Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Employees and agents of Publishers’ Development Corp. Deployed military should use stateside address. Mail-in entries accepted send postcards (no envelopes) to: American Handgunner Magazine, GOM November/December 2022, P.O. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. Giveaway prizes may have evidence of being test fired or exhibit minor handling marks. Associated taxes and fees will be the responsibility of the winner. No substitutions or transfers to a third party are allowed. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winner(s). (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if needed) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. Mail-in entries accepted send postcards (no envelopes) to: American Handgunner Magazine, Taurus GX4XL Giveaway, P.O. And who wouldn’t appreciate that? Either way, I was impressed with the G3 TORO/red dot sight combo. For a budget priced gun, the G3 TORO shoots as well as many high-dollar shooters. The Taurus G3 is very accurate, shooting more accurately than most of my other 9mm’s.

Handloads consisting of MP Molds 140-grain radiused flat-nosed powder coated slugs, over 4.5 grains of 231 consistently shot 2' groups. Black Hills 100-grain Honey-badger ammo averaged 2.5' while their 115-grain JHP EXP shot under 2' groups. Shooting groups of five rounds, Sig Sauer 124-grain FMJ ammo averaged 2'. Shooting was done resting my forearms on a carpeted 6X6' block of wood for stability, to see what the T.O.R.O. I brought several types of factory ammo, as well as my favorite handloads, to test the T.O.R.O.

Setting our target stands at 50 feet, we used 2' orange squares as targets. With an Artic blast providing plenty of wind to chill the already cold 20 degrees, we settled into our shooting stations. along so Samantha could shoot it and we could compare notes afterward. Besides packing our usual shooters, I brought the G3 T.O.R.O. My daughter Samantha was home for Christmas break, so it was a perfect time to get some daddy/daughter trigger time together. The G3 grip-frame is the same size as a GLOCK 17, but has a 0.49″ shorter barrel. It has a tough Tenifer coating, like more expensive guns. The slide is easier to rack than my other 9mms and sports generous serrations fore and aft, providing positive gripping for manipulation and press check. The operational controls are Teflon coated, making them very smooth. The frame has an integral auxiliary Picatinny rail for mounting of light/laser. This makes it perfect for dry-fire practice, especially with the newer training aids attaching to the auxiliary rail and communicating with your Smartphone. The trigger resets forward, allowing you to pull the trigger again, in double-action mode, without having to rack the slide. If the chambered round fails to fire, you have re-strike capability. The G3 is a single-action, striker-fired pistol. The trigger is really nice, breaking at 4 lbs., 10oz. The first half of the pull is met with little resistance, then starts picking up weight, until breaking cleanly. Bringing my support hand up, forming my grip, I notice the scalloped indentations on either side of the frame, forming perfect reference points.Īfter visually and tactilely checking the gun, while pointed in a safe direction, I dry fire it.

The stippling and slight palm swell mated perfectly to my hand. After unboxing the T.O.R.O., I cleaned all heavy packing grease Taurus ships their guns with, and oiled it.

Taurus g3 9mm sight mounting plate