If I'll have a magazine release problem, I'll try this trick:
Unless someone is trying to stab you or you're being shot at when the mag drops and the magazine catch falls out...
If I'll have a magazine release problem, I'll try this trick:
It would be a very unfortunate and highly unlikely occurrence for me, either to shoot someone in a self-defense situation or to be shot by someone. It is much more likely that, shooting 100 to 200 rounds each session, the eventual magazine release problem will arise at the range and then I will think about how to fix it.Unless someone is trying to stab you or you're being shot at when the mag drops and the magazine catch falls out...
I have only had mine for a short time (so I have not had the time to thoroughly test it) but, so far, I have found it to be an excellent handgun & an amazing value for an on-sale+$25rebate price of $225.... As an everyday day carry piece. Is the G3 a good gun or a junk gun for $255.00?
Or your Ruger LCP, Sig 320, S&W Shield, Beretta PX4, and Kimber 1911 fail to fire, feed, or the trigger fails to return after the first shot. Read the Gun Forums enough and you will see all these these things happening. It's not a perfect world.
Stop being reasonable. People like to dump on Taurus.
What is the known defect?I'm not dumping on Taurus. I've owned the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 since 2016 and I've said repeatedly over the years that I've never had a malfunction with it
Taurus has created a firearm that has a known defect that instantly disables the gun. You think its unreasonable for owners to expect Taurus to do a recall and fix it ?
I'm glad there are gun owners like you out there because my Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 is for sale and only someone like you would buy it.
Part of it seems to be that the spring for the magazine release button sits in a shallow well on the button and slips off:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ine-release-fail-repair.899895/#post-12205294
https://www.ar15.com/forums/handguns/PT111-G2-updated-mag-release/26-180680/
https://www.taurusarmed.net/threads/pt111-g2-mag-dropping-out.295994/
But ordering a new magazine catch and spring doesn't fix the problem. The spring rubs against the frame and wears a grove which gives it room to slip off. People have ordered the new mag catch and a new spring and the mag still drops and the button falls out.
If the problem has already manifested itself, you can send it into Taurus and they will fix it, and I've heard that the fix involves a new frame.
But is the security 9 bad? Or just bizarre ? I'm considering one, 300$ OTD.I agree that you roll the dice on such guns, but if I were rolling the dice on a budget gun, I would prefer to have the safety net of good to great CS. But at least it seems that the G3 carries less of a risk of problems than older Taurus designs.
Despite Ruger’s reputation for great CS, I would possibly even consider opting for a G3 over a Security 9, if those were my only two options. The Security 9 is emblematic of everything that I find bizarre and off-putting about Ruger’s direction as a semi-auto manufacturer these days.
But is the security 9 bad? Or just bizarre ? I'm considering one, 300$ OTD.
See, I'm curious about it. This will be the most modern firearm I own (already on layaway). All I've owned before is surplus handguns, and surplus rifles. Never even owned a 9mm before.Both my son and I have the Security 9 compact. Both have been flawless. Both have been accurate. Both eat any ammo we feed them including reloads, hollow points and +P. 1000'S rds fired between the two without a single problem. My son is more accurate with his security 9 than with his Sig P365. Ruger deserves our hard earned dollars, Taurus certainly does not.
See, I'm curious about it. This will be the most modern firearm I own (already on layaway). All I've owned before is surplus handguns, and surplus rifles. Never even owned a 9mm before.
So you've sorta told me, confirmed for me, that it's worth trying out at least , as my first Polymer Double Stacked handgun.
Taurus G3C- Accuracy about 6" @25 yards. Barrel has Short throat . Magazine release may fail, dropping loaded magazine. The GX4 release spring has been redesigned.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?media/albums/taurus-g3c-9mm-luger.317/
Spring problem i have on 1 of 2 G3C guns. Never to be trusted again. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/taurus-g3c-magazine-release-fail-repair.899895/
Well Tater .. ignore me .. being u lost credit with me have several Taurus pistols… all workThose who have ever had to experience taurus' stellar customer service can attest and vouch that they would never do business with the company again like yourself and I. More important I guess people follow Internet propaganda with influencers proselytizing, but there's no way I would ever get a taurus again.
Basically anybody who speaks well of Taurus loses credibility in my book.
Well Tater .. ignore me .. being u lost credit with me have several Taurus pistols… all work
G2c, G3X, TCP, GX4, 856UL
And I just tapped ignore on u
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For about the same price as a Taurus G3 or G3c, you can get a Stoeger STR-9C, which is a much better gun:
https://gun.deals/product/stoeger-firearms-str-9c-compact-9mm-131
Beretta has the same "F" rating from BBB as Taurus. And Hi-Point and SCCY share "A+" ratings with Colt and S&W.
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