![]() (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Employees and agents of Publishers’ Development Corp. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household multiple entries will disqualify entrants. Deployed military should use stateside address. Mail-in entries accepted send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, GOM June 2023, PO Box 488, Escondido, CA 92033. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. My overall assessment of the new G3c is it’s a fine pistol at a price enabling lots of people who might otherwise not have the resources to have a reliable carry gun for their personal safety. ![]() The best grouping was with the Hornady Subsonic 147-grain XTP with three of five shots practically in the same hole. The TRUGLO sights worked as I had hoped and I was able to put rounds on target to my satisfaction with all three guns.Īfter I’d been shooting a while, I set up a new target at the 10-yard mark and shot five rounds of each type of ammo with the G3c to see what kind of groups I could produce. The two smaller pistols are quite snappy but the enhanced texture of the G3c helped tame it. While testing with a varied diet of Winchester SXZ9 Personal Protection 115-grain JHP, Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun 135-grain JHP, SIG SAUER V-Crown 147-grain JHP and Hornady Subsonic 147-grain XTP, all three of the Taurus G-series pistols performed well. No gun stores open, but I found the TRUGLO sights I wanted on Amazon, clicked the order button and before the end of the day on Sunday I had them. We truly live in the Golden Age of Gun Ownership in many ways. The installed rear sight will work as the all-so-important ledge for one-handed slide cycling but I also decided TRUGLO orange night sights would be just the ticket for my old eyes. The notch is the same size used by many aftermarket sights, making it easy to add night sights or other sights to match a user’s preference. The front sight on the G3c has a small white dot while the rear sight is black and only drift-adjustable. My G2 has 3-dot sights with the rear being adjustable for windage and elevation. The sights are different and at first, I didn’t like what I saw. Both guns have a dual internal/external recoil spring. The G3c uses the same striker-fire system with restrike capability as the G2 & G3. The G2 uses a mechanical “loaded” indicator but on the G3/G3c, Taurus elected to provide a notch at the rear of the barrel lug for a visual inspection of the chamber. Instead of the G2’s deep scalloping forward of the ejection port, the G3c slide has a square profile with rounded edges along its entire length and, like the G3 slide, there are forward serrations. ![]() The G3c slide assembly is similar to the slide of its G3 big brother. ![]() The mags with the test gun are 12-rounders, but if you live in a state that limits magazine capacity, 10-rounders are available. The three magazines arriving with the G3c at first glance appeared identical to those of the G2, but upon closer inspection there are scallops along the seam of the mag extension and the bottom of the grip to assist in mag swaps. I measured both guns with my Lyman Trigger pull gauge and with an average of five pulls each, both guns averaged 5.1 lbs. All Taurus striker-fired pistols have a long take-up before the break but the trigger on the G3c is smoother, with a crisper break than the G2. The G3c trigger has a broader, flatter face than the G2’s and it angles more forward. The trigger guard is the same on the two guns, but the G3c’s accessory rail is slightly longer, giving an edge for handling a variety of aftermarket lights and lasers. The G3c definitely feels more secure in my hands than its predecessor. These pads do an excellent job of promoting a proper grip. The front and rear ambidextrous “memory pads” unique to Taurus are present on the frame to accommodate firing and non-firing thumb and index finger placement. The G3c has more - and more aggressive - stippling to help secure the gun in wet or sweaty hands. ![]() The profile is almost identical, but there are slight modifications here and there. When the G3c Taurus sent me for this review arrived, the first thing I did was compare it to my Taurus G2, a subcompact frequently compared to the S&W Shield. ![]()
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