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-: I'm Joe Kurtenback with Guns and Ammo.
And I am joined by Bret Vorhees, CEO of Taurus.
-: Yes, sir.
-: And we are looking at just a slew of new products.
Now you guys have been just getting after it
the last few years anyway.
And we're looking at again,
a fresh stable of new Taurus firearms.
Bret, where do we even wanna start here?
-: We've been busy, like you said.
Let's start with the GX4.
-: Launched it last year. -: Yeah.
We recently just added our T.O.R.O model,
which is an optic ready model.
So great platform, micro compact, nine millimeter,
11 round capacity also comes with a 13 round extended mag,
but a very robust optic mounting platform
which is kind of what we strive for in it.
So a very very popular choice.
It's been very well received.
-: One thing I love about that model is that
not only is it hitting exactly right
in terms of what the market is looking for,
micro compact size, optics ready, good capacity,
but that gun just feels good and shoots nicely. I mean
-: Feels good. Great trigger.
It's accurate. -: Absolutely.
-: It's hard to beat.
-: I mean, it was really...
it's one of those ones that just with the other Palmer
frames as well, it kind of took me by surprise
the first time I shot it. -: Sure.
-: Really great shooting pistol.
-: Sure. Sure.
-: What's up next?
-: Let's go to the revolver. -: Okay.
-: So we've been running a lot of these small frame revolvers
with a three inch barrel.
So we're hearing from really expert
revolver enthusiasts that
that's the perfect setup for a carry gun.
You get a little bit longer sight radius.
Very usable, and also very concealable.
You have a high viz
orange front site that has a Tritium dial in it.
So it's a nice night sight combination.
And then there's a lot of grip
and finish combinations with this.
So this is our 605, it's a 357 Magnum
with a three inch barrel that's brand new.
-: I think you guys are hitting it out of the park about that
with that one,
because we are seeing the revolvers kinda coming back
because of their utility. -: Yes
-: For sure.
And so then when you take
a kind of that perfect size format
with a three inch barrel, -: Right.
-: Just big enough,
but then you do something like put good sights on it,
man you've really got something going on in there.
-: Right. Exactly. Exactly.
-: So that's an exciting one to see for sure.
-: Yeah. Next step.
Our G3 platform.
So G3 has been one of our
flagship products over the last couple of years.
We came out the G3c which is a small version of it.
And now we have kind of a hybrid between those.
So the G3X is a 15 round capacity, full-sized grip,
but it's a short barrel. -: Yeah.
-: So you carry appendix or inside the waistband
and you're sitting in a car or something,
you won't have that extra inch of barrel that
is gonna be digging into you, -: Right.
-: But you do have a full-sized grip,
which for me is perfect.
Small grips sometimes I struggle with reloads,
cause my fat hands are in the way.
You won't have that problem with this one.
-: Yeah, I think, you know, with that one,
that's kind of...
It's got the heritage of like the Millenniums
and the G2's and it really...
That utility,
but also at a very accessible price point,
a gun that's just going to run and do the job.
But it has been greatly enhanced over the last few years.
-: Right. It keeps evolving into something better.
-: Absolutely. It really does.
And then, you know, we have seen kind of the hybrid designs.
Whether they make the grip a little bit longer
or the slide a little bit shorter or vice versa.
And I think what we're finding is, you know,
just different people want different things
and its great to see -: Yeah. We have options.
-: Taurus offer those options.
-: Right. We have options. -: Absolutely.
-: Speaking of options, this is TX22.
Again, evolving into something greater every year
it seems like.
Last year we came out the competition model,
which has the optic mount directly on the barrel hood.
So when the slide reciprocates, the optic stays put.
This year we're pushing the performance a little bit further
and added a compensator. -: Wow.
-: By adding this we're also adding this to a target roster
for a lot of states that have restrictions.
So people that have never had access to TX22
can now purchase this one.
-: Yeah, no.
I mean, that's...
The TX 22 was already an amazing 22 pistol
because I think you sometimes end up...
It can be a little bit challenging
to get them to run with a wide variety of ammunition.
-: Right.
-: And that thing just ran like a house on fire.
I mean, it was a great pistol.
And then very innovative way to address mounting an optic.
-: Right. -: You have a fixed barrel.
So you put the plate on there
and it doesn't affect the cycling at all
because again, with different ammunition,
the performance of those 22s,
they can be a little bit finicky.
-: Right. You're not adding that extra ounce
or two to the slide
-: Exactly. -: It's sitting stagnant.
So, and then, you know,
having the double stack magazine, like you said,
sometimes when fire is finicky,
but double stack is particularly difficult
and we were able to pull it off for 16 rounds.
-: Very fast, flat shooting gun to begin with.
And now with the compensator,
I think it is really going to run.
-: Yeah. We are excited about it.
-: Very cool stuff.
Well, if people want to find out more about these guns
and everything you guys have going on at Taurus,
where do they need to go to?
-: Taurususa.com
-: It doesn't get any easier than that.
A lot of exciting stuff from Taurus.
Bret, thank you so much for your time.
-: Thank you. Thank you.
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