Taurus 24/7 G2
Taurus has merged their best features from the 800, 24/7 and OSS lines into the new Taurus G2 24/7 pistol. The polymer framed double action autoloader will be available in .45 ACP, .40 S&W and 9mm (judging by Taurus's 2010 catalog, we may not see the 9mm version for a while yet).
Compact (top), long slide (bottom)
The standard model will feature a 4.2" barrel and be available in black or two-ton finish. The .45 model will hold 10+1 round and the .40 will hold 13+1.
The compact model has a 3.2" barrel and holds 6+1 (.45) or 9+1 (.40).
The long slide model features a 5" barrel! Capacity is the same as the standard model.
No word on pricing.
I have always wanted to like the Taurus. I even had a 24/7 for awhile, but the trigger was too spongy for me. The OSS seemed even spongier.
I had hopes for the 845, but the trigger was still spongy and lacked feel.
I like Taurus revolvers, and I own one of their 1911s, but,in general, just can’t get used to their DAO triggers.
Very nice design in my oppinion…
I might actually consider a Taurus if they would (1) continue producing the same model for more than two years at a stretch (excepting the Beretta 92 clone); (2) bring to market at least most of the designs that they “introduce” and advertise.
A two-ton finish? That will be quite some concealed carry gun!! If you’re man (or woman) enough.
Just kidding. I know what you meant.
Any Idea on MSRP?
Thanks for the post.
I wonder if they’re going to try and get the longslide one approved for USPSA competition.
The standard model will feature a 4.2″ barrel and be available in black or two-ton finish.
Won’t that be a little heavy for concealed carry? I think I’ll go with the black…
Should we assume these have the same single-action/double-action mechanism as their PT709?
I agree with Dr. J.H. Williams, I owned a 24/7 in 9mm. I loved everything about it except the trigger, which drove me to dump it and get an M&P9. If the trigger is improved, I would seriously consider this gun. It looks great. Is the twice strike capability necessary? If a primer won’t fire on the first strike, will it really on the second?
I love how Taurus actually seems to be constantly innovating, but I’d like to see more demonstrable improvements in their QC. Every damn time I read about a gun that interests me (eg, their railed, stainless steel 1911), I promptly see commentary that some people were put in repair hell for months. No gun is perfect, but if you’re going to skimp on QC, you’ve got to make it up in customer service, like Kel-Tec does.
If I wanted a Glock I’d buy a Glock. Brazil isn’t exactly known for their engineering prowess and quality standards. I’m not gonna risk my life by depending on some crap plastic pistol made by little slave kids in a rain forest sweat shop.
It kinda looks like the Springfield XDm…and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.
Marsh, where a business originates doesn’t say a whole lot about their quality standards. I am sure Taurus is better than lots of U.S. or European manufacturers. What matters is the products they make, not what country they are based in.
Do you have any evidence of Taurus using slave slave labor or sweat shops?
This pistol has an exposed hammer, right? If not it seems rather superflous with a manual safety.
In general manufacturers should look more at the market leaders. Exposed hammers and manual safeties are not really neccessary on a defensive pistol. Make it as simple as possible, remove all control levers and things that can be manipulated that aren’t absolutely needed.
I`m from Brazil Marsh, and I’m just not upset about your “view” because it’s so blatant ignorant that it is actually funny. Just a little advice for you, don’t talk about countries and cultures that you don’t know because you may end up looking like a clown… in the best of the possible situations.
Carl, I think the G2 has an internal hammer like the old 24/7. I understand what you say about the necessity of a safety in this kind of pistol, but I like a manual safety just to be sure.
The only thing I don’t like about the 24/7 is that it’s a DAO (I like those short and crispy SA trigger pulls) and that Taurus don’t make it on .357 SIG. And I don’t think they will fix those “defects” (inside “” because those really aren’t defects, but rather my preferences).
Pedro, no way! I’d also really like to see Taurus come out with some .357 SIGs! It’d bring them out of the realm of 9, 40 and .45. But the whole .38 Super thing is cool of them to do. Now we can all pretend to be Dillinger.
Brazil had long been making Berettas before Americans did. Springfield Armory 1911s are made by the same slave kids your referring to, bobo! Glock? I’d pick up a 24/7 anytime over this Austrian booby trap. You probably dont have any idea how many KB! cases involving Glocks out there. I’m not speaking out of infos learned from websites! have couple of shooting buddies that fell prey to the ludicrous barrel design. Bobo!!!
This isn’t a Glock, it’s a Taurus, probably the most innovative gun maker there is, so they took the ugly Glock, improved it, gave us options on the trigger, made it pretty, interchangable backstraps and gave us a thumb safety… Taurus not only makes a wide choice of guns, they make the CNC machines that make the guns…… and they do everything at about $150 cheaper then everybody else…… these 24/7 Gs are going for less then $400…..
When is the Taurus 24/7 G2 Compact going to be released?
I field stripped my 24/7 to clean it and the slide catch spring popped out! Any ideas on how to get it back in? Is this something I can do or am I going to have to send it?
Ya, people said the same thing about Glocks when they first started to hit. I will try one of these. You never know when this company might hit one out of the park.
I owned a first gen 24/7 DAO for 349 new. Besides a lackluster DAO trigger that I failed to master, It was completely reliable, felt great, easy to field strip and clean, a pretty decent gun IMO. I wish I would have bought the pro with the SA/DA trigger deal or whatever.
