Taurus may be on to something here

[Zundfolge]

Their new CCW piece is interesting ... wonder if this concept will be applicable to larger calibers.

source (http://www.taurususa.com/whats-new-the-curve.cfm)

http://www.thegunyouwear.com/assets/experience/straight-on-55ec72e7.png

They even made it its own web site. (http://www.thegunyouwear.com/)

[Monky]

That's going to need a better curve for some of the members here..

[thvigil11]

Can't wait for Salient to start offering customized bent Glocks. [Sarcasm2]

[sako55]

That's going to need a better curve for some of the members here..
The curve wouldn't work on my flat fat ass

[kidicarus13]

That's going to need a better curve for some of the members here..
I think you meant that some members won't even recognize the curve when the pistol is concealed. Just as the more slim built will want a more curved pistol.

[sellersm]

I want one that shoots curved bullets, like in the movie Wanted! [Coffee]

[ZERO THEORY]

Now if they could just make it fire a whole mag without a type 2 or 3.


Can't wait for Apple to start offering customized bent Glocks.

FIFY.

[sellersm]

FIFY.

Kinda like this?
52501

[Zundfolge]

Well my two questions are:

1) are the magazines curved?
2) just how bad is the trigger (I bet its like a COP357 or some other 15-20lb DAO)

[ZERO THEORY]

Kinda like this?
52501

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Well my two questions are:

1) are the magazines curved?


In for answers.

[SuperiorDG]

All those out there that bought a Judge will probably want one of these.

[ruthabagah]

That's going to need a better curve for some of the members here..
Yep. knowing the brazilians, they probably tested the right curve on a beach in copacabana... "do you mind if I test the curve of my gun by sliding it in the string of your bathing suit, miss?"

[hurley842002]

We have lots of snakes here and it would be easier for my wife to push the stroller while carrying the 410 revolver over the 18.5" pistol grip 12 gauge now.

Ah come on, I've seen your fabric fab skills, molle attachments on the stroller for something like this.....

[BPTactical]

If you put it in the oven the other way it will straighten out.....

[BigBear]

Wonder how it will mentally affect some peoples' aim as hey hold it with a cant to try and subconsciously align the curve....

[TFOGGER]

Yep. knowing the brazilians, they probably tested the right curve on a beach in copacabana... "do you mind if I test the curve of my gun by sliding it in the string of your bathing suit, miss?"

Bathing suit? What bathing suit?

[ruthabagah]

Bathing suit? What bathing suit?

i know... but it's a familly friendly site.

[Zundfolge]

All those out there that bought a Judge will probably want one of these.

The Judge was silly, this actually makes sense (as much sense as any other subcompact .380)

Done a bit more research.

Magazines are straight with a funky curved baseplate.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ph_Curve_Back_W_Magazine-1024x653.jpg

And it's a Locked-Breech and not a Blowback action, so it should be softer recoiling and easier to rack.

The T&E guns are reviewing well and the MSRP is going to be $392 (so expect the street price to be in the $350-370 range ... not bad for a gun with a laser and light).

[muddywings]

sorry, but it reminds me of The Homer:

52507

or the real life version:

52509

[Irving]

It looks like most of the "curve" is on the inside, which doesn't help conceal much. It's probably one of those things where the difference doesn't seem like much until you hold/wear it in person.

[davsel]

http://www.taurususa.com/images/imagesMain/Taurus-Curve-180CRV-3.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGmOEOHHAPTwZYmSWRdeQPjgimj6TrF R3E2AQlAMqRdHGDERy-
[hahhah-no]

[rbeau30]

yeah, im not sure the Judge was the best self defense choice for most people. I wouldnt carry one myself. BUT.... I would like to buy a used one cheap. We have lots of snakes here and it would be easier for my wife to push the stroller while carrying the 410 revolver over the 18.5" pistol grip 12 gauge now.

How cheap?

[Singlestack]

That Taurus looks like it will have one useful purpose. Little kids prolly won't get into trouble if they draw it or bite a pop tart in that shape!

[275RLTW]

I'm sure that will work well for left handed shooting...

[Zundfolge]

I'm sure that will work well for left handed shooting...

I imagine if the right handed models sell well they'll eventually do a lefty.

[Gman]

No matter how you bend it, it's still a Taurus.

[BPTactical]

http://www.taurususa.com/images/imagesMain/Taurus-Curve-180CRV-3.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGmOEOHHAPTwZYmSWRdeQPjgimj6TrF R3E2AQlAMqRdHGDERy-
[hahhah-no]

Outta da park!

[blacklabel]

I imagine if the right handed models sell well they'll eventually do a lefty.

So just carry two guns then?

[275RLTW]

According to Taurus' website, the gun was built around being able to carry, not to shoot. Great thinking there [sarcasm]. Let's design something not for its primary purpose but for convenience. How about Toyota making an L-shaped truck that fits in my garage around my workbench? If they do make right and left curve models, the mags won't be interchangeable due to the baseplates.

Great thinking outside the norms but bad application. Integrated light and laser was imminent. I'm suprised it hadn't been released already.

[Zundfolge]

According to Taurus' website, the gun was built around being able to carry, not to shoot. Great thinking there [sarcasm].
I've read a handful of reviews and for the most part they are positive when it comes to shooting (trigger doesn't suck and its a locked breech action so recoil isn't all that bad).


If they do make right and left curve models, the mags won't be interchangeable due to the baseplates.
Looking at the pics it almost looks like you could flip the baseplate around and it would work. But that is yet to be seen.

