Taurus Curve, the curved pistol

[MagnumWill]

I read about this in the new Guns and Ammo. I've never been a Taurus guy in any aspects, but I think that this design is really interesting, to the point where I may consider one. I love my 1911s, but this gun could potentially reduce printing to near zero. At worst, it would be a great little backup gun.

http://bearingarms.com/youre-wrong-taurus-curve/

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

Thoughts? I think I want to go see one in the shop once they start making their ways into the shops.

[Cheapshooter]

But it would have to be chambered in a much larger caliber to fit my "curve"!

Seriously, just when I thought Taurus "jumped the shark" of dumb ideas with a see through revolver (Taurus View), they topped themselves with this thing!

[Dragline45]

If Taurus spent half the time on quality control as they do on pumping out ridiculous designs they would be a much better company. Damn shame.

[TXAZ]

Ditto on their QC.
And it looks like a bust for the 10% of the population that's left handed.

[Big Shrek]

I have the feeling that more than a few things made on this pistol
are going to show up on others within a year or two...

As long as they're easier to get than Keltec, it'll sell.

[phudd]

Looks like a solution in search of a problem.
...and it's a Taurus. Getting a good Taurus is like rolling a hard eight. It happens, but it's not the safest bet on the table.

[Model12Win]

I saw this on the cover of a gun rag standing in line a couple weeks ago and was like "dang that's actually pretty cool", it really seems like it would look like a cellphone in one's pocket. I think the integrated laser module thing is pretty clever.

I'm frankly quite interested in this gun for pocket carry as a BUG or New York reload for my J-frame .38. I think it's pretty innovative myself and hopefully they crank out some good examples.

EDIT: I just read an article and it appears this gun has no iron sights... not sure how I feel about that. Of course it's got a laser built in but I think I'd prefer at least some kind of iron sight.

[ninjarealist]

I actually like the idea. It's an ugly, ugly, gun but the design actually seems really functional. It seems like a gun designed for people who just want to buy something they can throw in their pocket as is and will do the job.

I like the idea. If it proves to be a reliable design I'll definitely buy one.

[Cheapshooter]

It seems like a gun designed for people who just want to buy something they can throw in their pocket as is and will do the job.

It's as easy to throw a safely holstered mouse gun from Kel Tec, Ruger, S&W, and others in your pocket in a well designed pocket holster. I do it every day with a Ruger LCP in a DeSantis Superfly.
No ridiculous looking design needed.

[ninjarealist]

Originally Posted by Cheapshooter

It's as easy to throw a safely holstered mouse gun from Kel Tec, Ruger, S&W, and others in your pocket in a well designed pocket holster. I do it every day with a Ruger LCP in a DeSantis Superfly.
No ridiculous looking design needed.

But does your LCP have a built-in pocket clip so you can attach it to your pocket like a folding knife?

[1stmar]

Part of me thinks it's not a bad idea, the other part thinks mouse guns aren't that hard to conceal or carry. I guess I'd have to wear it to see how much value there is. It may be beneficial on a larger frame gun. I have two holsters for my lcp, a pocket holster usually for summer where I don't where a jacket or hip concealment is harder and an owb for winter when I wear a coat. I don't care for inside the wb holsters. I don't want to buy larger pants and I find them uncomfortable. Would this change any of my carry techniques? Probably not. It is an interesting concept. If it made carrying a full size gun easier you may have more interest.

[ritepath]

Is it just me or did they forget the sights?

[Auto5]

Ninjarealist:

As a matter of fact, mine does, although it works better on the waistband.
http://technaclip.com

[lee n. field]

Thoughts? I think I want to go see one in the shop once they start making their ways into the shops.

Thoughts: The magazine is straight. The body is curved. In order to accomodate a straight magazine in a curved body, that body has to be thicker than it has to be in (say) Taurus' own TCP.

Maybe it will fly, probably it won't.

[Skans]

The one thing I really like about the design is that it probably does not print like a typical small firearm. IWB carry may actually be pretty easy with this design without a holster.

I'd like to see it lose the flashlight and made to handle 9mm +P. It would be the first Taurus I'd even consider purchasing after the catastrophic failure of my PT99 in 1989. I applaud Taurus for coming out with a new, innovative design!

