agreed. if they can find the gun, they can find the key, even if they have to wait till you are asleep... i was just trying to answer his question
Posted on 05/08/2005 1:25:11 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim
Press Release Source: Taurus International Mfg., Inc.
Taurus Model 24/7 Receives National Rifle Association American Riflemen 2005 Golden Bullseye Award as Handgun of the Year
Friday May 6, 3:47 pm ET
MIAMI, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The innovative Taurus Model 24/7 semiautomatic handgun has been awarded the prestigious Golden Bullseye Award from the National Rifle Association, recognizing the pistol's innovative design, high quality of manufacture and superior reliability as the choice of target shooters, police officers and civilians concerned about personal safety seeking to purchase sought-after features at an affordable price.
"The nation's preeminent gun-rights organization has recognized excellence in firearms and related equipment," said Joe Graham, Executive Director of NRA Publications. "We are confident our selection committee has identified the very best new products the industry has to offer ... remarkable in terms of innovation, reliability, safety, and for providing shooters and hunters genuine value for their hard-earned dollars. The Golden Bullseye Awards are our way of saluting the ingenuity of today's entrepreneurs who are maintaining the vitality of one of our nation's oldest industries."
The Taurus Model 24/7 is available in 9mm, 40 caliber and the traditional American favorite, .45 ACP. It is a lightweight, polymer-framed double action, with a loaded chamber indicator and full safety features, including a manual frame safety and integral child-proofing technology, the patented Taurus Security System. Its ergonomically designed conforming grip and indexed memory pads make the pistol accommodating to personal preferences. For reliability of operation, there is the bushingless barrel, one-piece guide rod and flat wound captive spring combined with tuned ejector and lowered port.
"There's no better selection of consumer-demanded features than you'll find on the Model 24/7," notes Robert Morrison, chief operating officer of Taurus International in Miami, Fl. He adds, "The Model 24/7 is also a top value, a sleek and state-of-the-art shooting system with a Picatinny accessory rail, user-customizable sights and other features that come on expensive custom-built competition pistols delivered by top-dollar gunsmiths -- only these features come standard on our every gun, straight from the factory."
See the Model 24/7 in three calibers, finished in blue or stainless steel, at http://www.taurususa.com .
Here's hoping everyone here is an NRA member. Ted Nugent would like to see every member recruit ten new members so here's my effort. Please join and if you are already a member, include the initials in your tagline. Thanks.
agreed. if they can find the gun, they can find the key, even if they have to wait till you are asleep... i was just trying to answer his question
"Nothing measures up to the Browning Hi-Power in 9 mm."
You are entitled to your opinion, but not entitled to the facts. Which are, it was never that great of a pistol, and even less so today.
Thanks for the answer – I just cringe when I see “child proof”. I actually expect it to be unusable by a child.
OK, support your argument with facts as well.
Why was it never that great a pistol and less so today?
(Satisfied Browning owner here.)
OK, support your argument with facts as well.
Why was it never that great a pistol and less so today?
(Satisfied Browning owner here.)
Answer last question first: Many better pistols have long since superceded it
Over the years I have owned two commercial Browning FN P-35's, the first one was prone to malfunction and close inspection showed crappy workmanship, the second one looked great, functioned even worse. Trigger was like trying to pull a 20 pound weight to get it to go off.
Several brands and types of different ammo did not help at all. I did get the last one to function reliably once, with some very hot 9mm submachine gun ammo, but I was afraid it was going to beat it to pieces.
If that is a good way to gauge greatness, then the Hi-power is great.
They have a bunch of great features including the fact that it is easy to hit with and the grip is possibly the most comfortable one ever. It was also one of the first high capacity combat pistols.
Also extremely reliable, and durable.
About the only knock on the design is the trigger is often mediocre. A problem which can be fixed.
My first good quality pistol was a commercial HP. I still remember I paid $104.50 for it at Kings Hardware. The workmanship was exquisite. I have probably owned 20 since and have three now. These include Canadian Inglis, Argentine, FN, WWII German occupation made, and unlicensed Hungarian copies.
All have been 100% reliable with the lone exception of that first one. I once let a 100lb girl shoot it with 90 grain super vels. It jammed once, I am sure because She limp wristed it.
That claim of poor workmanship just makes me shake my head. The pistol is famous for the fit and finish.
yep, threw both of ours (mine & wife's) away on the way home from the gun shop.
absolutely, more PC foolishness... at least now ya know they won't ever get locked by accident
Sounds like the opinion to which you are entitled! I stick with mine.
With an insanely long, creepy trigger pull. It's terrible.
Get a Khar instead.
He may have said "air guns" but can't recall exactly.
Compressed air from a scuba tank. 1000 fps. One fill gives four shots. Rifled bbl.
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