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 .
It was not very powerful despite the claim that it would do 500 fps in .22. It was extremely accurate tho.
I have never owned one of the real expensive externally charged air guns but probably have a dozen pneumatic and spring air right now.
For just walking around the yard, I actually prefer one of the inexpensive Daisy model 881's. I pump it up 12 times and it will dispatch any small game.
I used to have a Diana RWS model 52 but it was just plain too heavy.
I was in a little sporting goods store in Alva, Georgia and noticed they had a Haenel air rifle for only $80. It was rated at only 800 fps but was as accurate and well made as guns costing several times as much. I greatly regret selling it to my Nephew. It was a little jewel.
Correction, not Alva, Georgia but Alma.
I bought one of those Chinese pellet guns at a gun show some years ago. I never could get by that "boing" when the big spring inside let go. Pretty crude.
I understand they are making some pretty decent ones but for the money I would just go ahead and get a German one.
That Haenel I mentioned was made in the former East Germany and was better finished than any of my RWS models.
Lugging a scuba tank around on a deer hunt would be one heckuva workout though... $;-)
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