Backstory....
I had searched for a great, reliable, reasonably priced handgun for a while. I went from Ruger, to Kahr, and finally settled on Glock. I like glocks because they are reliable. I carry a Glock 19 or 43x.
Fast forward to today. I was looking for a car gun to have when I cannot body carry to places where it's illegal to carry. I wanted something reliable, affordable, and something that I wouldn't lose too much $ on if it happened to get stolen. Let me say I do keep it secure in the vehicle, but anyone with enough willpower can steal anything.
I got an email from rkguns advertising this "Taurus G2c" 12+1 9mm for $179.99 - $25.00 rebate. I thought hmm...there's nothing that even comes close to this price for what it is. I have heard about Taurus' bad wrap w/ reliability.
I did some scientific YouTube research and many G2c owners were really surprised how reliable and accurate the gun was. I decided to buy one.
I was able to take it to the range today and put 200 rounds through it. No issues what so ever.
I broke the gun down and the internals look really similar to the Glock. The takedown process is the same as the glock as well.
If you're looking for a really inexpensive 9mm I couldn't recommend this thing more.
The surprisingly great things about the gun
The Tradeoff (things that suck)
I had searched for a great, reliable, reasonably priced handgun for a while. I went from Ruger, to Kahr, and finally settled on Glock. I like glocks because they are reliable. I carry a Glock 19 or 43x.
Fast forward to today. I was looking for a car gun to have when I cannot body carry to places where it's illegal to carry. I wanted something reliable, affordable, and something that I wouldn't lose too much $ on if it happened to get stolen. Let me say I do keep it secure in the vehicle, but anyone with enough willpower can steal anything.
I got an email from rkguns advertising this "Taurus G2c" 12+1 9mm for $179.99 - $25.00 rebate. I thought hmm...there's nothing that even comes close to this price for what it is. I have heard about Taurus' bad wrap w/ reliability.
I did some scientific YouTube research and many G2c owners were really surprised how reliable and accurate the gun was. I decided to buy one.
I was able to take it to the range today and put 200 rounds through it. No issues what so ever.
I broke the gun down and the internals look really similar to the Glock. The takedown process is the same as the glock as well.
If you're looking for a really inexpensive 9mm I couldn't recommend this thing more.
The surprisingly great things about the gun
- Reliable
- Dirt cheap
- Great stippling on the grip, much better than the Glock
- Manual Safety (this is also in the cons section, though it's very easy to operate and stays firmly in place)
- Easy takedown process
- Simple, easy to use 3 dot sight picture
- Capacity (12+1 capacity with no bigger footprint than a G26)
- Short audible trigger reset & double strike capability. Trigger resets even if a round isn't fired.
- Accessory rail if you want to put a light on it, though a good light will probably run you 60-75% of the cost of the gun
The Tradeoff (things that suck)
- Trigger pull is obnoxiously long & squishy until you get to the wall, but it breaks pretty well after that and you're able to double strike in case the primer didn't ignite.
- Magazine release is small and sometimes the mag comes right out, sometimes you have to "help" it out.
- Manual safety