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Taurus International has announced a new series of duty-sized handguns based on their popular OSS-series of handguns that was designed and marketed to the military.

The new 800 series will be available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.

The Taurus 809 is the 9mm pistol. Like many polymer frame, duty size pistols, the 809 has a 17+1 capacity. Unlike many polymer frame pistols, the Taurus 809 is not striker fired, rather it uses a “normal” hammer.

The gun is a single action pistol, however, it has a “Strike Two” capability. If the round does not ignite on the first pull of the trigger, the gun reverts to double action. This is Taurus’s method of providing a second-strike on the same round. I find this feature to be dubious at best, yet it is a capability that many gun writers have been touting as a life-saver. If it is something you want, the Taurus 800 series pistols have it.

Suggested retail prices are in the mid-$600’s depending on what you want. Taurus offers its lifetime warranty on these pistols.

Stay safe!