Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless 9mm 10+1 — Superb Compact

Description

The Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless pairs a matte stainless slide with a lavender polymer frame, on the ten-round version of Taurus’s compact 9mm: a 3.37-inch stainless barrel, an accessory rail, and two magazines in the box.

The stainless slide is the practical half of this combination. A carry pistol lives against a body, and bodies are warm, humid and salty; stainless steel resists that from the inside out rather than depending on a coating staying intact. The Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless simply puts the corrosion resistance in the metal, and the personality in the frame.

How it is built

• A 3.37-inch matte stainless barrel inside a matte stainless slide, serrated front and rear.
• A light purple polymer frame with the colour pigmented through the material — a scratch shows more lavender, not grey plastic under paint.
• The Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless holds ten rounds plus one in a flush-fitting magazine, with two magazines included.
• A Picatinny rail moulded into the dust cover for a weapon light.
• Stippling across both grip panels, the front strap and the backstrap, so the Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless stays put in a wet hand.

Two-tone, ten rounds, full size

• Nothing is shrunk to reach ten rounds. The frame, grip and barrel are the same as the thirteen-round GX2 — only the follower and the count differ, so you keep a full three-finger hold.
• That matters more than capacity for most shooters. Grip length is what determines whether a pistol can be controlled, and it is the first thing a subcompact takes away.
• The matte stainless finish does not flash the way a polished slide can, and it hides handling marks better than black.
• Holsters, lights and magazines are shared across the whole GX2 range, so the Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless is easy to equip.
• Slide serrations run front and rear, which makes press checks and one-handed manipulations straightforward.
• There is no price penalty for either the colour or the stainless slide.

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 1-GX2939LP-10
• UPC: 725327637202
• Calibre: 9mm Luger
• Capacity: 10+1
• Barrel: 3.37 in, matte stainless steel
• Slide: matte 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, built to the same drawing by every major manufacturer and produced in enormous volume — which is why it is the cheapest serious defensive cartridge to practise with. Pairing an affordable pistol with an affordable cartridge is what turns a purchase into actual skill.

The same frame colour is stocked with a black slide and thirteen rounds, with a black slide and ten, and with a stainless slide and thirteen. Other colours include grey, cyan and plain black.

Why the Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless earns its place

• The Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless uses stainless steel on both barrel and slide, at a price where coated carbon steel is the norm.
• A full-size grip and barrel inside a ten-round limit.
• Colour moulded through the frame rather than sprayed over it.
• A rail and two magazines included.
• Parts, holsters and magazines shared across the whole GX2 family.

This suits a first pistol, a household pistol and a carry gun for anyone in a ten-round jurisdiction — particularly someone who carries close to the body or works outdoors, where the stainless slide earns its keep. The trigger is serviceable rather than refined and the sights are plain; the Taurus GX2 Light Purple Stainless competes on value and on not looking like everything else in the case.

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.