I bought a Taurus the other day. It was on sale, and I had a couple of store gift cards that dropped the price to around $225.00 so I figured I had nothing to lose really. I've never owned a Taurus semi before, but I'm somewhat a sucker for guns with a bad reputation.
The gun in question is a G-3, T.O.R.O., optics ready polymer framed, striker fired, semi, that comes with two magazines, one fifteen and one seventeen rounds. The trigger is a semi-conventional "Glock type" trigger, with the trigger dingus, but that allows second strike capability. Got a dud round? Just pull the trigger again. Oh, the trigger breaks about five pounds, but does have a long takeup before hitting "the wall." There is also a manual safety in the normal 1911 type position. Sights are white dot front, black rear, steel, using a Glock type mounting system to allow for use of any sight that will work on a glock.
The gun came with four mounting plates for various optics, something I probably won't take advantage of, but it's nice that it was there. Maybe someday.
I took it to the range, and put 100 rounds through it, all FMJ. Fifty Sarsilzmag left over from the great ammo shortage, and another 50 of blazer brass. No malfunctions of any kind. I shot it about as poorly as I do most other guns, but no worse.
I think I'm going to like this one. Excuse the pictures. The gun was dirty, and I could see I needed to clean the Ren Wax out of the roll marks.
Edited to add: I forgot to mention it's made in the USA...in a new plant in Bainbridge, Georgia.
The gun in question is a G-3, T.O.R.O., optics ready polymer framed, striker fired, semi, that comes with two magazines, one fifteen and one seventeen rounds. The trigger is a semi-conventional "Glock type" trigger, with the trigger dingus, but that allows second strike capability. Got a dud round? Just pull the trigger again. Oh, the trigger breaks about five pounds, but does have a long takeup before hitting "the wall." There is also a manual safety in the normal 1911 type position. Sights are white dot front, black rear, steel, using a Glock type mounting system to allow for use of any sight that will work on a glock.
The gun came with four mounting plates for various optics, something I probably won't take advantage of, but it's nice that it was there. Maybe someday.


I took it to the range, and put 100 rounds through it, all FMJ. Fifty Sarsilzmag left over from the great ammo shortage, and another 50 of blazer brass. No malfunctions of any kind. I shot it about as poorly as I do most other guns, but no worse.
I think I'm going to like this one. Excuse the pictures. The gun was dirty, and I could see I needed to clean the Ren Wax out of the roll marks.
Edited to add: I forgot to mention it's made in the USA...in a new plant in Bainbridge, Georgia.
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