Oh trust me friend... I just spent over an hour cleaning this firearm. I'm still not finished yet... This thing had oil caked on it...
When I got it home..I racked the slide and noticed that it felt sorta gritty (only word that I could think of at 12AM). I found out why when I ran a clean cloth through it.
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Well with a price like $216.00 for a gun that many people highly recommend..its well worth the risk. But thank you for the advice. I will let everyone know how this thing performs when I take it to the range.
should have went with a 9mm, ammo is cheaper and is a better defense round
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Well with a price like $216.00 for a gun that many people highly recommend..its well worth the risk. But thank you for the advice. I will let everyone know how this thing performs when I take it to the range.
One thing to keep in mind however…
The price of putting hundreds of rounds through the gun to ensure that it works is high. I would not trust any "pocket" gun without it being able to shoot several hundred rounds with zero issues.
barstoolguru wrote:should have went with a 9mm, ammo is cheaper and is a better defense round
As I mentioned above, .380 ammo is not that much higher now with the popularity of it. Up to a year or so ago, yeah. But I buy name brand regularly $11.45-$13.99 a box of 50. And anyone would agree a 9mm is a better defense round. A 40 is better than a 9, and a 45 better yet...
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Well with a price like $216.00 for a gun that many people highly recommend..its well worth the risk. But thank you for the advice. I will let everyone know how this thing performs when I take it to the range.
One thing to keep in mind however…
The price of putting hundreds of rounds through the gun to ensure that it works is high. I would not trust any "pocket" gun without it being able to shoot several hundred rounds with zero issues.
+1 on the hundreds of rounds...with any gun. I will say I have shot hundreds of rounds with the Sig P238 w/o a single issue one.
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A tip on mouse guns..... do not use slide releases to rack the round and be careful to not "follow the slide" or let your fingers touch the slide as it slams into battery. Although these can interfere with any gun chambering a round properly, it is very important on these guns as the lack of weight and force on a smaller slide as it closes. I used to have some issues with feeding problems till I learned not to use the slide release. This cured it.
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I own a Ruger LC9... I just wanted something a bit smaller so that I could run errands and not feel naked. I'm pretty sure that the TCP .380 won't get as much carry time as the LC9. I just hope that it feeds well and puts metal down range every time I pull the trigger. True, this model has mixed reviews, but that wasn't enough to keep me from taking a chance with this firearm. It could end up being a great pistol...
Great tip wgoforth...my CHL instructor told me the same thing. Using the slide release on the TCP would grind down the slide metal really fast. There's really not much metal on the slide cut out that makes contact with the slide release lever.
Oh and .380 Ammon doesn't cost much more than 9mm. I've been doing some pricing... On average, the .380 rounds are only $2 or $3 more than 9mm. The Hornady Critical defense .380 rounds are actually $5 or $6 cheaper than the 9mm version.
My TCP shoots great and rides in my pocket most of the time. I had a couple of issues in the first 25 rounds, but nothing since. Probably have about 500 rounds through it. I did buy a magazine extension so I could get my pinky on the gun and that made a HUGE difference as far as ease of shooting and quickly getting back on target.
For me, moving to a 9mm means it goes on a holster and I won't carry it as much.
I'm going to the range this evening to test drive this little pocket rocket. My TCP is a part of the C serial number batch...I really want this thing to work. Lol
I decided to pick one up today. I bought my TCP .380 at Academy for $216.00 after taxes. I didn't have a chance to take it to the range...but hopefully I can do that soon. I hope this gun turns out to be as good as the price I paid for it.
Be SURE to clean thoroughly....doesn't matter if it looks clean, Tauri's are packed in cosmoline, and gets down in hard to spot areas. Field strip first before range trip and you'll be happier with your experience.
It is not just Taurus guns. All guns need a good cleaning before heading to the range. I have seen many people complain about a gun misfiring, jamming, etx right "out of the box". And they mean right out of the box, no cleaning. All guns are packed in a coating of cosmoline. It is a rust preventative and the guns can be stored that way for years.
I decided to pick one up today. I bought my TCP .380 at Academy for $216.00 after taxes. I didn't have a chance to take it to the range...but hopefully I can do that soon. I hope this gun turns out to be as good as the price I paid for it.
Be SURE to clean thoroughly....doesn't matter if it looks clean, Tauri's are packed in cosmoline, and gets down in hard to spot areas. Field strip first before range trip and you'll be happier with your experience.
It is not just Taurus guns. All guns need a good cleaning before heading to the range. I have seen many people complain about a gun misfiring, jamming, etx right "out of the box". And they mean right out of the box, no cleaning. All guns are packed in a coating of cosmoline. It is a rust preventative and the guns can be stored that way for years.
Yeah.. I'm starting to think that most of the negative reviews written about the Taurus TCP .380 come from people who took it to the range before cleaning it.
It took me 2 hours to completely wipe this gun down and oil it. The grease was caked on THICK.
