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| Brazil's Answer to the Glock 19 Gun: Meet the Taurus G3 |
| 2019-12-08 |
| [The National Interest] Key Point: At the end of the day, the G3 is just cheaper. High capacity nine millimeter pistols were first introduced to the public as service pistols. Built for military and police without regard for size, service pistols were full-sized handguns that prioritized recoil reduction and magazine capacity over concealability. Over the years a compromise has evolved, resulting in a pistol mixing all three features. The Glock 19 is cited as the ideal compromise, and Taurus’ G3 pistol very much runs in that vein--but at a substantially lower cost. The Glock 17 handgun was originally designed for the Austrian armed forces and then exported to civilian markets worldwide. The Glock 17 is a reliable handgun that, while lightweight, still has enough heft to absorb the modest recoil of the nine millimeter round. This makes it an excellent gun for conscript armies, where soldiers may not have a background in firearms. It also features a large, seventeen round magazine allowing soldiers to carry more rounds on their person. The Glock 17 did well in the American commercial market but many buyers clamored for a handgun with a shorter barrel and slightly shorter magazine, resulting in the Glock 19. This defined the "sweet spot" for many compact nine millimeter handguns, and Brazil’s Taurus steps into that spot with the G3 pistol. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Crusader, it's because people think they will forget or won't have time to take the safety off in a gunfight. I am seriously not kidding. As if taking 2/10's of a second to drop the safety will matter. I've shot IDPA matches with my H&K USP and never once forgot the safety. Personally I think that's an idiotic reason to make your gun an accidental discharge waiting to happen. While the XDM I use doesn't have a safety you flip, it does have a grip safety. If it didn't, I'd have waited six more months and bought a H&K or Sig that did. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-12-08 17:06 |
| #8 Work on yer English, "Spanky." Proper names for English-language mass media publications usually drop the definite article. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-08 16:42 |
| #7 Did not know there were gun fluff pieces, seems i am reading the Cosmopolitan. |
| Posted by: Spanky Whuter1088 2019-12-08 14:46 |
| #6 I don't understand why none of the Glocks have a manual safety? It looks like the Smith & Wesson has moved away from manual safeties as well. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2019-12-08 14:29 |
| #5 A Colt has a hammer End of discussion One shot one kill The fight is over |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2019-12-08 09:43 |
| #4 Ugh... glocks. Hammerless is... meh, okay, I got a snub nose Taurus for the wife, but did Taurus have to copy the whole thing ? What is it with the sexless boxy design these days ? Only revolvers for me. I get to draw my gun so little I went all out and imported a Chiappa revolver in .357 on my new prohibited bore license in 2012, soon everybody wanted to see and shoot it. Nearly flew outta my boss's hand once. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-12-08 08:04 |
| #3 No, I'm not a carpenter, but I insist on a hammer. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-12-08 07:45 |
| #2 Springfield XDM. I have shot glocks, I hate their grips, they feel funky while they shoot and get muzzle heavy as the magazine empties. I don't care if other people like them. Though I also don't like the idea of having a pistol with enough incidents to get an accident named after it. "Glock leg" |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-12-08 07:33 |
| #1 CZ 75. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2019-12-08 06:52 |