Welcome to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday, where we explore the vast world of revolvers. This week, we’ll take a look at one of Booligan’s latest builds, the Taurus Ultra Snubby Handgun, or TUSH for short. If you’re not familiar with [Read More…]
META Tactical, renowned globally for providing the first-ever pistol to bullpup kit, shows no sign of slowing down the innovation train; the team has recently added the Taurus G3 to their impressive lineup of products, and they introduced it at SHOT 2024. The [Read More…]
With an intent to make its mark on the crowded market of western-themed firearms, Taurus, an iconic gun manufacturer celebrated for its affordability, has unveiled the latest addition to its revolver family – the Taurus Deputy. This single-action revolver seems a [Read More…]
Good news for California-ites who are fans of revolvers and pistol optics, Taurus’ optics ready revolvers are now approved for sale in California. Taurus 856 T.O.R.O. and 605 T.O.R.O. (Taurus Optics Ready Option) have been added to California’s Department of [Read More…]
Taurus has been putting much effort into broadening its options throughout the US handgun market. With great introductions like the Taurus GX4 in the micro compact category, and the earlier release of the similar TH45 chambered in 45 ACP, it’s only natural that [Read More…]
The Taurus Judge, in my estimation, might be one of the most misunderstood, overhyped, and underrated revolvers ever made. Are they meant for shooting snakes in the South, or grouse in the sticks up North, or masked muggers in Chicago? Nobody knows. All of the above? [Read More…]
The Taurus 917C used to be a popular choice for those wanting to have the high capacity and shootability of the Taurus 92 but in a much more compact package. After disappearing from the market entirely, the 917C is making a return and is compatible with nearly every [Read More…]
The infamous Taurus Judge 45 LC/.410 Bore revolver has been getting a lot more interesting lately with the addition of the new long-barreled Home Defender model, and now the new optics-ready Judge TORO. The T.O.R.O (Taurus Optics Ready Option) lineup has been steadily [Read More…]
Taurus is entering its own new pistol into the high-capacity micro-compact category of pistols – the GX4 Carry. Unlike the GX4 and GX4 XL before it, the new GX4 Carry features a new 15-round standard capacity magazine, new Teflon-coated operation control parts, [Read More…]
The infamous Taurus Judge is making a return, this time with a much longer barrel to guarantee accuracy, and an integrated picatinny rail for the adoption of today’s modern reflex sights and scopes. Taurus is proud to finally introduce the new Judge Home Defender. [Read More…]
Taurus has always had the reputation of being one of the more budget-friendly companies out there whether you’re into revolvers, rimfire pistols, or micro-compact handguns. While Taurus excels in the affordability department, on the sophistication and feature side [Read More…]
Taurus have announced the introduction of their full-size, polymer frame TS9. The pistol weighs in at 35.2oz unloaded, has a 4-inch barrel, is ambidextrous and comes with two 17-round magazines and 4 backstraps. MSRP for the new pistol is $499.99. Here’s what [Read More…]
.357 Magnum revolvers are kind of like 1911 pistols – despite being obviously outdated and outclassed in many cases by modern concealed carry options, they’re still loved and carried by many. Taurus’ 605 Defender is one such .357 Magnum option that [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another Edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing weekly series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many different types of guns, ammunition, and history! Recently we’ve been looking at a lot of modern releases like the [Read More…]
Taurus is adding new limited edition color variants of the 856 Ultralite revolver. TFB has looked at some 856 models recently, including the optics-ready 856 TORO and 856 Defender models. But all of those versions were in fairly standard color schemes. Taurus @ TFB: [Read More…]
Taurus is expanding its line of TH pistols to include a .45 ACP model, the TH45. The TH designation comes from “Taurus Hammer” and this family of guns features an exposed hammer, double action/single action trigger mechanism, and polymer frame. Let’s [Read More…]
Taurus has just announced an essential safety notification regarding certain GX4 pistols that were assembled and sold exclusively within the United States. Taurus has recently discovered that under specific circumstances, these pistols may discharge when accidentally [Read More…]
Welcome to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday! This week, we’ll take a detailed look at the Taurus 856 TORO revolver, which is an optics-ready model straight from the factory. The Taurus 856 was already a capable six-shot, small-frame revolver, but the [Read More…]
Hogue is well known for being one of the leading aftermarket grip providers for all sorts of handguns ranging from duty guns all the way down to the smallest compact defensive handguns. They’ve just announced the introduction of the new HandALL Beavertail Grip [Read More…]
The new for 2023 Taurus Raging Hunter 10 in, aka the Raging Hunter 10.5″ (its actual barrel length) is a massive 5-shot .460 S&W magnum chambered revolver that weighs nearly 4.5 lbs. Like most other .460 S&W magnum chambered revolvers, it can handle .45 [Read More…]
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we’ll be taking a quick look at one of Taurus’ new revolvers for 2023 that we’re currently reviewing: the massive 10.5″, bipod and scope capable .460 Raging Hunter. Taurus USA was kind enough to send us a review [Read More…]
This week on TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday, we’ll take a sneak peek at the brand-new Taurus 856 TORO revolver, which is an optics-ready revolver, driven with concealed carry and self-defense in mind. The aptly named “T.O.R.O.” in this case stands for Taurus Optics [Read More…]
Unveiled for the first time at SHOT Show 2023, Taurus is expanding their TORO (Taurus Optics Ready Option) lineup to include the 856 and 605 revolver. Taurus is also adding new revolver models to their Executive Grade lineup with the new Executive Grade Judge making its debut at this year’s [Read More…]
New for 2023, Taurus has added a compact variant to the TX22 lineup. The TX22 Compact has a standard capacity of 13 rounds and can directly mount an optic using the Holosun K footprint. It can also accept magazines from the full size TX22 and Competition, and retains the threaded barrel adapter for [Read More…]
Shot Show Industry Day saw a lot of new Revolvers from Taurus. Despite a gathering thunderstorm blowing into the area, we got to take some shots with these neat new wheelguns before lightning struck. Let’s take an initial look at the lineup! [SHOT 2023] Lots [Read More…]
The Taurus TX22 has been one of the most successful 22LR pistol releases in the last couple of years. Since its release, the TX22 platform has seen the standard model, and competition model, and now is adding to the lineup with the all-new TaurusTX 22 Compact. The new [Read More…]
Strike Industries produces lots of aftermarket handgun and rifle parts for virtually every platform you can imagine at this point. Strike Industries just announced their new Taurus G2/G3 standard height replacement sights. The new sights are intended to be an affordable [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop reviews the Taurus GX4 again! The new GX4 XL model has a longer barrel and slide, mated to the same compact double stack frame as the original GX4. The longer slide and barrel means a longer sight radius and more muzzle velocity, but is it enough difference to make [Read More…]
In this episode of TFB Showtime, Hop checks out the Taurus booth at NRAAM 2022. This year, Taurus is showing off the G3 Tactical, fully loaded with the TORO optics plate system, suppressor height/co-witness sights, and a factory threaded barrel. They also introduced the first pistol in the new [Read More…]