Taurus PT917C in Blue Steel

[AliasMunky]

Hello all,


New member here and I look forward to reading and contributing to the forum!

I picked up the aforementioned pistol a few weeks back at a local gun show. The said pistol is described by Taurus as the ‘Compact Plus’ however it still has a similar, if not the same, frame as the PT92/99. Essentially this pistol is a Beretta-M9-type with a 4" barrel as opposed to the 5" barrel. This is personally a little more 'aesthetically' pleasing as the muzzle comes more flush to the slide as well as the frame and I think design also cuts down on the weight of an already heavy pistol. This is my first personal firearm and I must say that I am very pleased with my purchase overall. The PT917C is a rather new pistol as TaurusUSA.com mistakenly listed it as 'discontinued.' It is making its way onto the site as we speak.

250 115gr FMJ factory rounds have gone through this weapon including: Blazer, Winchester and Remington. The latter yielded 1/50 failed primer at the range. Accuracy and grouping is what I expected at 25 feet; I personally hit within 7-8-9 at that range on a torso-type paper target. My cursory background of pistol shooting includes: Glock 19; S&W Sigma 9mm; Walther P22. Being my first full-size, err ‘pseudo-compact,’ to shoot and much less own, I like it a lot and I look forward to becoming more comfortable and proficient with it.

To break it down, here are some positives and negatives.

Positives:

• Safeties/decock feature. I really like the onboard keylock safety also
• SA/DA
• Tactical rail
• 4” barrel
• Blued finish
• 20-round magazine and 17-round magazines included
• Cheap availability of 9mm Luger ammo
• White 3-dot sites
• The magazines included are stamped to work interchangeably with the PT92 and PT99
• Aesthetically pleasing in my opinion
• Heavy-weight [This can be both a good and a bad.]
• Taurus Warranty [Puts on flame suit!]
• Easy disassembly

Negatives:

• I have noticed that when using the slide catch lever to charge the weapon with a magazine or one round directly placed in the chamber, the trigger may not go completely back into its single-action location. This issue is not seen when a magazine is placed directly into the magwell and slide is racked without use of the slide catch
• No loop for a pistol lanyard
• No night sites
• Heavy-weight [Again, this can be good and bad.]
• No case included, just a flimsy cardboard box. I already had a case, so this wasn’t a dire issue
• Only basic accessories included such as: 2 high-cap mags; cleaning brush and locking keys. No holster, mag holster, speed loader
• It is not a ‘real Beretta’ if that is really a concern

Here's a stock photo with the 17 round magazine. High-viz front sites are not included.



Here's a photo of the stainless model with a 20-round magazine borrowed from another forum.


Merry Christmas!

-Al

[Uncle Red]

HAY!! That's my discontinued PT92C, only updated!

-UR

[AliasMunky]

Hey Uncle Red!

Nice! What are the main differences?

I actually went to the range today off Atlantic in Jacksonville today and had a 'blast.' I fired 100 Wal-Mart Winchesters without a problem then went to 200 Atlanta Arms 115 gr. TCJ without any problems as well. There were even a few aluminum cartridges in there too.

-Al

[Uncle Red]

Taurus PT92C

-No decock ("safety on" or "safety off")
-No rail on dust cover
-No key safety (thank goodness)
-SS slide/ alum frame
-13+1 9mm Para (chopped grip frame) 4 3/4" oa hight
-4 1/4" barrel (chopped slide) 7 5/8" oa lenght


-can use standard and extra cap mags for PT92
-can use Taurus and Beretta barrels and locking blocks
-can use just about any "open toe" holsters for Beretta and Taurus 92
-Paid $350 about 15 years ago

-UR