Best $100 spent ever

Godsgunman · Nov 22, 2019

So I recently got a heck of a deal on a used Taurus 709 Slim. The original owner said it was his old carry gun and had shot about 800 rounds through trouble free. He was just looking for cash for another gun and after some haggling I got it for a whopping $100! I finally got to take it to the range today and this is what my $100 gun shot like at 8 yards.

Pretty excellent for the price! I'm sure with more practice I will tighten it up even more.
I love the ergos and it fits my hand well. It's a very slim 7+1 single stack. Everything fits nice and tight and recoil is very manageable. Can fit in a pocket, going to get a mag with flush base plate to make more pocketable. A lot of people bash the trigger, but it's very useable. Most people don't understand its actually a SA to DA with the double strike capability. When a round is chambered it's in about a 4 lbs SA which is why there is an external safety and some "take-up". The DA only comes in to play if the round had a bad primer and doesn't ignite.
All in all I feel I got a major win on this one and have a very cheap new reliable carry that shoots as well as anything 4-5 times what I paid for it.

Buckeye63 · Nov 22, 2019

Great little pistols!!!

Styx · Nov 22, 2019

Congrats OP... I'm thinking about picking up one of those G2Cs for $150 after rebate... It's crazy that these guns are selling for around the same price as a set of night sights.

Pat Riot · Nov 22, 2019

That looks like $100 well spent.

Eddietruett · Nov 22, 2019

I have owned a 709 slim for over 5 years. I picked it up real cheap from a buddy that needed money and I figured it might make a great truck gun and if it got stolen I'd not lose much. I cannot make it jam. I have fed it a mixture of every ammo I can and some of it had green corrosion on the cases it was so old. Fed it aluminum cases, steel cases and everything in-between and it just keeps shooting! Fairly accurate too as you have pointed out. I took it out and compared it to my step sons Shield and he wanted to swap. The Taurus actually shot a little more accurate with the ammo we had. I'm a revolver guy and don't care much for semis, but the 709 Slim has really impressed me

ArchAngelCD · Nov 22, 2019

Looks like a good deal, good for you!

WestKentucky · Nov 22, 2019

I still want a 32 and would pick one up if I saw it. Sadly they are rare, so it’s more likely I will run into a keltec first.

H&R Glock · Nov 22, 2019

Excellent deal- congratulations. Why don't my buddies ever sell their guns??

Snowdog · Nov 23, 2019

Styx said:
I'm thinking about picking up one of those G2Cs for $150 after rebate

I have 2 now, for the price I'm absolutely certain there's no better value. Between the two, I've had zero malfunctions.

Tallball · Nov 23, 2019

Great deal!

Armored farmer · Nov 23, 2019

Nice
Everyone seems to like the 709.

kmw1954 · Nov 23, 2019

I now have 3 Taurus pistols. The PT92C I originally bought for myself and now a G2 and a PT809 that I just inherited.

<*(((>< · Nov 23, 2019

total recoil said:
Excellent deal- congratulations. Why don't my buddies ever sell their guns??

You have smarter buddies!

Styx · Nov 23, 2019

Nice to see Taurus turning things around. Seem to have done a complete 180 from around 8 years ago. Now if they work on their warranty turnaround times, they'll be hard to beat. I never had to send any of mine back though, so I couldn't tell you whether or not it is still an issue or not.

94045 · Dec 2, 2019

My understanding is the warranty issue has improved. That is what the temporary cutting of their warranty on newly introduced pistols to 1 year was about. After they got it under control they went back to lifetime.

94045 · Dec 2, 2019

I know the local dealer had the G2S for $160 earlier this month but he was sold out by this weekend. The G2 line has really been a pretty good pistol. The only real issue I've seen is with people forcing the trigger with the blade safety not properly engaged which can break the safety. There are tutorials online for fixing it if you have trouble properly engaging it.

bannockburn · Dec 2, 2019

Can't beat the price or the performance!

Trunk Monkey · Dec 2, 2019

bannockburn said:
Can't beat the price or the performance!

Ummm, you're talking about a Taurus

bannockburn · Dec 2, 2019

Trunk Monkey

Ummm, you're talking about a Taurus

Yep and that's still a great price for a lightly used pistol that looks to have decent accuracy for the OP.

So far, so good!

kmw1954 · Dec 2, 2019

Trunk Monkey said:
Ummm, you're talking about a Taurus

Ummm SO! The gun in my avatar is a Taurus PT92C and it is one of my all time favorites. I now also have a G2 and a PT809. No one here is suggesting you get one.

Walkalong · Dec 2, 2019

Godsgunman said:
a used Taurus 709 Slim. ...............................................after some haggling I got it for a whopping $100!

Dang son, I'm jealous, nice pickup.

94045 · Dec 2, 2019

Not me personally but $100 for Coca Cola Stock in 1933. Roughly $50 Mill today.

PapaG · Dec 2, 2019

Bought one for Twoboy for his ccw. He's happy.

Koroner · Dec 3, 2019

Just got a Black Friday special; Springfield XD 9mm, laser, holster, case, clip holder, one 7 round mag, four 9 round mags;

$399 plus tax

Arkansas Paul · Dec 3, 2019

I sold mine to fund another gun purchase, but I never had any complaints about it.
It was very reliable and had nice adjustable sights.
They're a good gun for the price, no doubt about it.

Best $100 spent ever

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