Taurus gx4 9mm9/12/2023 But the trigger, which averaged a three-pound trigger pull, was not spongy, and it reset quickly.Ĭarrying a handgun concealed can be a rather sweaty business, especially during the warm summer months. The GX4 is a striker-fired pistol, so the trigger has some spring to it - literally. But even with the two +P loads, the GX4 was still easy to hold and control, thanks in no small part to the very grippy stippling on the grips, as well as the front and back straps. Recoil? It was snappy with the +P loads, and about average with the standard range rounds. For those retailers located in states with magazine restrictions, Taurus has 10-round models. The GX4 comes standard with two 11-round magazines, and a 13-round magazine can be purchased separately. In more than 250 rounds, the GX4 experienced no failures to feed or eject, even when I fired off two full 11-round magazines back to back. Overall, though, the Winchester Active Duty 9mm printed the best groups, including a nice five-round cluster at just. The Speer Gold Dot placed six rounds into a 1.08-inch group and the Remington HTP scored a best group of five rounds at 1.30 inches. I used three brands of 9mm ammunition to test out my GX4: Remington’s High Terminal Performance (HTP) +P firing a 115-grain JHP bullet Speer Gold Dot loaded with a 124-grain Gold Dot Hollow Point bullet, also a +P load and Winchester Active Duty launching a 115-grain flat-nosed FMJ.Īccuracy was quite impressive, especially when you consider the GX4 has a barrel all of 3.06-inches in length. That distance, I figured, was right in the middle of most concealed carry and home defense scenarios and would provide a good indication of the pistol’s capabilities. Maybe a customer needs a handgun for self-defense purposes while in his or her vehicle? The GX4’s size and maneuverability make it a perfect choice for vehicles where space is restricted.Īnd make sure you tell your customers: the GX4 is an accurate little pistol.Īt my shooting range, I used a seven-yard, offhand stance to put the GX4 through its paces. Add in the GX4’s small but effective open sights and you have a pistol that’s easy to carry and quick on the draw, and it sports an impressive amount of 9mm firepower. But carrying the GX4 openly really doesn’t take advantage of the work Taurus engineers did to make this a nearly snag-free carry gun.įor example - and it’s a great selling point to stress - the GX4 slide and frame meld together almost seamlessly, with the pistol’s controls nearly flush with the frame. Technically, nearly any handgun can be used for open carry. And the GX4 can use +P 9mm for those who like a self-defense round with a little more zip. There’s even a 13-round magazine available. The GX4 will literally fit in the palm of many hands and still boasts a carry capacity of 11+1 rounds of 9MM. The GX4 weighs in a at only 18.5 ounces unloaded, sports a barrel just a shade over 3 inches in length and is a skinny 1.08 inches wide. Open or concealed carry? Strictly home defense? Or maybe a handy gun for the car or truck? The GX4 checks all of those boxes.Īnd, if the customer wants to practice concealed carry or already does, what carry method or methods do they use? All of these factors are important in directing a customer to a smaller pistol like the GX4, says Hall, who today is a consultant to FFL retailers, helping them to improve their operations through Hall-N-Hall Consulting. The kind of questions you need to ask for a potential GX4 customer start with how a customer plans to use their handguns. Returns are time consuming and costly to an FFL.” But make sure your sales staff does its job and that your customers are buying the gun they really need. “All by itself, the small size of the GX4 is going to attract a lot of customer attention. “Small is very good in the current handgun market,” says Miles Hall, who for more than three decades co-owned and co-operated H&H Shooting Sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one of the top firearm retailers in the Sooner State. As an FFL retailer with a strong tactical customer base, you will be selling every GX4 that gets shipped your way.Īnd if you stock a selection of the GX4 accessories that hit the market as the GX4 was being launched? You’ll make many additional sales, beefing up your bottom line and boosting your profit margins. Taurus USA jumps into the micro-pistol market with the new GX4 semi-automatic, a small but effective 9MM handgun perfect for those customers in need of an all-day carry gun and a handy home defense option.
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