Taurus G2C and G2S

The G2C is very similar to a Glock G26. Shoots well and has been problem free for my brother. The do have a small *hitch* when pulling the trigger that takes some getting used to, if you can try several different ones at the store when purchasing you can find one that isn't as noticeable.

I have no experience with the G2S.

I have one of the G2 pistols. I don't recall which model. IIRC it's an upgraded version of the PT111. My BiL has had one for years and likes it a lot. He carries it all of the time, and he lives out in the country where he shoots lots of critters and things. His only complaint is that the blued finish shows a lot of wear.

I got one a year or so ago. I paid about $20 extra for the stainless steel slide so I wouldn't have trouble with the finish. It's a good shooter. The trigger is a little weird, and I eventually decided that I like my Glock 26 just a little bit better for that reason, but when I shot them back-to-back the accuracy was the same. They are close enough in size to use the same holster.

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I had a PT111 G2. Unless I'm mistaken the G2c is the same pistol minus the internal lock. It was fine. It did have a blued finish. The slide was about the same length as a G26, the grip was about the same length as a G19. I didn't have any failures with it. The only thing I didn't like about it was the trigger.

Edited to add: I kept a thin coat of Johnsons paste wax on the slide to keep the blued finish from rusting from my sweat when I carried it.

Their re-branding of this pistol is confusing as hell, but I think the newer pistols have a slightly better trigger than the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 of 2 years ago. I've read where some people claim the newer pistols are more accurate than the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111.

Here is my review of the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111:

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/review-of-the-taurus-millennium-g2-pt111.806541/

I couldn't find the stainless steel slide version when I purchased mine, but I'd advise anyone considering purchasing a Taurus G2s or G2c to get the stainless steel slide since the coating on the pistols isn't going to hold up well.

I'm not sure what happened with the Taurus warranty. It seems like they tries to drop their lifetime warranty on new guns at the beginning of the year. I'm assuming that backfired on them big-time and they recently reinstated their limited lifetime warranty.

I've had one for five years and it has been a great gun. Especially for the $199 I paid for it. It's not a Sig or Kimber. It always goes bang though.

I have a PT111 G2 which is the same as the G2C except the key lock, as mentioned above.

I liked it enough to have the blued slide Cerakoted.

In my opinion, it is not a great gun.

It is a very mediocre gun.

Patio furniture sprayed with Rustoleum probably has a better longer lasting finish than what Taurus has done with the finish on these guns.

The fit and finish was mediocre. I didn't see blatant machining marks, but the magazine release on my Taurus Millennium G2 PT111 had bare metal showing(see pic). I don't know if they forgot to coat it or if there was a bur on it and they machined it down and then didn't re-coat it or what, but that is poor QC anyway you look at it.

I think most people here would say the trigger sucks.

I do think its a great value.

The gun works. I haven't had a malfunction with this gun. The trigger is annoying but it isn't so bad that I can't keep all my shots in the 10 ring of a B-27 target at 10 yards - that's no great shooting I know but it will work for self-defense. On the plus side it does offer second-strike capability.

They're even cheaper now than when I purchased mine. I paid $197.99 I've seen the G2s on sale for $173.99 w/free shipping and handling.

I think its a great value.

Here is the bare metal mag release:

I wonder if that mag release button could be aluminum?

Another nice thing about this gun is that it is one of the only compacts that I know of that will take a 20-round mag that still offers a decent grip on the gun.

Yes there are a lot of guns that will accept a large magazine, but it sticks out of the gun like a... well, like a stick.

The Taurus G2c guns, like the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111, take 20-round Sig P226 Mec-Gar mags with the Shapeways spacers:

On Mec-Gars website it says their magazine won't work with the Taurus Millennium G2 PT111

https://www.mec-gar.com/pistol-magazines/Sig-Sauer/SIG-SAUER-P226-20-High-Cap-Extended

I went to the range and ran the 18-round and 20 round Mec-Gar magazines for the Sig P226 through their paces in my Taurus Millennium G2 PT 111.

The gun functioned flawlessly with them.

I checked for loading and firing the first round from a locked back slide, and I checked for last round hold open. I tested the magazines completely full and I did a few test with only 2 rounds loaded in the magazine to make sure they would load and fire the first round and lock back on the last round.

I had no problems.

I have a P111G2 and a G2C, both have proven reliable and accurate. I really can't think of anything negative to say about them.

In May, James Yeager will hold a test with 8 Taurus G2C owners and attempt to run 10,000 rounds through each gun.

C0untZer0 said:

In May, James Yeager will hold a test with 8 Taurus G2C owners and attempt to run 10,000 rounds through each gun.

