Taurus Model 24/7 Receives NRA 2005 Golden Bullseye Award as Handgun of the Year

Yahoo Finance/Taurus Int'l press release ^ | 5/6/05 | n/a

[FormerACLUmember]

http://www.gunblast.com/Taurus24-7.htm

[Chapita]

Nothing measures up to the Browning Hi-Power in 9 mm.

[JamminJAY]

No kidding a Taurus.
Wow.

Jammer

[R. Scott]

…and integral child-proofing technology…

???
I don’t really like the double action only pistols – and doubt I will ever again own one.

[Shanda]

Taurus has been making nice guns for some time now. Their customer service in my limited experience is unusually good.

On the other hand the few I have owned, while nice are still a hair below the S&W's, Colt's, Brownings, Sigs, Beretta's etc.

[injin]

Taurus propaganda

give me a Sig P220 any day

[Chode]

the round hole behind the extractor... it's a keyhole for a key that locks the gun

[joesnuffy]

whatever

[lodwick]

My handgun of the year is the FN FiveSeveN loaded with Ball SS192 rounds.

[blam]

I can't hit poop with my Taurus .38 but, am an excellent shot with my Ruger 9mm.

Also, Wasn't Taurus begun in Brazil by some disgruntled S&W engineers?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A top-heavy DA Glock.

[ExSoldier]

Wasn't Taurus begun in Brazil by some disgruntled S&W engineers?

IIRC, S&W had a factory down there and it got nationalized by the Brazilian gov't. That's why for almost a decade the quality was so poor. They got a rep as a POS handgun. At the same time Brazil also nationalized a Beretta factory which is why there is such a similarity there. After awhile I think a group of Brazilian investors took over and the HQ moved here to Miami, FL and the quality gradually came up and the stock grew in the number of models....

[Arkie2]

The NRA ammo of the year is specially designed for .38 special snub-nose revolvers. It's Speer gold dot hollow point. I plan to try it in my ruger .357 as soon as I can find some. The article didn't say whether or not it could be used in semi auto's. Anything that can improve the accuracy of a snubby is great.

[yarddog]

I would have picked the new version of the .22 auto pistol. It looks like a winner.

[Arkie2]

The article on the Springfield M1911 firing the .45 GAP cartridge is far more interesting to me than the Taurus models. It's designed to fit a smaller hand, be concealable and still have the same power as a 45 ACP. I plan on shooting it as soon as I can lay my hands on one.

[R. Scott]

And kids would never find the key.

[snowsislander]

I have to admit that I was surprised by their choice of a Ruger side-by-side as the Shotgun of the Year. An investment cast shotgun for $2,000 just strikes me as odd, but apparently it is a shooter and impressed the NRA.

I have to admit to some fondness for side-by-sides, but Ruger just wasn't a name that would have occurred to me as a company to go to for one.

The author, Mr. Keefe, did put the obligatory reference to Mr. Kerry's famous double-barrel anecdote into the article.

[Myrddin]

My handgun of the year is the FN FiveSeveN loaded with Ball SS192 rounds.

My wife's choice too. The ammo is very hard to get right now and pretty expensive. My FFL pointed me to a supplier who will sell you a case at a favorable price if you can get your local police chief to send the request on letter head. What started at $20 for a box of 50 rounds is running about $60.

Reloading dies are $118 from RCBS with a 90 day wait to receive the goods after order. Plan on buying a case trimmer too. The delayed blowback doesn't support the brass very well. It stretches.

[yarddog]

The price sounds a little high to me too, and I have never seen one, however the Red Label was a sweet OU. I had a 20 gauge and loved it.

From what I have heard and read, investment casting as done by Ruger really is high quality steel even if it does sound cheap.