Also, it has a second-strike capability without having to cycle the slide, a useful feature in the hopefully rare event of a misfire or light primer strike. The trigger of the G3c, perhaps the line’s best asset, has a flatter face and shorter reset than on the company’s earlier semi-auto striker-fired guns. Also, note the trench between the magazine pad and grip bottom to allow users to better rip out stuck mags in the event of a jam or muck amuck situation. What is ambidextrous is the memory pad on each side of the frame, forward of the trigger guard, to give the user a consistent place to put their trigger finger off the trigger, but still in a ready position. Since then, Taurus, who also owns brands Rossi and Heritage, has successfully stood up the new factory and is producing guns with a Bainbridge rollmark. In 2018, the company announced a $22.5 million investment in a new 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bainbridge, Georgia. for generations and has been expanding its operations in the States in recent years. While nobody is hiding the fact that Taurus is located in Brazil, where they have been making firearms since 1939, the company has been exporting guns to the U.S. In short, the new Taurus is very close to that size envelope, but– and this is a big but– is priced at an MSRP of $305 (closer at the $250ish range at retailers) while the P365 and Hellcat both run at least a couple hundo more. The 17.8-ounce 10+1 Sig Sauer P365 is even more diminutive, with a 5.8-inch overall length. On paper, the 18.3-ounce unloaded Springfield Armory Hellcat is slightly smaller, at 6-inches overall, while bringing an 11+1 flush fit mag along for the ride. The elephant in the room, however, is how the G3c stands when facing off against the new breed of micro-compact 9mm pistols. The Taurus G3c compared with the classic Walther PPK/s, the go-to Glock 19, the new FN 503, and a popular $250~ surplus 9mm– the Star BM. The 3Gc is more akin in size to the new FN 503 or the legacy Walther PPK and Star BM, although it should be pointed out that all three of those are single-stacks. While it should be noted that the Glock 26 is closer in size to the new Brazilain budget contender, it can be pointed out that the aforementioned “Baby Glock” runs a smaller 10-round mag as standard. The Taurus G3c, when stacked against one of the most common carry pistols in the country, the 15+1 shot Glock 19, is about an inch shorter and 4-ounces lighter. Height is 5.1-inches over the sights with the standard magazine inserted. Weight of the G3c, unloaded, is billed as 22-ounces and we found that the gun, when stuffed with 13 rounds of 147-grain Federal Hydra-Shok JHP bulks up to 27.1-ounces. This is about an inch shorter than the company’s already popular third-generation of polymer-framed handguns, following in the wake of the G2 and PT111 Millennium Pro. The newest 9mm pistol installment from budget gunmaker Taurus, the G3c, brings an affordable 12+1 capacity subcompact to the carry market.Īnnounced last month, the G3c (c = compact) is a scaled-down version of the striker-fired Taurus G3 and uses a 3.2-inch barrel to achieve an overall 6.3-inch length.
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While a game-altering combination of full-sized capacity, accuracy, and power resides within its ultra-concealable, one-inch-wide reinforced frame.įrom its no-snag profile, to its short trigger reset, to its simplified, lightweight design, the Taurus GX4 delivers the concealability of a 380 with the power and performance of a full size, offering everything you would expect from a full-frame defensive handgun, all at a fraction of the size and weight.The $300 Taurus G3c is positioned to give more expensive micro-compact 9mm pistols a run for their money (All Photos: Chris Eger/) On the outside, there can be no doubt that every streamlined inch of this striker-fired semi-auto was meticulously crafted for EDC readiness and reliability. The all-new Taurus GX4 boldly outclasses anything else in its class-reaching unprecedented new heights in concealed carry firearm engineering, ergonomics, and innovation.Įxceptionally rugged and reliable, and pushed to the limits of traditional testing with more than 20,000 rounds delivered downrange, the Taurus GX4 is unlike any micro-compact on the market.
Now, the Taurus GX4 is available with an elegant Troy/Cerakote Cerakote® slide finish that offers an aggressive contrast to the black polymer frame.
The highly praised Taurus GX4, Taurus' first high-capacity, full-feature micro-compact polymer frame handgun chambered for the 9mm Luger, debuted with a durable black gas nitride finish.
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