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I no longer own the PT 111 G2 I had but I would still be interested to see the outcome of this.

C0untZer0 said:

In May, James Yeager will hold a test with 8 Taurus G2C owners and attempt to run 10,000 rounds through each gun.

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It would be interesting even more so if he included a .40 S&W G2C or two, being he holds the "Smith & Breaker" with such reverence . If it holds up as well as the 9mm models, I'm curious what his reaction would be.

For the price it's not bad. I really dislike the trigger and I have to be careful not to accidentally hit the magazine release for some reason. I'd probably pick up the version in 40 if it was cheap enough though despite those complaints.

Rebates are a comin...

https://www.taurususa.com/cashandcarry/


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If history is any indicator, the dealers will jack up the price by $15.00

The G2c pistols that are now going for $180.00 will be advertised for $170.00 but the dealer will actually be selling them for $195.00

Still... it might be a good time to pick up that stainless steel slide version for a truck gun

Snowdog said:

It would be interesting even more so if he included a .40 S&W G2C or two, being he holds the "Smith & Breaker" with such reverence . If it holds up as well as the 9mm models, I'm curious what his reaction would be.

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They make a .40 S&W version??!!



Ironically, I went to the Taurus website to confirm the existence of the .40 S&W G2c and their website is broke. Clicking on the various selections and links just brings you back to random pages. Not a confidence builder in their firearms if they can't even get a website to work, lol.

I bought the 9mm G2C last year for under $200 and was immediately impressed with the ergonomics and initial quality. But mine has that annoying trigger catch thing going on that drives me nuts. And the slide finish is awful. But it points very naturally for me and is a nice shooter. Accuracy is mediocre, but adequate. Shot it side by side with a Ruger and my XDS and it did well. If it wasn't for that trigger anomaly, it would be with me all the time.

One of these days I'm planning on taking it apart and see if I can get rid the catching sensation. If I can, then I will definitely grab the .40 S&W version with a stainless slide. Which should be about free according to all the .40 S&W haters who claim no one wants them anymore, lol.

The TaurusUSA website is a mess.

Sounds like a whole lot of gun for under $200.00, From all the reviews anyway. Triggers are always subjective and many will turn off on any gun that is not a light crisp striker fired gun. Which I personally have moved away from. What I like is the way the trigger is described on the internet anyway. ":The gun has a party piece in that it has second-strike capability, rare in striker-fired pistols. Taurus bills it as DA/SA, but it isn’t like actual double-action striker pistols such as the Walther P99 or Canik TP9. Those guns have something like an 8- to 10-lb DA pull if the trigger is de-cocked; the Taurus does not. Single-action, if you want to call it that, offers no resistance but smooth take-up until it stacks and breaks at the end of the trigger stroke, at about 5 lbs. The double-action trigger pull stroke feels like about 6 lbs from front to back.". I also like the way they did the finger rest on the G2C.
All of this said, I also like all the reviews of the Taurus Spectrum, until I test fired the gun, and will just say I personally was not impressed for a host of reasons. I have never owned a Taurus so do not have any personal experience with them.

But just from the reviews and talking about a Budget gun, I do not see anything but positive at this point. I would not expect a budget gun to have a great finish. One question to the OP, is how much do you shoot? I know that so many shooters buy a gun and shoot very seldom. So if this gun is reliable than it may be a great deal. I personally would not be interested, but from all the budget guns I have seen, this may be one I would go to a range and rent or borrow from a friend if I was interested.

I took a Lyman trigger gauge to mine a while ago and the DA pull averages out to be 6 lbs, 9.6 oz over 10 trigger pulls. The single action trigger pull averages out to 7 lbs, 6.5 oz and the SA trigger pull is a lot less consistent than the DA pull, a wider spread. I had one pull where it was 8 lbs, one pull where it was 6 lbs, 12 oz. The DA trigger pull is generally right around 6 lbs 9.6 oz each time. I had a high of 6 lbs 12 oz and a low of 6 lbs 8 ounces - a much narrower set of figures than the SA trigger metrics.

There is a fluff & buff job you can do on it, which I haven't done...

C0untZer0 said:

In my opinion, it is not a great gun.

It is a very mediocre gun.
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I do think its a great value.

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I shoot a lot, ~2000 rounds/month through various pistols, so my trigger finger is pretty callused, but these Taurus G2 have by far the most uncomfortable trigger dingus of them all!

The trigger pull is just plain funky and takes some getting used to, but mine has been 100% reliable, although most guns get 100-200+ rounds per outing, this gets maybe 50 and I've had enough.