Very small controls give the gun a streamlined profile and minimal width, but these miniature controls are a nuisance to manipulate under range conditions and even more problematic in a self-defense situation. If the controls are too large, they add bulk, make the gun less streamlined and, depending on carry position, can dig into the shooter’s skin. The dots aren’t particularly large, but they’re visible under most lighting conditions, though shooters with poor sight may find them difficult to pick up as quickly as larger dots.ĭesigning controls for carry pistols is a balancing act. The sights have a noticeably lower profile than many competing striker pistols, so there’s little chance of them hanging up when drawing. The G3’s three-dot sights are basic, comprising a drift-adjustable rear sight that’s screwed into a cutout on the slide and a front sight that is pinned. A large, beefy extractor rides on the right side of the frame, and there’s a port at the rear of the chamber that provides visual confirmation regarding the gun’s condition. The trigger guard is oversize and comes with a flat front, and there’s a Picatinny rail for mounting aftermarket accessories like lights and lasers.īeveling on the edges of the G3’s carbon steel slide helps reduce weight, improves carry comfort and gives the Taurus a modern look and feel while slide serrations fore and aft allow for positive grip during manipulations. There are also depressions on the sides of the frame-“memory pads” as Taurus calls them-that are designed to increase comfort and promote a consistent hand position. The rounded rear portion of the grip promotes a high hand hold for better control. Textured grip surfaces help keep the gun firmly in place but don’t dig into the hand.
The sides of the grip are flattened, and the grip surface features textured sections that are easy to grip without being overly aggressive. The Taurus has a flat frontstrap and rounded backstrap that fills the hand and promotes a high hand position.
For starters, this gun offers excellent ergonomics. There is a large and growing cadre of four-inch, striker-fired 9mms on the market, so Taurus had to find ways to stand out from the crowd to make the G3 appeal to consumers. Overall height (with the flush-fit magazine in place) is 5.2 inches from the base pad to the top of the sights, about 0.1 inch taller than the Walther or the Glock.
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The Taurus comes with a manual safety and measures 1.25 inches across the controls, though the slide and grip widths are closer to one inch, and the gun is easier to conceal than the specs may indicate. The carbon steel version I tested featured a matte black finish, and the stainless model comes with a matte stainless slide. It’s available with a stainless steel or a carbon steel slide and comes with a stainless barrel. The gun comes standard with one flush-fit 15-round magazine and an extended 17-round mag, but shooters who live in areas where magazine restrictions limit capacity can opt for versions of the G3 with two 15-round magazines or two 10-round mags as required by law. It comes with a four-inch barrel, the dividing line between full-size duty guns and carry pistols, and the full-size polymer frame provides plenty of space to fit double-stack magazines. Enter the G3.īorrowing the best elements of the G2’s architecture, the G3 offers the same firing system with a beefier frame and a longer slide. Compared to previous models, the G2’s improved ergonomics, build quality and reliability paved a way for Taurus guns to come, and when Taurus wanted a new full-size striker-fired pistol, it already had a successful platform in place. Over the last few years Taurus has been in the process of revamping its striker-fired pistol lineup, a process that began with the G2 and continued with the G2c.
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