Taurus G3C

[Cuasi]

My G3C has a problem of not firing, its a 50/50 wouldnt say its a jamming problem but when I do pull the trigger its like the firing pin isnt reacting and setting off the bullet. When I pull the slide back a bit and let it go then it’ll sometimes fires or I completely have to clear it. any ideas?

 

[Mgderf]

My G3C has a problem of not firing, its a 50/50 wouldnt say its a jamming problem but when I do pull the trigger its like the firing pin isnt reacting and setting off the bullet. When I pull the slide back a bit and let it go then it’ll sometimes fires or I completely have to clear it. any ideas?

Maybe.
How old is this gun?
How many rounds does it have down the pipe?
Has it ever been stripped to the bone and cleaned?

The reason I ask is simply this.
Some gun manufacturers use more of a preservative than a grease.
If the firing pin channel has some of this preservative in it, or even dirty grease, it can gum up the firing pin channel and restrict the movement of the firing pin.

Try tearing the gun down and cleaning it, this time using a degreaser spray on the bolt if you can't remove the pin.
Reassemble using a good lightweight oil in the firing pin channel.

I've seen this before.
Especially in brand new, or very dirty guns.

 

[gassprint1]

Maybe.
How old is this gun?
How many rounds does it have down the pipe?
Has it ever been stripped to the bone and cleaned?

The reason I ask is simply this.
Some gun manufacturers use more of a preservative than a grease.
If the firing pin channel has some of this preservative in it, or even dirty grease, it can gum up the firing pin channel and restrict the movement of the firing pin.

Try tearing the gun down and cleaning it, this time using a degreaser spray on the bolt if you can't remove the pin.
Reassemble using a good lightweight oil in the firing pin channel.

I've seen this before.
Especially in brand new, or very dirty guns.

My daughter bought the same in 9mm. Haven't shot it yet, but exactly what your saying is 90% of new gun problems. Sure the g3 is a $250 or less gun, but that doesn't mean anything. I did research on alot of the lower cost guns and found the problem was in the factory lube...

 

[DadSmith]

Video on how to disassemble Taurus G3 series so you can clean the striker/firing pin.

 

[gassprint1]

Video on how to disassemble Taurus G3 series so you can clean the striker/firing pin.

We had to watch those videos to get the slide off. I thought i knew what i was doing, but just couldn't get the slide off. Well, turns out i was doing it right if i had only pulled the dang trigger also

 

[down3green]

This is getting scary.

 

[Mgderf]

This is getting scary.

 

[gassprint1]

This is getting scary.

What is??

 

[Mgderf]

 

[CombatShooter]

Send it back to Taurus. They will make it right. Lifetime warranty. I have a G2C that I will be sending back, Stevie Wonder can shoot better than me with the G2C

 

[gassprint1]

My G3C has a problem of not firing, its a 50/50 wouldnt say its a jamming problem but when I do pull the trigger its like the firing pin isnt reacting and setting off the bullet. When I pull the slide back a bit and let it go then it’ll sometimes fires or I completely have to clear it. any ideas?

Been over a year, what was your outcome? Still haven't shot my daughters but in a trade, a G3C was 1 of the guns. Previous owner said a firering issue such as yours and said he installed a stiffer firering pin spring. I haven't shot it yet.

 

[krvincen]

Been over a year, what was your outcome? Still haven't shot my daughters but in a trade, a G3C was 1 of the guns. Previous owner said a firering issue such as yours and said he installed a stiffer firering pin spring. I haven't shot it yet.

Actually I think he was saying the striker didn’t move when he tried to pull trigger. The one I traded you as well as the one my friend bought same day and still has the striker function and left a mark on primer but often didn’t strike a primer hard enough to set the round off. His problem sounds like something more complicated.

 

[firecadet613]

IIRC, the stiker channel should be clean and dry. Run a q-tip down it and look with a flashlight to ensure theirs no lube or grease causing the stiker to stick.

 

[MrSmitty]

My G2c ran like a champ, right out of the box, the same with my GX4, call Taurus customer service. Also what these guys say, try that first.

 

[DadSmith]

Both of my G2c ran great both got 1k rds in 2 days to test. I now have a G3x and it's ran great so far. However, I'm a ways from 1000rds yet.


You might want to check the striker, spring, sleeve, and channel for burrs.
Also someone might have put that shipping grease/oil in the striker sleeve/spring/channel which would cause problems.

 

[gassprint1]

@Cuasi
Where are you? Just realized this thread was your only post a year ago....