![]() There’s a transverse takedown bar with serrated tabs that extend on either side of the frame below the chamber. The magazine release is small but useable, and it can be reversed for left-hand use. Other key controls include the slide-stop lever on the left side, which is not ambidextrous, but it is serrated and flares slightly away from the frame within a molded fence. The 15-round G3 magazine can feed both the G3X and G3XL. The shorter 12-round G3c mag only supports the G3XL. There’s a striker-block safety in the slide as well, though no manual thumb safety is offered. The trigger face is wide and features a bladed safety lever. We’re glad to see all G3 pistols receive this touch.įront and rear slide serrations make it easier to manipulate any G3 model, and the slide edges are slightly beveled. Considering that it protects the substrate from corrosion, it is easy to understand why most semiauto pistol manufacturers are using this type of surface treatment. While it isn’t impossible to make a nitrocarburized gun corrode, it’s not likely to happen under normal use. Nitrocarburizing actually changes the chemical composition of the steel’s surface. G3 pistols come with matte-steel slides nitrocarburized in black. Few things corrode a gun more quickly than constant exposure to the salts and moisture from human perspiration. All G3 pistols feature Taurus’ refined trigger, which was designed for a 6-pound pull. It’s difficult to find fault in a $343 striker-fired pistol with a 5- to 6-pound trigger with restrike capability. When firing in single action, I noticed that the take-up was long but the feel was predictable, and there’s minimal stacking. In double-strike mode, pull weight averaged 6 pounds. In its single-action operation, the trigger required an average pull of 5.1 pounds to fire for each stroke of the trigger. However, if you come up against a stiff primer that requires a second strike, you’ll know that you can deliver a second blow to the primer with another pull of the G3’s trigger. Since that is a rare occurrence, many shooters would never know if their pistol has such a feature. This would only occur if there was an attempt to fire the gun and the primer failed. Should the initial attempt to fire a cartridge fail to ignite a hard primer, G3 pistols automatically reset to fire from its double-action mode. For starters, these striker-fired pistols offer restrike capability. ![]() ![]() Whether you prefer short slides and a long grip, or vice versa, every Taurus G3 variant shares several features. The new G3XL has the shorter height of the G3c - content to carry its 12-round magazine - combined with 4-inch barrel and slide from the G3. So, Taurus gave them what they wanted, too. Then others asked for a different mix, mainly the longer slide of the G3 paired with the short grip of the G3c. Some wanted the greater capacity of the standard G3 with the shorter barrel of the compact G3c, so Taurus created the G3X it has a full-size frame, 15-round capacity and a shorter 3.2-inch barrel. Of course, many said they wanted features of both. Taurus followed the G3 by introducing the G3c that same year, a compact version with a 3.2-inch barrel and 12-round capacity. The original G3 came with a 4-inch barrel and a magazine capacity of 15 or 17 rounds. Additionally, it uses the shorter 12-round magazine from the G3c. However, it features the longer slide of the G3. Despite the “extra-large” sounding name, the G3XL features the compact grip frame of the easier-to-conceal G3c. That’s nothing earth-shattering since the vast majority of 9mm carry pistols released during the course of the last decade follow the same recipe, but Taurus found a way to pack these pistols full of user-friendly features while keeping the suggested retail below $350 (and discounted prices around $300). Introduced at the 2022 SHOT Show, the G3X and G3XL are striker-fired pistols with a polymer frame and a steel slide. With a retail price near $350, there’s a strong case that the G3 offers the best value of any semiauto 9mm. As a matter of fact, the G3 and G3c are now two of Taurus’ top sellers. There was nothing wrong with the original G3, which just came out in December 2019. The company is listening to those of us who buy their guns, which is evident by the release of the new Taurus G3X and G3XL pistols. Led by a young-for-a-CEO Bret Vorhees, Taurus has changed for the better. Hence, some guns don’t change much year to year. Some firearms companies turn a deaf ear to potential customers, ignoring the pleas and suggestions of their base.
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