(using moon clips) for those who have a problem with harder-recoiling cartridges, but according to the review I just read in Shooting Times it has a 14-pound trigger pull.
I wonder if it occurred to anyone at Taurus that people who choose a .380 often do because they have physical problems that might make that heavy a trigger a disqualifier?
Taurus has a history of peculiar .380 design decisions, remember the Curve? It seems like only one who gets it is S&W with the M&P 380EZ that is specifically designed for easy manipulation.
ReplyDeleteGot my curiosity up since I happen to have one of those critters. I don't have a trigger pull gauge so I had to 'guess' - that 14 pounds sounds about right..................;-( To be "fair" the pull is relatively smooth though.
ReplyDeleteBTW - they call them "stellar clips" - wouldn't want to confuse them with "moon clips" after all.
How do you like it, and how does it shoot for you?
ReplyDeleteNot sure what advantages this would hold over a .38 Spcl. (lower cost for .38 Spcl.), but a fan of full moon clips in revolvers (S&W 1917 .45ACP). They load and unload quickly and as long as they are pre loaded, work very well.
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Once your clips are finished, takes a bit of time to 'unbrass' them and reload with loaded ammunition. Now THAT happening when Shit Got Real would be more than embarassing - I'd carry several loaded spare clips for that reason alone. I'm betting a pair of those could be held in one hand (pinky finger ?) while shooting for fast reloading.
Thanks for post - never heard of this critter before.
My first centerfire handgun was a Polish Radom P64. A clone of the PPK, in 9mm Makarov, it was brand new. Built in 1969, the double action was probably over 25 pounds. I put a spring set in from Wolff springs, and after a few hundred rounds, it dropped it to perhaps 15 pounds, but it was very smooth and perfectly shootable. The single action was so light, I suspected it was less than 3 pounds.
ReplyDeleteI had to almost use both hands to get the trigger started in double action, before replacing the springs. But it was a fantastic gun, all steel, blow back action, which, in the Makarov caliber, kicked like a rented mule. But it made me able to handle recoil from any pistol like it is not even there.