![]() You have to hold a G3 and G2C model next to one another to see and feel the difference in the two blade safety widths. However, on the G3 models – the G3C as well, the blade is quite a bit wider and grooved – it makes for a nicer trigger pull if you ask me. There is a blade safety in the middle of the trigger – like so many other polymer-framed handguns have. This time, the trigger pull is longer but once again, it is very smooth. Now, if you happen to have a misfire, you don’t have to do the tap-rack-bang routine, you can simply pull the trigger again. Once you chamber a round, the trigger is ready for single-action work – there is a fairly long take-up, before the trigger makes contact with the inner workings, but once you hit that “sweet” spot, the gun fires with about 4.5-pounds of pull – extremely outstanding if you ask me. Now, the trigger is worth mentioning, because it is a nicer trigger pull than that on the G2C model – it is very, very smooth and short. We have the slide release/stop on the left side of the frame (only) and behind that is the thumb safety – up for safe, and down for fire. The magazine release “appears” to be a little on the small side, however, I never fumbled a reload – always hit the button to release a magazine. The trigger guard is squared – I can do without it – but its there if you place your index finger on the front of the trigger guard. There are indentations on the grip area of the frame, that allows your thumb to rest on them – and they are perfectly placed, for right or left-handed shooters. ![]() We also have three Picatinny-style grooves, for installing a light and/or laser on the dust cover – another night touch. The slightly aggressive roughness is just the right “grit” for a sure hold under all weather conditions. The frame is black polymer, and has one of the best “feels” or grip you will find. The slide is made out of carbon steel, with a Tenifer finish on it – and the G3 version comes in various colors – and you can even get a stainless steel slide. Plus, it is my understanding that, you can replace these sights with the same sights used on a GLOCK model 17 or 19 – that’s great news, if you want night sights or just a better sight picture. The good news is that, the sights were dead-on at 25-yards – in the past, many of the Taurus polymer-framed handguns I tested had their rear sight shooting too low. It has fixed sights, with the usual 3-dot white sights – two in the rear sight and one on the front sight – and to be sure, this ear sight is only adjustable for windage – not elevation. It has a 4-inch barrel, and only weighs in at 24.83 ounces. Let’s take a look at the all-new Taurus G3 full-sized model first. Wish Taurus would get their act together on this grand ol’ pistol, and do them all up “right.” The Full-Size G3 You either get an outstanding 1911 that was actually fitted, or one that was simply assembled. ![]() I do have reservations about some of their 1911-style pistols – it just seems to be hit or miss with them. Over the years, Taurus has updated and upgraded their entire line of handguns, and I’ll put many (not all) of them up against some of the best in the business. So, I know the workings of Taurus revolvers very well, and what parts would break, and what wouldn’t break. I kept a good inventory of spare parts on-hand at all times. Back then, in the early 1980s, Taurus revolvers weren’t known to be all that durable, and then when issued to security guards, who totally abused those guns – I was kept busy repairing those guns all the time. There were a few S&W revolvers, but those weren’t normally issued to the rank and file. 38 Special revolvers, with 4-inch barrels. The company’s inventory was mainly Taurus Model 65. Let’s start way back when – when I was the Investigations Manager for a big private detective agency, back in Chicago, Illinois – I was also the company armorer, maintaining all the revolvers that the uniformed security guards used, that were issued to them by the company. But in fact they are really two different models. While these two guns appear to be identical to the G2 with a quick glance at the guns side-by-side. This has been corrected with the all-new Taurus G3 full-sized pistol, and their new G3C. Unfortunately, Taurus didn’t manufacture a G2 full-sized version. I recently covered the Taurus G2C in a product review article, and it was an outstanding little gun.
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