I just recently purchased a Taurus 24/7 G2 compact in .40 cal. I have a Springfield XD-9 compact and love it so I wanted to get an XDM compact .40 but budget was tight and at $362 for the Taurus and $625 for the XDM I took a chance and bought the Taurus. I have read mixed reviews about Taurus in general some bad and some good but I did speak with an FFL who told me that he sends more Taurus firearms back under warranty each year than any other manufacturer (not a good sign). This Gen Two is the most recent model of semi-auto pistol from Taurus and is said to be their most advanced !
I got my Gen 2 less than a week ago, on first impressions it looked like a nice gun. The machining on the stainless slide was nice and the finish is good, looks like a satin bead blast or something similar. It has low profile three dot sights and the rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation. When I handled the gun it did not feel as comfortable in my hand as I would have liked, the with of the grip is reasonably thin which is good but the depth from the heal of grip to the trigger is a little long which feels a little uncomfortable for me, this may be just a
personal preference (the compact does not have replaceable back straps, the full size does). The trigger on this gun right out of the box was horrendous, even the single action pull is heavy, gritty and crunchy with more creep than I have ever felt in a pistol before….. If I keep this gun it will definitely need a trigger job !
The magazine release catch On this pistol is really heavy and crunchy, with a fully loaded magazine inserted you have to push the mag in tight with your hand to take the pressure off the catch so you can actually press the release button and release the Magazine (this will need to be stripped and modified before the gun can be carried as a CCW). The magazine for the .40 cal Compact holds 11 rounds (not bad firepower for a small pistol).
The Taurus 24/7 G2 has some nice safety features which are what attracted me to it in the first place.
It has a trigger safety like an XD or a Glock which makes for a quick first shot straight from the holster if you carry it with the manual safety off. It also has a striker / firing pin blocker to prevent accidental discharge if the gun is dropped or the sear disconnects for whatever reason. It has a manual safety for added peace of mind which is in a good location (right at your thumb knuckle). It also has a striker de-cocker which is something I like and have never seen on a striker fired pistol before. It has a subtle loaded chamber indicator and a cocked striker indicator.
It has a true double action trigger that is capable of multiple strikes if you get a bad round and defaults to single action after the first round is fired. After firing a few rounds you can either engage the manual safety and holster the gun cocked and locked or use the de-cocker and holster it un-cocked with the manual safety off
(like a revolver) which is safe to carry and fast for a draw & shoot without worrying about a manual safety.
I decided that if I can put 500 rounds though this gun without a malfunction I will be comfortable carrying this pistol as a primary CCW, This is where it all goes horribly wrong !!!!! I only have the gun less than a week and
Got to the range one night after work and got 200 rounds through it. Out of 200 rounds I had 25-30 malfunctions.
Almost every time I got to the end of a magazine the slide would lock back with one round left in the mag. That one round would be slid forward with it’s nose against the feed ramp which meant that the mag wouldn’t drop out, I would have to chamber that round and fire it separately. I experienced at least one or more feed jams per
magazine of ammo fired. The most common jam was the spent casing getting jammed between the top of the barrel and the slide and when you pull back the slide to clear the jammed casing the next round in the magazine will automatically try to feed into the chamber which already has a live round which in turn creates a stove pipe jam.
I one particular instance the gun jammed while shooting and when I looked into the breech there was one live round wedged sideways with the nose almost in the chamber and the round beneath had come forward in the
magazine and was trying to chamber at the same time. The slide would not lock back and the already faulty
Magazine release was locked solid and would not drop the mag free….. After fighting with this for almost 10
minutes I ended up wedging the muzzle of the slide against the range bench to hold the slide back and putting my
Fingers into the breech to pull the rounds out manually ….. Not Good !!!
It is possible that I may just have a bad magazine which can cause feed problems but I don't think it would explain
The ejection problems ? The ammo I tested the gun with is good ammo, Remington nickel plated brass cases with
165 Gr jacketed Truncated Cone bullet so I don't think it was the ammo’s fault (Metal cased Russian stuff or home
Reloads could cause malfunctions). I will try another magazine in this pistol and see what happens, if it is still the same then off this piece of crap will go back to Brazil !!!!