Overall I think the idea is a solid one (especially from a marketing standpoint) but as others have said its still a Taurus so there's that.

[ray1970]

Taurus blows. They make a revolver with a curved grip too.

[jerrymrc]

Backup curved around ones ankle? That way it is hidden because that is one fugly piece of tupperware. It may work or it may not but......[Shock][Whacko][Puke]

[Mazin]

They had already started doing the "Curve" on some snub nosed 38's in a limited run a while ago. The one I'm referencing has a clear side to view the mechanics of the revolver. I'm still not impressed.

[Jer]

Correct me if I'm wrong but if all the internal parts are still straight (have to be for that mag to function) then isn't the 'curve' really just a thicker body to create a curve and in which case wouldn't this actually be adding material to what is otherwise a much more slim but flat version? So added weight and thickness to a CCW piece? Sounds like snake oil more than anything but I'm sure in a world where marketing trumps all actual benefits (see RIP ammo for proof) it will sell well.


sorry, but it reminds me of The Homer:

52507

or the real life version:

52509
OMG thanks for this. I lol'd

[ZERO THEORY]

Correct me if I'm wrong but if all the internal parts are still straight (have to be for that mag to function) then isn't the 'curve' really just a thicker body to create a curve and in which case wouldn't this actually be adding material to what is otherwise a much more slim but flat version? So added weight and thickness to a CCW piece? Sounds like snake oil more than anything but I'm sure in a world where marketing trumps all actual benefits (see RIP ammo for proof) it will sell well.


http://i.imgur.com/Bun8xge.png

[Jer]

http://i.imgur.com/Bun8xge.png

That's not my point and I'm not sure I'm explaining myself properly. Look at the thickness of the slide in relation to the barrel for instance and now compare that to the thickness of the pistol on either side of the barrel to similar firearms in the class. If the magazine is straight then that means that in order to get the curve they have to add material that otherwise wouldn't be there. It seems that unless the magazine were also curved you are just taking what would be the standard internal plane and just adding more material to the outside to get the curve. So your lines should extend down on either side of the barrel to show where the magazine and fire control group is and then everything on the outside is essentially not critical to the firearm aside from some degree of strength. If more is added than say what an XDs or Shield has then that's added thickness overall and weight even if it does curve. It's still excess. Does that make sense?

[SuperiorDG]

What we men need is one shaped like a dick and when carried appendix style no one would know that you have a "gun." Shit most would probably look away in fear of being call gay.

[crashdown]

That's not my point and I'm not sure I'm explaining myself properly. Look at the thickness of the slide in relation to the barrel for instance and now compare that to the thickness of the pistol on either side of the barrel to similar firearms in the class. If the magazine is straight then that means that in order to get the curve they have to add material that otherwise wouldn't be there. It seems that unless the magazine were also curved you are just taking what would be the standard internal plain and just adding more material to the outside to get the curve. So your lines should extend down on either side of the barrel to show where the magazine and fire control group is and then everything on the outside is essentially not critical to the firearm aside from some degree of strength. If more is added than say what an XDs or Shield has then that's added thickness overall and weight even if it does curve. It's still excess. Does that make sense?

I think I agree.... Based on the picture above, material on left might be added for structural rigidity, but that's about all.

[crashdown]

What we men need is one shaped like a dick and when carried appendix style no one would know that you have a "gun." Shit most would probably look away in fear of being call gay.

.... uh, isn't that already made by NAA?

[BushMasterBoy]

The big question: "Does this make my ass look big?"

[Gman]

I have flat .45s that are that thin. For a .380, I'll stick with my Kel-Tec P3AT.

[hollohas]

Guns and Ammo has threatened to sue over this guy's review.

http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=14719


TAURUS TURD: Guns & Ammo loves Taurus’ new Taurus Curve, a curved .380 pocket pistol


This new gun isn’t innovative.
Instead, it’s dangerous. It’s a gimmick. It’s got the potential to get you sued or killed.

...Taurus recommends just slipping it in your pants Mexican-style. Oy....
...It’s also unsafe in the sense that it has no iron sights. None. It’s got a (non-intuitively activated) laser and a flashlight, so you can waste precious time activating and the locating the laser on the bad-guy’s shirt (assuming it’s not bright sunlight and he’s wearing dark clothing) before pulling the trigger....
...Despite all these obvious shortcomings, Guns and Ammo wrote a glowing review about Taurus’ new turd. (http://www.gunsandammo.com/first-look/taurus-curve-380-pistol/)...

[rhineoshott]

I can see having a curved gun, but it needs sights. They could have put a slot/grove sight. I also didn't see an active or passive safety.
For a right handed shooter, the curve is the opposite of what would be intuitive, IMO

[Irving]

Did this ever go anywhere?

[buffalobo]

No clue, never seen one or known anyone who owned one.

[Gman]

It's out there. I haven't been curious enough to look into it further.

There are several on Gunbroker from $275-450.

[rbeau30]

It's out there. I haven't been curious enough to look into it further.

There are several on Gunbroker from $275-450.

Finally! Now I don't have to do THIS to curve the trajectory of the bullet!

https://youtu.be/XJTXpItCqFU

[rondog]

Just what the world needs, another friggin' "gimmick" gun. Pass.

If I decide to get another .380 it'll be the new Rock Island Baby Rock, or maybe that new Browning .380, something 1911-ish. Meanwhile, my Bersa works just fine.