joepistol
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After a range trip in which I tested the 3 .380 cal pistols I own, I thought I'd write a report of my experience with them.
My first disclaimer is.. my accuracy results should NOT be considered an in depth evaluation of each pistol's inherent accuracy.
IN the hands of a more skilled shooter, (or ANY other shooter) the results may / would / could be - very different.
my results are the results of MY shooting with these pistols, on one day, with 1 batch of ammo.
only other disclaimer I'll make is my pistol shooting "skill" seems to have degraded from weeks /months ago.
Not sure why, but the accuracy shown by the hits on the targets were almost NOT included, as I have shot these pistols
with greater accuracy in the past..(just not on this night)
Next a little background on the pistols; First some info the about the Taurus model 58
The Taurus PT-58 is closely modeled on the Beretta Cheetah. They are both scaled down versions of the Beretta & Taurus mod. 92, but are chambered in .380, instead of 9mm.
Though smaller than a model 92, they are not mouse gun small. The model 58 has an aluminum frame, & features a 12 rnd, dbl. stack magazine, so it's a 12+1 capacity .380
Weight: 18.7 oz Barrel Length: 3.25″ Action: SA/DA Length: 6.125″
here's a link to some info & photos: https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/u...-taurus-pt-58/
though my pistol is identical in appearance to the pistol in the article, the performance of my pistol differs greatly from that tester's experience.
My mod. 58 has been flawlessly reliable with ANY ammo it's been fed. In all the years I've owned it, it's never had a failure to fire or eject cases...
with the exception of my post yesterday, on the Federal ammo misfires.
here's a pic of it disassembled..note barrel is NOT attached to the frame: https://i.postimg.cc/W1mqf9Km/IMG-0617.jpg
My first disclaimer is.. my accuracy results should NOT be considered an in depth evaluation of each pistol's inherent accuracy.
IN the hands of a more skilled shooter, (or ANY other shooter) the results may / would / could be - very different.
my results are the results of MY shooting with these pistols, on one day, with 1 batch of ammo.
only other disclaimer I'll make is my pistol shooting "skill" seems to have degraded from weeks /months ago.
Not sure why, but the accuracy shown by the hits on the targets were almost NOT included, as I have shot these pistols
with greater accuracy in the past..(just not on this night)
Next a little background on the pistols; First some info the about the Taurus model 58
The Taurus PT-58 is closely modeled on the Beretta Cheetah. They are both scaled down versions of the Beretta & Taurus mod. 92, but are chambered in .380, instead of 9mm.
Though smaller than a model 92, they are not mouse gun small. The model 58 has an aluminum frame, & features a 12 rnd, dbl. stack magazine, so it's a 12+1 capacity .380
Weight: 18.7 oz Barrel Length: 3.25″ Action: SA/DA Length: 6.125″
here's a link to some info & photos: https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/u...-taurus-pt-58/
though my pistol is identical in appearance to the pistol in the article, the performance of my pistol differs greatly from that tester's experience.
My mod. 58 has been flawlessly reliable with ANY ammo it's been fed. In all the years I've owned it, it's never had a failure to fire or eject cases...
with the exception of my post yesterday, on the Federal ammo misfires.
here's a pic of it disassembled..note barrel is NOT attached to the frame: https://i.postimg.cc/W1mqf9Km/IMG-0617.jpg