*** UPDATE 02/04/2008 - Bob Morrison, President of Taurus International, stated on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk that the Taurus 809 pistol will have a 19+1 capacity. Additionally, he stated that all of the pistols in the series will have a retail price of less than $500. ***
Taurus International has announced a new series of full-sized handguns based on their popular OSS-series of handguns that was designed and marketed to the military.The new 800 series will be available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.
The Taurus 809 is the 9mm pistol. Like many polymer frame, duty size pistols, the 809 has a 17+1 capacity. Unlike many polymer frame pistols, the Taurus 809 is not striker fired, rather it uses a “normal” hammer.
The gun is a single action pistol, however, it has a “Strike Two” capability. If the round does not ignite on the first pull of the trigger, the gun reverts to double action. This is Taurus’s method of providing a second-strike on the same round. I find this feature to be dubious at best, yet it is a capability that many gun writers have been touting as a life-saver. If it is something you want, the Taurus 800 series pistols have it.
Suggested retail prices are in the mid-$600’s depending on what you want. Taurus offers its lifetime warranty on these pistols.
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1 Aric Brothers // Jul 10, 2008 at 6:41 am
this looks to be a nice weapon. I currently own a 24/7 which has been very good to me. I have fired approx. 700 rounds through it and never once misfire. I liked the oss when they first came out but was un able to fisically see one. I now see the 800 series and i am really tempting to trade the 24/7 40 cal. in.
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