Surefire XC1 and how to spot the Fake

As I’m sure a lot of you know, Surefire recently released their XC1 weapon light. What you might NOT be aware of it that there is also at least one Chinese knock off or “clone” as I will refer to them going forward. With the real thing having an MSRP of $300 and a re
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Taurus convertible hammer

This was by far the best thing I saw in the Taurus booth, and I find it to be a clever idea. According to the rep I spoke to, this hammer will soon be standard on all Taurus revolvers, but is currently available on only a few models. The hammer spur is removable, turning it into spur-
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Taurus TCP with wings

Because apparently Taurus thinks that women need “wings” not only on their feminine hygiene products, but on their pistols too. As the Taurus rep I talked to told me “this gun is for women”. It is a standard Taurus TCP with the addition of folding “wings&
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Taurus Curve

While Erik and Gabe have pretty much covered what I have to say about the Taurus Curve, and done so more politely than I’m inclined to.  I will add that in addition to the long list of “features” I find completely asinine on this gun; if I were to actually shoot it (
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