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Just finished up my first day at the range with my new Taurus 24/7 Gen2 Compact chambered in .40 S&W and thought I would share my experiences so that anyone considering it can have some information! Hope you enjoy. This range report was based off my experiences after putting about 110 rounds down range today. The ammunition ised was Hydra Shoks (not sure what grain, they were old, no box) 135 grain Federal Guard Dog, 165 grain PMC Gold, 165 grain Remington UMC Target, and some 165 grain Blazer Brass. I used a 11 round mag and a 15 round mag. Distance to target was approximately 8 yards.
Starting off, I used up some old hollow point Hydra Shoks that I've had for a long time. The 24/7 did excellent and fed every single round without fail. The first thing I noticed about this handgun, was its extremely mild felt recoil compared to other 40 caliber guns I have fired. I used to own a Beretta PX4
Storm, and the 24/7 is way easier to control.
The second round, I loaded my magazines up with the Federal Guard Dog ammunition. At only 135 grains, This round is very light for 40 caliber. Nonetheless, it fed perfectly, no jams or stovepipes, and accuracy was spot on.
On my third round up, I loaded my magazines with the Blazer Brass ammunition. And this is where things started to go downhill. Out of the 26 rounds eyeshot, I had for stovepipes and three jams. Occasionally the handgun would jam in the slide open position. I would have to slam the back of the slide with the palm of my hand to get it to close. At this point I started to get worried that I would have to send this handgun into Taurus, and wait 2 months to get it back.
And finally on my fourth round up I loaded my magazines with a combination of 165 grain PMC Gold, and 165 grain Remington UMC. EVERY SINGLE ROUND OF THIS AMMUNITION FED AND EJECTED PERFECTLY. Just to make sure there was nothing wrong with my gun, I reloaded both my mags with this same ammunition a second time. Again, every round fed perfectly without fail. I even tried single shots, double taps, and rapid fire.
All in all, I was very pleased with the 24/7 G2c .40. I do not know if it was just a problem with the Blazer Brass ammo, but I felt much better after I successfully fired all of my other rounds. After all, the Blazer brass looked very dirty, and was much cheaper than the other ammunition that I purchased. I would definitely suggest this handgun. And at a price of $410 even during the gun craze, the price is definitely right. As far as cleaning after the range, the gun was pretty dirty, but cleaned up very nicely especially the stainless steel slide. Out-of-the-box, the slide lock is slightly hard to lock, but after you put a couple hundred rounds downrange, it gets easier.
Just finished up my first day at the range with my new Taurus 24/7 Gen2 Compact chambered in .40 S&W and thought I would share my experiences so that anyone considering it can have some information! Hope you enjoy. This range report was based off my experiences after putting about 110 rounds down range today. The ammunition ised was Hydra Shoks (not sure what grain, they were old, no box) 135 grain Federal Guard Dog, 165 grain PMC Gold, 165 grain Remington UMC Target, and some 165 grain Blazer Brass. I used a 11 round mag and a 15 round mag. Distance to target was approximately 8 yards.
Starting off, I used up some old hollow point Hydra Shoks that I've had for a long time. The 24/7 did excellent and fed every single round without fail. The first thing I noticed about this handgun, was its extremely mild felt recoil compared to other 40 caliber guns I have fired. I used to own a Beretta PX4
Storm, and the 24/7 is way easier to control.
The second round, I loaded my magazines up with the Federal Guard Dog ammunition. At only 135 grains, This round is very light for 40 caliber. Nonetheless, it fed perfectly, no jams or stovepipes, and accuracy was spot on.
On my third round up, I loaded my magazines with the Blazer Brass ammunition. And this is where things started to go downhill. Out of the 26 rounds eyeshot, I had for stovepipes and three jams. Occasionally the handgun would jam in the slide open position. I would have to slam the back of the slide with the palm of my hand to get it to close. At this point I started to get worried that I would have to send this handgun into Taurus, and wait 2 months to get it back.
And finally on my fourth round up I loaded my magazines with a combination of 165 grain PMC Gold, and 165 grain Remington UMC. EVERY SINGLE ROUND OF THIS AMMUNITION FED AND EJECTED PERFECTLY. Just to make sure there was nothing wrong with my gun, I reloaded both my mags with this same ammunition a second time. Again, every round fed perfectly without fail. I even tried single shots, double taps, and rapid fire.
All in all, I was very pleased with the 24/7 G2c .40. I do not know if it was just a problem with the Blazer Brass ammo, but I felt much better after I successfully fired all of my other rounds. After all, the Blazer brass looked very dirty, and was much cheaper than the other ammunition that I purchased. I would definitely suggest this handgun. And at a price of $410 even during the gun craze, the price is definitely right. As far as cleaning after the range, the gun was pretty dirty, but cleaned up very nicely especially the stainless steel slide. Out-of-the-box, the slide lock is slightly hard to lock, but after you put a couple hundred rounds downrange, it gets easier.