I’d like to comment on Taurus pistols: They are well made and everyone that has shot my PT-145 or 24/7 long slide has been impressed. I believe that the comments about Taurus’ county of origin are made out of simple ignorance. As I mentioned, whenever someone shoots one of these well made pistols, it blows away their preconceived biases.
Yeah!!!! Go Taurus!!!!!
Proud owner of 24/7 Pro 9mm, Taurus 94 .22 cal
I was born and raised in Brazil. Moved to NC about 8 years ago.
Forjas Taurus is not a mere assembling or mounting company. It is a manufacturer. From the spring to the slide and the magazines. Everything for the guns is made inside Taurus Factory.
A little bit of history:
History
Forjas Taurus S/A (Taurus Forges) is a manufacturing conglomerate based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Beginning as a tool and die manufacturer, the company now consists of divisions focusing on firearms, metals manufacturing, plastics, body armor, helmets, and civil construction.
Taurus produced its first revolver, the Model 38101SO, in 1941 and began exporting its revolvers to the U.S. market in 1968 through a series of importers.
In 1970, the Bangor Punta Corporation, then the parent company of Smith & Wesson, purchased 54 percent of Forjas Taurus, allowing the two firearms manufacturers to easily share information regarding design and manufacturing. In 1977, Taurus was purchased from Bangor Punta by its current owners, and its ties to Smith & Wesson were severed.
In 1980, after Italian arms manufacturer Beretta had completed its contracts to produce firearms for Brazil’s military, Taurus purchased Beretta’s São Paulo manufacturing plant along with the tooling, technical drawings, and work force necessary to produce several different pistol designs.
In order to more effectively tap the U.S. market, the company created a subsidiary, Taurus International Manufacturing Incorporated, also known as Taurus USA, in 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28manufacturer%29
walked in to purchase a glock, walked out with a Taurus PT 24/7 Pro DS, love the gun, looking at getting the G2 now…………still thinking about a glock but the G2 is just so pretty
A comment on the quality of Taurus: any manufacturer who offers an UNLIMINTED lifetime warranty on a product either, A) makes a damn good product and stand behind it, B) makes an average or sub-par product, replaces and repairs it frequently and goes bankrupt.
Taurus makes a good product.
A comment on the “Second Strike” feature of Taurus handguns: tests have shown (full disclosure: these tests are from Taurus) that a primer will overwhelmingly fire if struck a second time. I would much rather simply pull a trigger a second time than conduct an immediate action drill in the middle of a firefight.
I personally would love to fire a PT 24/7 G2. I’m in the market for a reliable compact handgun in .40 caliber.
Go Taurus!!!!!
More than 1000 rounds on my 24/7 PRO and no FTF and no FTE with all kinds of 9 mm ammo. The feeding ramp comes polished by defaut. With my LCP lots of problems on both FTF and FTE. Polishing the ramp did not help. Not with me anymore.
I bought a S&W 642 to replace the LCP as a back up and still trust my life to Taurus 24/7 PRO.
Some 1911 Springfield are made in Brasil by IMBEL. No history of engineering?
Do you Homework!!!! There is also INA http://www.youtube.com/user/sootch00#p/search/0/jHFlJ3x1X_c , Rossi, Engesa with heavy weaponry. You name it.
I just bought a Taurus model 809. I love the gun. I chose it over the Glock because the Taurus has a hammer, and the Glock has to be carried with the striker cocked. I don’t like that Glock feature.
Having said that I am REALLY disappointed in Tauruses customer service. I wanted to buy a new recoil plunger just to have, and they didn’t have any and said they had “no idea” when one might be available. Same is true for people who send their guns to Taurus for repair, then wait 2 to 6 months to get them back.
Taurus makes great guns, and if they ever get their act together on customer service I can easily see Taurus overtaking the handgun market.
Oh!, and +1 for Taurus including a hammer on the Model 809!
TAURUS TO THE WORLD!!!
I own 4 Taurus’ 2 PT92′s and a 941 and 991 22 mag revolvers, and my son owns a 24/7 pro .40S &W. Each of these guns has been more than reliable. I have had nothing but great experiences with Taurus guns. I have Beretta, S & W, Charter Arms, Ruger and a Browning as well, so I think I can be objective about the Taurus’s I own. I am looking forward to the 24/7 G2 compact, hopefully the grip won’t be to small to be a good carry gun. Currently carry a Beretta 9000s .40 as carry, just wish Beretta had found a way to may it a bit thinner. It is now July and still no word on when the G2 will be available or the MSRP, anybody have any current info? In my experience you can’t beat a Taurus for the quality have experienced and the prices they are able to release them.
I’ve been reading alot of negative comments about TAURUS on this site.I bought my first Taurus in 1999,a PT908,having completed a CWP class.It became my personal carry piece up until my wife bought me a PT111 Pro in 2008.Both weapons are Excellent, well made,and good shooters.My wife just bought herself a PT140 Pro,which she loves-she carried a ported 3″ S&W 44Mag. prior.My next weapon of choice will be a 24/7 G2 in .40 ,standard.I’ve trusted my Life with TAURUS and will continue to. GOD BLESS the USA & Our soldiers fighting overseas.
Being a Glock snob, this would not have been my first choice. I share the gun with a hunting brother who wanted safties etc… other than the spongy trigger, I have fallen in love with the 24/7 in .45 ACP. Accurate, reliable, and ergonomically enjoyable.