![]() ![]() I used three brands of 9mm ammunition to test out my GX4: Remington’s High Terminal Performance (HTP) +P firing a 115-grain JHP bullet Speer Gold Dot loaded with a 124-grain Gold Dot Hollow Point bullet, also a +P load and Winchester Active Duty launching a 115-grain flat-nosed FMJ.Īccuracy was quite impressive, especially when you consider the GX4 has a barrel all of 3.06-inches in length. That distance, I figured, was right in the middle of most concealed carry and home defense scenarios and would provide a good indication of the pistol’s capabilities. Maybe a customer needs a handgun for self-defense purposes while in his or her vehicle? The GX4’s size and maneuverability make it a perfect choice for vehicles where space is restricted.Īnd make sure you tell your customers: the GX4 is an accurate little pistol.Īt my shooting range, I used a seven-yard, offhand stance to put the GX4 through its paces. Add in the GX4’s small but effective open sights and you have a pistol that’s easy to carry and quick on the draw, and it sports an impressive amount of 9mm firepower. But carrying the GX4 openly really doesn’t take advantage of the work Taurus engineers did to make this a nearly snag-free carry gun.įor example - and it’s a great selling point to stress - the GX4 slide and frame meld together almost seamlessly, with the pistol’s controls nearly flush with the frame. Technically, nearly any handgun can be used for open carry. And the GX4 can use +P 9mm for those who like a self-defense round with a little more zip. There’s even a 13-round magazine available. The GX4 will literally fit in the palm of many hands and still boasts a carry capacity of 11+1 rounds of 9MM. The GX4 weighs in a at only 18.5 ounces unloaded, sports a barrel just a shade over 3 inches in length and is a skinny 1.08 inches wide. ![]() Open or concealed carry? Strictly home defense? Or maybe a handy gun for the car or truck? The GX4 checks all of those boxes.Īnd, if the customer wants to practice concealed carry or already does, what carry method or methods do they use? All of these factors are important in directing a customer to a smaller pistol like the GX4, says Hall, who today is a consultant to FFL retailers, helping them to improve their operations through Hall-N-Hall Consulting. The kind of questions you need to ask for a potential GX4 customer start with how a customer plans to use their handguns. Returns are time consuming and costly to an FFL.” But make sure your sales staff does its job and that your customers are buying the gun they really need. “All by itself, the small size of the GX4 is going to attract a lot of customer attention. “Small is very good in the current handgun market,” says Miles Hall, who for more than three decades co-owned and co-operated H&H Shooting Sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one of the top firearm retailers in the Sooner State. As an FFL retailer with a strong tactical customer base, you will be selling every GX4 that gets shipped your way.Īnd if you stock a selection of the GX4 accessories that hit the market as the GX4 was being launched? You’ll make many additional sales, beefing up your bottom line and boosting your profit margins. GAS NITRIDE COATED CARBON STEEL SLIDEĬarry-friendly carbon steel slide boasts a gas nitride coating to maximize slide surface hardness that shooters can depend on in any application.Taurus USA jumps into the micro-pistol market with the new GX4 semi-automatic, a small but effective 9MM handgun perfect for those customers in need of an all-day carry gun and a handy home defense option. FLAT FACE TARGET TRIGGERĭelivers accuracy and predictability courtesy of its crisp, precise sear break and the pleasingly short and tactile reset that is fundamental SIGHT SYSTEMĪ blackout steel serrated drift adjustable rear sight and fixed (white dot) front sight promote fast target acquisition when not running a red dot. CAPACITYġ1- or 13-round magazine options for increased versatility and added peace of mind. Those who favor a higher wrist position for natural point-of-aim can install the included high-swell backstrap. Standard backstrap profile features a slight palm swell. ![]() Trijicon RMR® cc Red Dot (with adapter plate P/N: 10028170)Įnsures reduced friction and greater wear and corrosion resistance no matter the elements-enhancing accuracy and overall performance.(TAURUS OPTIC READY OPTION) SLIDEĭirect thread, no plate system accommodates today’s most popular red dot optics including: ![]() Longer slide adds 1 inch of length when compared to the GX4-increasing muzzle velocity and sight radius, making it easier to maintain accuracy. ![]()
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