#CT9G2
Taurus CT9G2 and CT40G2 pistol-caliber carbines
Side by side with the SMT9 and SMT40 submachine guns, Forjas Taurus took the opportunity to also develop pistol-caliber semi-auto carbines based on the same basic design, designated CT9G2 (Carbine Taurus 9mm Generation 2) and CT40G2 (in .40 S&W), initially targeting the U.S. and international markets, and, at a later stage, the Brazilian LE sector. Prototypes and pre-series examples were ready by 2011, having been widely promoted during Brazil’s LAAD Defense Exhibition in April of that year and also appearing in successive SHOT Shows. The guns were subsequently available in the U.S. market mainly in the 9x19mm chambering, while they were sold in the local market under new designations (CTG29 and CTG240) created by Taurus International MFG, Inc., Miami, Fla. For the record, an additional and much commented .45ACP variant (CT2G45?) never reached the shops and, to my knowledge, no prototypes were actually made.
