Taurus PT709 "Slim"

[jmann66]

Does anybody have any experience with the new PT709. I was considering purchasing one for my wife.

 

[shooter521]

Not available yet, AFAIK.

 

[jmann66]

Typical Taurus.

 

[shooter521]

Typical Taurus.

No doubt! They have some really long lead times, and a strange habit of showing things in their catalog that never make it to market...

 

[doublebarrel]

The look has been changed, not so sleek as the first prototype. Not as sexy to my eyes as before...

2008:

http://lundestudio.com/2008SHOTShow/Day3/taurus-pt709ss-1.jpg

Now:

That ugly internal lock keyhole appears again...

 

[shooter521]

The look has been changed, not so sleek as the first prototype. Not as sexy to my eyes as before...
Now:

I completely missed that from SHOT 2009; nice find! That "dip" in the frame above the trigger completely ruins the lines of the gun, and the trigger guard shape and angular slide cuts remind me a lot of their forthcoming .380. I also notice the addition of a Glock-type trigger safety in addition to the thumb safety (unnecessary, IMO), and a smaller and harder to activate mag release.

They took a clean, sexy design and thoroughly dorked it up. Good job, guys! It might've given the PF9 and CW9 a run for their money before, but now I'm not so sure.

Oh, who am I kidding? They'll sell a friggin' million of 'em, regardless.

 

[doublebarrel]

There's still hope. Did you see the new Sig P238, which is like a Colt Mustang copy? I love that little bugger (it's the only pocket .380 with a safety, and I dig that). If Sig could blow up the P238 and make it a 9mm, without charging the price of SA EMP (better if priced to compete with Taurus, or Glock/Ruger/etc.), I'd be interested...very

 

[jmann66]

They beat that damn thing with the ugly stick. Not so interested now!!