Taurus 917C: A compact take on the original 92. Let’s check it out!!
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- čas přidán 1. 12. 2023
- A compact budget friendly 92, the 917C has been unveiled to the world by Taurus and our excitement is peaked!
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I own a PT917C since about 2 years ago.
Is an old Taurus model that apparently was discontinued some years ago, but now reappears.
Very good gun, precise, reliable and fire everything I feed in.
And features something I love; safety and decocker on the frame !!
Yes sir
I wish my 92X compact G model was a safety/Decocker instead of Decock only and on frame...
@jpb1231000 yeah that’s what I like about some guns like my FNX-45 you can carry it cocked and locked, decocked with safety on or decocked with safety off. Decocker messes with the trigger some but practice with what you use and no worries
Great video. I am a Taurus fan. I have bought 4 of them. Pt 917c. 24/7 compact in 45 for me and a pt111 and g3 for my wife. I started looking for the 917c because I liked the beretta 92 but felt like the price was his for my pockets. I got 24/7 new from LGS first 20 years ago. Liked it and the was looking for a beretta clone and found the PT92. I liked the story of the Brazilian army using the 92 and making the guns there. Then I saw the 917c. Buy the time I was ready to buy, Taurus had stoped making it. This was about 20 years ago. I bought one second hand for around 600 online in 2012 and like it. Mine it the 2nd gen version. It has the light rails but not the finger grooves.
The only mods I made on it is I changed the grip panels to a rosewood plate. I like that look. And I feel like the changes added function. But that could be in my head.
I have been thinking about buying a beretta USA 92 and was looking at videos to see what would be the best option. I saw this video and thought if they are making a new version of the 917 c sign me up. It’s a new gun that uses my current mags and holster sounds great to me. My carry is between the 45 and 917 on most days.
For those that get one I can tell you that for most accessories i search for Taurus pt92 with rails and Beretta 92 with rails for the holsters and the grip panels. For mags, the Taurus pt92 mags have all fit without issues on my 917. I have to believe the same will be on the new version. You can DM me if you want any other questions about my Taurus. I checked with my LGS and they have the new for 495. You have to buy and it comes in from the warehouse.
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The Taurus version of a Beretta Centurion. Full size grip frame with a shorter slide. It's nice that Taurus re-released this model. I bought the black version years ago at Bass Pro Shops then found a mint/used Stainless one shortly after. The finger grooves on the grip front are an interesting departure. My 917's have smooth finger grooves. I have a Girsan Regard Six that has the smooth finger grooves too. The PT92 was my first semi auto pistol way back in the day. I've moved into the Beretta 92X Centurion RDO G model as my go to now. It has a very nice factory trigger, much lighter with a shorter reset than the 92fs or any Taurus. Lots of options out there!
Yes there are lots of options with the Beretta 92 and I mean a lot lol. I have a Langdon Tactical version and a Wilson combat version. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already.
@@GSquaredTactical You got that right! I got the 92 Performance trigger kit but haven't decided which gun to put it in yet. I see a lot of talk about the Langdon trigger bar but don't really know what difference it would make combining it with the Beretta Performance kit. What's your overall evaluation of the Wilson vs the Langdon guns?
My Taurus PT92 is almost 20yr old and always ran great. Eat any ammo, accurate, and frame safety was big deal for me. But I have no complaints about the 92. Would really be interested in that compact 👍
Well, if you pick one up, let us know what you think
@@GSquaredTactical that I can do, haven't saw any yet
Great video...picking one up next week.
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I owned a 917C several years ago. I should have never sold it. Regret it ever since. Glad they re-released it.
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@@GSquaredTactical Honestly, I have no excuse or reason why I sold it. Just dumb idea.
Been there done that quite a bit actually so i understand
Looks good
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Hogue makes multiple types of grips for the Taurus and grip screws.
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I want one! I do own a couple of Beretta 92 as well as a Taurus 92. The trigger on the base Beretta isn't that great either, but hey, it's a Beretta and great to shoot. I honestly don't find the Taurus 92 to be any worse...actually comparable. I'm looking forward to trying out the 917. I do wish they were available without a light rail. Be aware also that the base Beretta has a plastic guide rod and grip panels, whereas the Taurus has the steel RCS. My Taurus and Beretta now have wood grips.
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I have the stainless 917C I bought over 15 years ago. Just Taurus version of the Beretta 92 Centurion. Good gun with a light rail. Mine came with a 20 round mag.
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First centerfire handgun I ever shot was a Beretta 92 compact.
One of those guns that have been around and will be here for quite some time
So is that grip closer to the "full" or "Centurion"?
I like that the safety/decocker is on the frame.
Thanks for sharing!
My understanding is that is the full size and a shorter barrel. I don’t have a centurion to compare it to though. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
A Centurion IS a Full-Size Frame w/ Compact slide.
@@gadsdenjim8785 and here I thought the grip AND slide were shorter... Oops 👍
Lol
I’ll stick to my old 92af with the wood grip. Mag release is similar but easy to release. I do wish it had the light rail on the front like this. I have a g3 and g2 as well.
Yeah, the addition of the light rail is very nice.
I am looking forward to range day video.
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Beak Free CLP in the lock work, instant trigger job. Only snag points are while holstering pistol.
