Taurus GX4 Carry 9mm
Model: 1-GX4CR941
Taurus GX4 Carry 9mm
Model: 1-GX4CR941
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Taurus GX4 Carry is a compact striker-fired 9mm built for concealed carry. It stretches the GX4 micro-compact into a pistol with a full grip, holding 15 rounds behind a 3.7-inch barrel while the frame stays 1.08 inches across at 21.51 oz.
Three interchangeable backstraps change the circumference and the butt ends in what Taurus calls a Recoil Management Pad, so the frame can be fitted to a hand. This is also the first GX4 with an accessory rail, so a compact light can be mounted. The trigger is flat faced and serrated with no manual safety behind it, just a striker block, a trigger safety and a visual loaded chamber indicator. Sights are a fixed front with a drift-adjustable rear, so a load that prints high or low has to be held off. The slide has no optic cut, and the T.O.R.O. version of the Carry is a separate model.
If you are cross-shopping, the Taurus GX4 has an MSRP of $360 and holds 11 rounds behind a 3.06-inch barrel at 18.7 oz on a shorter grip. The Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro OSP matches the capacity and the barrel length at 21.0 oz and arrives cut for a dot, at an MSRP of $670.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Taurus covers it under the limited lifetime warranty that applies across its pistol line.
- The magazine release reverses for left-handed shooters and the take-down pin comes out without tools.
- The frame under the polymer grip is stainless steel with a matte stainless finish, not reinforced plastic.
- Taurus has an unresolved safety notice for some GX4 pistols assembled in the United States that may fire if dropped, so any GX4 needs a serial-number check before it is carried.
- The grip is longer than the micro-compact it grew out of, so it prints more at the belt line under a thin shirt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GX4 Carry covered by the GX4 safety notice?
The notice works by serial number and not by model name, so a Carry is covered only if its own serial number is on the list. Taurus repairs affected pistols free of charge.
Can I mount a red dot on it?
Not on this gun. Taurus sells a T.O.R.O. version of the GX4 Carry as its own model with the slide cut for a micro dot.
Do standard GX4 magazines fit?
The Carry ships with its own 15-round magazines. The shorter 11-round GX4 magazine will seat but leaves a gap below the longer grip.