[ninjarealist]

Originally Posted by Auto5

Ninjarealist:

As a matter of fact, mine does, although it works better on the waistband.
http://technaclip.com

I stand corrected.

And yeah, now that I think about it, you would have to attach the clip on the other side to use for back pocket carry. Is it possible to attach those clips to the other side of the gun?

But actually, looking at the shape of the Curve it would be impossible to orient the gun such that you could get a comfortable draw from the back pocket using that clip. So I guess it was always intended as an IWB feature.

[TxFlyFish]

I wonder about that as well...maybe you draw it as a pocket knife clip...just loosely grab the whole thing instead of attaining proper grip right away

[Walt Sherrill]

Originally Posted by lee n. field

Thoughts: The magazine is straight. The body is curved. In order to accomodate a straight magazine in a curved body, that body has to be thicker than it has to be in (say) Taurus' own TCP.

True -- but it's thicker on one side and thinner on the other, and the total width around the mag isn't much more than you find in other guns. (The thickness of of the grip in other guns isn't really dictated by mag size -- which can be quite thin in a single-stack gun -- but by needing a grip that is somewhat comfortable when the gun is fired. In some ways, the "curve" of the grip fits a right hand well: it fills the "bowl" of the hand you see when you start to close your hand when gripping something.

The design can be easily flipped to a left-handed version by a different poly cover over the grip frame and base plate. The slide and upper assembly is basically neutral. An integral light is nice, and I think a LASER is optional (not standard); having both in a modestly-sized package is interesting.

Taurus has a terrible reputation, but some of their smaller guns seem to run without a lot of problems... maybe what they've learned with some of those guns has been applied, here.

Copies of the patent with drawings, etc, are floating round the internet. I don't know how Taurus got a patent on what basically seems to be a grip frame poly cover and mag base plate; that appears to be all that's really different about the gun. (I expect that patent, if it's been awarded and is not just "pending", to be challenged by other gun makers.)

(The belt clip, by the way, is detachable -- user choice. It's included in the width measurements you usually see, so it adds a bit to the width. I'd think that IWB will be the most popular mode of carry. You'd want to take that clip OFF if using a pocket holster. The square/slightly curved shape would be less obviously a handgun than some pocket gun, even if they're in a holster.)

[jaytothekizzay]

I personally think it about the stupidest thing ive ever seen in my life... and I dont have anything against Taurus

[Cheapshooter]

But does your LCP have a built-in pocket clip so you can attach it to your pocket like a folding knife?

No, and for good reason. Because I would never use it. Again,

It's as easy to throw a safely holstered mouse gun in your pocket in a well designed pocket holster.

That stupid little pocket clip does not cover, or protect the trigger from something getting to it, does it?:

[teejhot.40cal]

In all my years on this earth, after all the stuff that politicians have done, after all the ridiculous things I've seen in the military, I have never seen something so utterly absurd in my life. Just when taurus was start to look like a respectable firearms company, they do this. That's all I am saying and by the looks of this thread there are many that agree.

[Walt Sherrill]

Originally Posted by Cheapshooter

That stupid little pocket clip does not cover, or protect the trigger from something getting to it, does it?

Unless your hand has joints in places mine doesn't, until the gun is OUT of the waistband you finger can't get to the trigger and there's not much under my waistband except a shirt that could get to that trigger. I think your concern is arguably misplaced.

I've used belt clips on several different guns and have come to prefer IWB holsters. If I were to get a CURVE -- I probably won't -- I'd just look for a suitable IWB holster and not install the belt clip.

[Walt Sherrill]

Originally Posted by teejhot.40cal

In all my years on this earth, after all the stuff that politicians have done, after all the ridiculous things I've seen in the military, I have never seen something so utterly absurd in my life.

Your military experience was obviously different than mine

[HKFan9]

It is a gimmick at best. It probably carries the same as a PPS, Kahr series, or other slim single stacks. I would never bet my life on a Taurus seeing as other half the ones we sell have issues.

[LockedBreech]

Originally Posted by Dragline45

If Taurus spent half the time on quality control as they do on pumping out ridiculous designs they would be a much better company. Damn shame.

My exact thoughts about Taurus. They could be great if they cared as much about making good guns as they care about coming up with cool gun ideas.