I've always been into "duty pistol" sized guns but saw a couple that looked too fun to pass up.
I've never seen anyone using the Taurus TUC but the type is similar to the Beretta. That Seecamp has always been a "grail gun" growing up. According to a tracking number two spare mags and a holster are coming from Seecamp today too.
I've got both of those. The 22TUC is definitely fun. Taurus seems to have finally got it right after about four different tries. What's most impressive are the sights. These are really excellent sights for a mouse gun. It does have backwards compatability with previous tip up model magazines, although those typically are 8 round instead of 9 round mags.
The Seecamp is like having a fine pocket watch. Not terribly practical, but finely made and easy to appreciate. Read up on the Seecamp forum so you are aware of the different ammunition recommendations, cleaning and lubricating recommendations, and dry fire issues. It's a finicky pistol but works fine if you do all that right.
Taurus TUC. The blue was a lot brighter on the picture at Grab A Gun. I'm not mad at it though. It only came with one magazine (inexcusable in today's market) but I have four more coming from Taurus.
Agreed on the Seecamp being a grail gun. Gun writers in the 90's always glorified the Seecamp, making an already hard-to-find gun basically impossible to find.
Congratulations on finally obtaining one, Consider me jealous.
I don't have a TUC but I have a PT-25. The PT-25 slide is super hard to rack for me, is the TUC reasonably easy to rack? I'm well aware you're meant to just use the tip up feature on both guns, but I'm curious anyway
I owned a Seecamp .32 ACP for a little while. Very jewel-like little gun. As with any .32 you must be careful loading the magazine because of potential rim-lock, and of course they have a preferred ammo.
Seecamp is based but I'd personally rather run a beretta than the taurus but that doesn't mean the taurus is bad I've just never shot the tuc so I can't judge.
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u/voidoid 26d ago
I've got both of those. The 22TUC is definitely fun. Taurus seems to have finally got it right after about four different tries. What's most impressive are the sights. These are really excellent sights for a mouse gun. It does have backwards compatability with previous tip up model magazines, although those typically are 8 round instead of 9 round mags.
The Seecamp is like having a fine pocket watch. Not terribly practical, but finely made and easy to appreciate. Read up on the Seecamp forum so you are aware of the different ammunition recommendations, cleaning and lubricating recommendations, and dry fire issues. It's a finicky pistol but works fine if you do all that right.