I was robbed at gunpoint years ago on the job. Pulled out of my car, 1 perp across the hood of my car with a 9mm pointed at my torso, and another thug with a sawed off 12 gauge in my face. I was forced prone to the ground, and my wallet was taken. When I was barked the question of if I had more money in my car, the dude buried the shotgun in the base of my skull. They took off with ~$200 and my phone.
After that, I told myself "Never again will I be a victim".
So I began shopping.
I'm 6'8" with massive hands, but wanted something fully concealable in AIWB orientation. After trying M&P Shield and Sig p365 among others, the grips were just too small in my hands.
I held a Taurus G2C, and it was perfect.
Sure, there are haters. Some rightfully so. 10+years ago, there were issues with some of their early entries into the handgun market. Mainly the PT111 Millennium. Taurus bought a 1911 factory in Brazil, and totally changed their game for the better. The G2C had been out for some time, so I educated my decision for several months with virtually all positive reviews across the board.
So, I "pulled the trigger".
2,000-ish rounds of downrange training later, and the only issues I've had was a FTF. Racked the slide to eject, same issue. Tried a 2nd mag, same issue. I'd eventually purchased 7 mags in addition to the 2 that came with the gun. Noticed the issues I had were with 2 original (oldest) mags, and they also had the most carbon buildup on the follower. Lol. Took them apart at home, cleaned them, no more issues.
Last year I bought the next-gen G3C. Haven't trained nearly as much with it, but so far between both gens, I've shot every kind of dirty junk-cased ammo available and outside of realizing I need to clean the mags on occasion, I've had zero issues. Sometimes I'd go 2-3 range trips (200-300 rounds per trip) between pistol cleanings, just lubing up, and zero issues.
Solid pistol for my needs at a great price point, and accurate. I've never trained beyond 25-ish yards (usually within 15). But it's concealed carry for close-quarters defense within 3-7 yards, so it's more than adequate. Not a heavy trigger at all, and it has solid travel and a clean break, with minimal reset take-up.
Not bad at all for a $250-300 hand cannon.
My rig:
Question for concealed/open carriers:
One in the pipe, or nah?
I'm always carrying mag capacity (12), +1.
After that, I told myself "Never again will I be a victim".
So I began shopping.
I'm 6'8" with massive hands, but wanted something fully concealable in AIWB orientation. After trying M&P Shield and Sig p365 among others, the grips were just too small in my hands.
I held a Taurus G2C, and it was perfect.
Sure, there are haters. Some rightfully so. 10+years ago, there were issues with some of their early entries into the handgun market. Mainly the PT111 Millennium. Taurus bought a 1911 factory in Brazil, and totally changed their game for the better. The G2C had been out for some time, so I educated my decision for several months with virtually all positive reviews across the board.
So, I "pulled the trigger".
2,000-ish rounds of downrange training later, and the only issues I've had was a FTF. Racked the slide to eject, same issue. Tried a 2nd mag, same issue. I'd eventually purchased 7 mags in addition to the 2 that came with the gun. Noticed the issues I had were with 2 original (oldest) mags, and they also had the most carbon buildup on the follower. Lol. Took them apart at home, cleaned them, no more issues.
Last year I bought the next-gen G3C. Haven't trained nearly as much with it, but so far between both gens, I've shot every kind of dirty junk-cased ammo available and outside of realizing I need to clean the mags on occasion, I've had zero issues. Sometimes I'd go 2-3 range trips (200-300 rounds per trip) between pistol cleanings, just lubing up, and zero issues.
Solid pistol for my needs at a great price point, and accurate. I've never trained beyond 25-ish yards (usually within 15). But it's concealed carry for close-quarters defense within 3-7 yards, so it's more than adequate. Not a heavy trigger at all, and it has solid travel and a clean break, with minimal reset take-up.
Not bad at all for a $250-300 hand cannon.
My rig:
Question for concealed/open carriers:
One in the pipe, or nah?
I'm always carrying mag capacity (12), +1.
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