Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round 9mm 3.37in — Superb Compact

Description

The Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round is the ten-shot, lavender-framed version of Taurus’s compact 9mm: a 3.37-inch stainless barrel, a matte black stainless slide, an accessory rail and two magazines.

Where a ten-round limit applies, the usual advice is to buy a smaller gun. That is backwards. The Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round keeps the full-size frame, the full grip length and the full 3.37-inch barrel of the thirteen-round GX2 — only the magazine capacity changes, and grip length is the thing that actually determines whether a pistol shoots well.

What is in the box

• The Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round holds ten rounds plus one, in a flush-fitting magazine. Two magazines are included.
• A 3.37-inch matte stainless barrel inside a matte black serrated stainless slide.
• A light purple polymer frame with the colour moulded through the material rather than sprayed on it.
• A Picatinny rail under the dust cover for a light or a laser.
• Stippled texture across both grip panels, the front strap and the backstrap — the Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round does not shift in a wet hand.

Ten rounds, full size

• The frame, the grip and the magazine body are identical to the thirteen-round GX2. Only the follower and the count differ.
• That means a full three-finger hold, which is what most people actually lose when they buy a subcompact to meet a limit.
• Holsters, lights and accessories for any GX2 fit the Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round without modification.
• If you move to a state without a limit, the higher-capacity magazines drop straight in.
• There is no price penalty for the colour or the capacity.
• The slide serrations are cut front and rear, so press checks and one-handed manipulations against a belt both work without a special technique.
• The striker system is simple and the trigger returns with a positive reset you can feel through a glove, which matters more in a defensive pistol than a light break does.

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 1-GX2931LP-10
• UPC: 725327637172
• Calibre: 9mm Luger
• Capacity: 10+1
• Barrel: 3.37 in, matte stainless steel
• Slide: matte black stainless steel, serrated front and rear
• Frame: light purple polymer with Picatinny rail
• Action: striker-fired
• Safety: trigger blade and striker block
• Sights: fixed
• Magazines: two

9mm Luger is standardised by SAAMI and made in greater volume than any other centre-fire handgun round, which is why it is cheap. An inexpensive pistol paired with an inexpensive cartridge is what gets a new shooter to a thousand rounds of practice rather than one anxious box a year — and practice is the only thing that reliably produces competence.

The same pistol with a thirteen-round magazine is stocked as the light purple GX2, and with a stainless slide as the light purple stainless. Other frame colours in stock include dark purple, cyan, tan and plain black.

Why the Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round earns its place

• The Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round keeps a full-size grip and barrel inside a ten-round limit.
• Colour moulded through the frame, so it will not chip or wear pale.
• Stainless steel under the finish on both barrel and slide.
• An accessory rail and two magazines included.
• Cheap enough that the ammunition budget survives the purchase.
• Parts, magazines and holsters are shared across the whole GX2 range, so nothing about owning one is hard to supply.

This is a first pistol, a household pistol and a sensible carry gun for anyone in a ten-round jurisdiction. The colour is a reason to buy it, not a reason to apologise for it — people shoot the guns they like. The trigger is serviceable rather than refined and the sights are plain black; the Taurus GX2 Light Purple 10 Round is straightforward about what it is and priced accordingly.

In stock now at MAG5 Firearms in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Handgun sales ship to a licensed dealer in your state, where you will complete a Form 4473 and the background check before taking delivery.