Taurus 809c Compact pistol

[Guest Jamie]

Anybody seen one of these in person yet?

Although I'm pretty much over any urge for a polymer 9mm of any kind, I have to admit this one caught my eye.

( The hammer, manual safety, no rail under it's chin, and no idiotic flipper in the middle of it's trigger is probably what did it for me. And the fact it's not huge/chunky-looking. )

Oh, and don't bother "poo pooing" Taurus in general. I've had quite a number of 'em, both auto and revolver, and have never had any major problems with any of mine. I know some folks haven't been so lucky, but at least I have.

Anyway... are the 800s out there yet? What are they running, price-wise?

J.

Edited May 18, 2010 by Jamie

[Guest Boogieman]

I'm in the market for a compact/subcompact 9mm myself and have been taking a look at Taurus. I like the external hammer. Does the Taurus website have all of the specs? If it is close in size to the Millenium Pro I may wait for it to show up somewhere.

[Guest Jamie]

It's not listed on the main site with the rest of their stuff, but it's in the 2010 online catalog, here:

Taurus 2010 What's New Catalog

BTW, I've had a Mil Pro and this one looks just slightly larger than that to me.

J.

[kb4ns]

I'm with you Jamie. That looks much better than the other models they currently have. Like the hammer and the "chin".