. Mags are hard to load, no surprise, so you will want a loader tool. My trunk gun, steal it if you must.

 

[Gripgrabber]

I ended up with a g2c in 40sw in a trade and love it so much I got one in 9mm, still love it. The trigger really got smooth after 500+ dry fires. I recently got a g3c in 9mm ( better trigger and sights), both 100% reliable.
Semper paratus

 

[Mzuri]

I had a G2 and other than a few light strikes on cheap Russian steel case, it never missed a beat. Now that the Ruger P95 is no longer available, I'd say it's the Taurus G series are the cheapest "real" guns you can get new. As such they occupy an important market niche. It's important that people of limited means should be be able to buy a decent gun.

My main complaint about it was the very short length of pull. I wear a large glove, but just barely. So my hands are not unusually large, but I had hard time getting the pad of my finger on the trigger face. But that's a pretty minor complaint about a gun that cost under $300.

 

[ACORN]

I ended up with a g2c in 40sw in a trade and love it so much I got one in 9mm, still love it. The trigger really got smooth after 500+ dry fires. I recently got a g3c in 9mm ( better trigger and sights), both 100% reliable.
Semper paratus

I didn’t know Taurus made the G2 series in .40. I hope the do it with the G3.