I cant tell you that everything that comes from this manufacturer is bad, I know that is not the case but it looks
Like this particular gun has problems !!!
My advice to anyone buying a concealed carry weapon for personal defense or home defense and opts for
something in a bargain price range …… test the hell out of it for reliability before putting it in your holster .
Your life could depend on it one day !
I got my Gen 2 less than a week ago, on first impressions it looked like a nice gun. The machining on the stainless slide was nice and the finish is good, looks like a satin bead blast or something similar. It has low profile three dot sights and the rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation. When I handled the gun it did not feel as comfortable in my hand as I would have liked, the with of the grip is reasonably thin which is good but the depth from the heal of grip to the trigger is a little long which feels a little uncomfortable for me, this may be just a
personal preference (the compact does not have replaceable back straps, the full size does). The trigger on this gun right out of the box was horrendous, even the single action pull is heavy, gritty and crunchy with more creep than I have ever felt in a pistol before….. If I keep this gun it will definitely need a trigger job !
The magazine release catch On this pistol is really heavy and crunchy, with a fully loaded magazine inserted you have to push the mag in tight with your hand to take the pressure off the catch so you can actually press the release button and release the Magazine (this will need to be stripped and modified before the gun can be carried as a CCW). The magazine for the .40 cal Compact holds 11 rounds (not bad firepower for a small pistol).
The Taurus 24/7 G2 has some nice safety features which are what attracted me to it in the first place.
It has a trigger safety like an XD or a Glock which makes for a quick first shot straight from the holster if you carry it with the manual safety off. It also has a striker / firing pin blocker to prevent accidental discharge if the gun is dropped or the sear disconnects for whatever reason. It has a manual safety for added peace of mind which is in a good location (right at your thumb knuckle). It also has a striker de-cocker which is something I like and have never seen on a striker fired pistol before. It has a subtle loaded chamber indicator and a cocked striker indicator.
It has a true double action trigger that is capable of multiple strikes if you get a bad round and defaults to single action after the first round is fired. After firing a few rounds you can either engage the manual safety and holster the gun cocked and locked or use the de-cocker and holster it un-cocked with the manual safety off
(like a revolver) which is safe to carry and fast for a draw & shoot without worrying about a manual safety.
I decided that if I can put 500 rounds though this gun without a malfunction I will be comfortable carrying this pistol as a primary CCW, This is where it all goes horribly wrong !!!!! I only have the gun less than a week and
Got to the range one night after work and got 200 rounds through it. Out of 200 rounds I had 25-30 malfunctions.
Almost every time I got to the end of a magazine the slide would lock back with one round left in the mag. That one round would be slid forward with it’s nose against the feed ramp which meant that the mag wouldn’t drop out, I would have to chamber that round and fire it separately. I experienced at least one or more feed jams per
magazine of ammo fired. The most common jam was the spent casing getting jammed between the top of the barrel and the slide and when you pull back the slide to clear the jammed casing the next round in the magazine will automatically try to feed into the chamber which already has a live round which in turn creates a stove pipe jam.
I one particular instance the gun jammed while shooting and when I looked into the breech there was one live round wedged sideways with the nose almost in the chamber and the round beneath had come forward in the
magazine and was trying to chamber at the same time. The slide would not lock back and the already faulty
Magazine release was locked solid and would not drop the mag free….. After fighting with this for almost 10
minutes I ended up wedging the muzzle of the slide against the range bench to hold the slide back and putting my
Fingers into the breech to pull the rounds out manually ….. Not Good !!!
It is possible that I may just have a bad magazine which can cause feed problems but I don't think it would explain
The ejection problems ? The ammo I tested the gun with is good ammo, Remington nickel plated brass cases with
165 Gr jacketed Truncated Cone bullet so I don't think it was the ammo’s fault (Metal cased Russian stuff or home
Reloads could cause malfunctions). I will try another magazine in this pistol and see what happens, if it is still the same then off this piece of crap will go back to Brazil !!!!
I cant tell you that everything that comes from this manufacturer is bad, I know that is not the case but it looks
Like this particular gun has problems !!!
My advice to anyone buying a concealed carry weapon for personal defense or home defense and opts for
something in a bargain price range …… test the hell out of it for reliability before putting it in your holster .
Your life could depend on it one day !