{"id":9161,"date":"2015-02-04T23:08:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T04:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=9161"},"modified":"2015-02-05T07:31:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:31:21","slug":"taurus-curve-at-shot-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=9161","title":{"rendered":"Taurus Curve at SHOT Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Taurus<\/a>At SHOT Show 2015, I was able to leave my fingerprints on a Taurus Curve<\/a>. \u00a0No, Taurus Manufacturing did not unveil the new .380 ACP pistol at Industry Day at the Range. \u00a0We had to settle for examining the firing pin-less version on the show floor. \u00a0Well, if you are going to set it on a peg, I will<\/i> pick it up.<\/p>\n

I have to say that as soon as I had the Curve in a shooting grip, my face twisted in an unpleasant way. \u00a0Let me preface the next remarks with assurances to you that I have handled many, many handguns in my last 34 adult years. \u00a0Holding the Taurus Curve, for me, felt like…wearing somebody else’s worn shoes. \u00a0Nope, just not right at all.<\/p>\n

\"Taurus<\/a>\"Taurus<\/a>I think the convex sweep of the grip in the right hand added a slight swell in my palm, but also a void where my fingers should find purchase on the opposing side. \u00a0I know that the human hand is not a symmetrical appendage, but when things are not copacetic, you know it.<\/p>\n

\"Taurus<\/a>The rest of the functioning of the little handgun were okay. \u00a0Light and laser, check. \u00a0Rack, press, snap, repeat.\u00a0 The trigger was decent, a bit spongy at first, but it finished with a predictable break. \u00a0I just wish there had been a firing pin and primer and range involved.<\/p>\n

A firearm should have sights and the Curve lacks them, unless you count the white markings on the back of the slide.\u00a0 I do not advocate carrying a gun with a pocket clip, sans<\/em> holster.\u00a0 Neither of these things endeared the Curve to me.<\/p>\n

\"Taurus<\/a>Taurus’ Curve may hit the mark for you. \u00a0It was a miss for me. \u00a0Ergonomics are important in a firearm. \u00a0So many other guns give me a warm feeling during dry fire. \u00a0My opinion is that the small surface area and arching radius of the Curve’s grip conspire to make it unfamiliar.<\/p>\n

Maybe my thoughts would be different if Taurus had made the Curve available for the general media to shoot.\u00a0 But I tend to doubt it.<\/p>\n

Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At SHOT Show 2015, I was able to leave my fingerprints on a Taurus Curve. \u00a0No, Taurus Manufacturing did not unveil the new .380 ACP pistol at Industry Day at the Range. \u00a0We had to settle for examining the firing pin-less version on the show floor. \u00a0Well, if you are going to set it on a peg, I will pick it up. I have to say that as soon as I had the Curve in a shooting grip, my face twisted in an unpleasant way. \u00a0Let me preface the next remarks with assurances to you that I have handled many, many handguns in my last 34 adult years. \u00a0Holding the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34,6,3],"tags":[827],"class_list":["post-9161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-concealed-carry","category-firearms","category-shot-show","tag-shot-show"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t