Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Each of these two pistols, if you didn't know, as I didn't before today, has 3 submodels: The blued steel, the stainless steel, and the titanium frame.
The 709 SLIM, 9x19mm model is 19 ounces for the two steel models, and 17 ounces for the titanium model.
The 738 TCP, .380 acp model is 10.2 ounces for the two steel models, and "9 oz" for the titanium model. I cannot see personally paying an extra $164 (MSRP difference between blued steel & titanium) to save 1.2 oz, and decreasing durability and potentially lessening reliability, but I'm sure some people will. I mean, surely they could have shaved off another 1.2 oz off the steel one, but why didn't they? Because it needs "X" amount of slide mass to function properly. So the Ti one is just asking for trouble - so why bother? The Ti ones look gimmicky to me (both 709 and the 738).
Is the 739 TCP still vaporware or what? Should give Ruger and Keltec a run for their money. I'd sure buy a Taurus before a Recalluger or KelTec myself. Plus they just look better:
http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=709&toggle=tp
http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=738&toggle=tp
Anyone have personal experience with these? Think I may have found my new jogging gun: the 10.2 oz blued steel .380, provided that it does not suffer the same difficulties as my departed KelTec.
The 709 SLIM, 9x19mm model is 19 ounces for the two steel models, and 17 ounces for the titanium model.
The 738 TCP, .380 acp model is 10.2 ounces for the two steel models, and "9 oz" for the titanium model. I cannot see personally paying an extra $164 (MSRP difference between blued steel & titanium) to save 1.2 oz, and decreasing durability and potentially lessening reliability, but I'm sure some people will. I mean, surely they could have shaved off another 1.2 oz off the steel one, but why didn't they? Because it needs "X" amount of slide mass to function properly. So the Ti one is just asking for trouble - so why bother? The Ti ones look gimmicky to me (both 709 and the 738).
Is the 739 TCP still vaporware or what? Should give Ruger and Keltec a run for their money. I'd sure buy a Taurus before a Recalluger or KelTec myself. Plus they just look better:
http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=709&toggle=tp
http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=738&toggle=tp
Anyone have personal experience with these? Think I may have found my new jogging gun: the 10.2 oz blued steel .380, provided that it does not suffer the same difficulties as my departed KelTec.
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