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Looks good , I'll check the pricing thanks
Thank you for watching
How do you like your FNX9mm???
Heard you mention it... I'm curious... Might want one!
I only have the FNX-45 and FNX-45 Tactical. I have the FN-509 Compact Tactical and the standard FN-509C that I actually really like. Very well built, reliable, accurate and functional. I just wish they had a better trigger. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
@@GSquaredTactical I have the FNS 9mm with 40 slide ... 2 for 1!
@jpb1231000 I had an FN9C that I wish I never would have sold
@@GSquaredTactical The trigger on my 9mm slide is OK...
When I put the 40 assembly slide on it IT'S GREAT!!!
I got the 40 slide w/ night sights and barrel, 1 14 round mag, and a full bubble case for $109 NIB!
The PT-917 does not have removable front sights so you can instalI night sights. Which is the reason why I sold my PT-92. If taurus offers a 917 with factory night sights, I would consider purchasing one
That would be a really cool touch, old school beretta look but with some night sights! Thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven’t already
The PT-917 CS the stainless version of the 917 did come with removable front sights. Which is a rare find now, and I missed the chance to purchase one. That's the pistol that taurus should've brought back into production.
Ty
My second autoloader was a Taurus PT92AF. Mid '80s. Awesome pistol. I had far too many rounds to count through that pistol. My best guess is like my 1911A1 I probably had thousands of rounds through it. Very accurate and very good smooth clean breaking trigger. Back then there was no decocker. I just lowered the hammer manually. Like most all autoloaders today it had a firing pin block safety so I could lower the hammer on a loaded chamber without worry about impacts to the hammer setting it off. I really preferred the frame mounted manual safety over the Beretta 92 I later got with its slide mounted manual safety. The trigger was better than most Beretta 92s. I put Pachmayr rubber wrap around grips on my PT92 rather than the factory wood grips that came on it. Really nice blackish blued finish on the aluminum alloy frame. No there were no finger grooves on my PT92. I don't like the finger grooves on this 917C because finger grooves don't fit every person. If I want finger grooves I would get a different grip for it that fit me personally but grips are personal preference. Grips should be changeable and the grooves on this 917C are not because they are cut into the metal frame permanently. Obviously they are not making them like they used to.
We have been so busy with work we haven’t got to shoot it yet. I (Gene) own several Beretta 92’s never have owned or shot the Taurus version. Can’t wait. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Yeah why was the quality better when they were making them in Brazil years ago than in the states?
I am still terribly confused by why it is that so many people believe that Taurus is made in the United States when it is not yes it is imported through Georgia that’s the reason it has the Georgia stamp on it, but it says right on the slide in very large engraving made in Brazil. I don’t think I have ever owned a Taurus firearm that was not made in Brazil. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
@@joshuaroberts2091 New management.
@@GSquaredTactical I guess you don't know about the manufacturing going on in Bainbridge, GA at Taurus USA. They do make some models here. Not all of them are imports.
From the Taurus web site.
At its Bainbridge, Georgia facilities, Taurus Holdings companies manufacture an incredible array of products from traditional single action revolvers, to pistols and revolvers of various designs, and long guns ranging from classic single shots to modern semi-autos. We employ over three hundred skilled workers and staff, who support manufacturing, importation, service, sales and marketing of Taurus and subsidiary branded firearms.
Taurus International (TIMI) manufactures some models of Taurus brand firearms in the US, and imports the remainder from Taurus Armas. TIMI handles servicing for all Taurus branded firearms in the US either imported or manufactured by TIMI.
Braztech services and imports Rossi branded firearms which are made in Brazil by Taurus Armas.
All Heritage branded firearms are made and serviced in the US at our facilities in Bainbridge, Georgia.
Does this gun come with a case from the factory? As well, would you say this is a better buy than a taurus 92?
It comes in the standard Taurus orange and white box. I would say you get a lot of the same features as if you were to buy a 92. But there are some differences, finish etc. thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven’t already
Awesome! Thanks for responding! One last thing, is the black finish on the 917c better than that on the 92?@GSquaredTactical
No beretta finish is much cleaner less machining marks
I believe Taurus had a license back in the day to make Beretta for South America?
We don’t get involved in these convos because people get so heated if you say you don’t know or maybe they are wrong or whatever when the reality is that it really isn’t important but very interesting for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Beretta, decades ago, had a gun factory in Brazil under a contract to supply the Beretta 92 to the Brazilian army. After the end of the contract Beretta sold the factory and machinery to Taurus and they have been producing PT 92 and other models for many years. In fact, in Brazil Taurus produces the PT 92, PT 917 and even the PT 58 and PT 59, in caliber 380, like the Beretta Cheeta. Taurus even had a model in caliber 32 AUTO, the Taurus PT 57 in the 80s.
@cp300blackout4 thank you for that insight, I was unaware of the differing models that came out of that factory. Thanks for watching’ please subscribe if you haven’t already
@@GSquaredTactical I subscribed when I commented. Thanks for the video.👍👍
@cp300blackout4 thank you!!
Hard to see a black gun against your black rain coat. How about you put the gun on a workbench over green felt?
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Is it going to rain inside that room?
Say huh?!
I hate the finish they put on their guns.
It could be better for sure, but I’ll take it over rock island lol
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