Taurus 738BSS 738 TCP 6+1 .380 ACP 2.84" - 6+1 Rounds | 2.75" Barrel | Polymer Grips | Blue/Black | 3-Dot Sights

Excellent piece. Fires any ammo reliably

Great gun just remember to clean it then put an initial 250 rounds through it the clean it again and that will be smooth as silk!

I love it. It is small like i wanted and shoots very well.

Alerted by Email to an excellent sale at "Buds" for a Taurus .380 ACP PT-738 DAO in Black Stainless...
I'll add a Range Report after I put a couple of hundred rounds thru it...
OUT OF THE BOX, the weapon was a marginal fit in my extra large paw, but fits up perfectly when aftermarket mag extensions were fitted and I don't expect any "slide bite" due to the generous relief.
Smaller hands may find the regular mag floor plates just fine, for even better concealment options.
The fit and finish are excellent, all surfaces are smoothed, the minimal "sights" will not catch on pockets or holster edges.
The delayed blowback action,' barrel locks up tightly at the forend and there are no rattles, the trigger to backstrap length is comfortably similar to my other handguns, placing the center of the smooth trigger under the "sweet spot" of my index finger.
The DAO action provides enough security against negligent discharge with its long take-up that I am comfortable carrying this weapon in a pocket without a full holster so long as a "trigger block" is used.
The mag release is level with the surface of the grip for most of its length save a couple of mm at the front, is in perfect alignment with my thumb, and locks up tightly when the mag is seated, also giving me confidence in "open pocket" carry.
The slide release is well placed and low profile enough I again am confident it will not hang up but the control is so tight I cannot actuate it with my thumb or even BOTH thumbs... however the generous ribs machined into the slide have nice crisp edges and make putting the weapon back into battery easy enough... This is a quirk that must be remembered if the unlikely need for a mag change is required during a high stress incident.
The "checkering" on the grip is minimal but feels sufficient, I'll revisit this after live fire.
I'm looking forward to getting it up to The Ranch and making some noise...

I do not understand why Taurus is messing around with the goofy Spectrum 380. This 738 TCP
is extremely accurate at 22 feet. It only weighs 12.5 ounces loaded with six 380
rounds. The double recoil spring (one spring inside the other) and the steel recoil spring rod are
excellent and make putting this little pistol back together after cleaning easy. It does have some
feeding problems...especially loading the sixth round from the six-round magazine. Racking the
slide could be easier, but it's not too difficult. Taurus, use the Toyota model and perfect your products
over the years rather than trying to be all things to all people. With one year of engineering work, this
738 could nearly be the perfect pocket 380. Instead, it's just a three out of five also ran. Sad.

Great little gun. No recoil. It is now loaded with Silicone filled Hollow Points I'm sure it will stop and threat.

Purchased the Taurus Spectrum with the Viridian trigger laser. Nice self defense pistol. Thank you Buds.

Nice pistol. It is accurate and the trigger pull is quite good for an inexpensive DAO. As is the case with these small pistols, it is quite snappy. I find the recoil starts to bother me significantly after a couple of boxes of ammo at the range. It is not a target or range gun anyways, so no real issue there. It had to be broken in though. I have had some issues. It had a lot of failures to feed and locking open before the last shot. An internet search provided the solution and a minor modification to the slide release had it humming. The next issue occurred after about 750 rounds, the extractor broke. I called Taurus and they are sending a new extractor. We will see how it holds up from here.

I'm sorry to say this was not a good purchase. I chose this gun after watching multiple reviews on youtube stating positive results and excellent reliability. I took it to the range with 2 types of ammo (tula & Winchester) and couldn't make it through 1 magazine without multiple extraction & ejection issues (happened with both mags so I don't believe thats the issue). The gun fires each time a round is properly chambered, but the spent case gets left in the barrel & the following round would jam the slide. So I had to completely & properly lock the slide back, drop the mag, then clear the spent case from the barrel. I went through 100 rounds hoping this was just part of the break-in process, but that wasn't the case. It's off to Taurus. Hope it doesn't take the full 6 weeks. Serial # contained the letter "D". I do own & carry the Taurus PT111 G2 which has been completely reliable & I can reccomend. However, the 738 TCP, based off my experience, I can not.

Gun ran perfect for the first 50 rounds. But second time to the range the seer broke and the rails that hold the slide on came loose and it stopped firing. I shipped it back to Taurus and they replaced the Hammer the Seer and the Chassis. I took it to the range again and it would not run flawless like it did to began with. I had several FTE and Stove pipes with Winchester white box and Blazer Brass. I sold the gun. This was my third Taurus I have owned and the third that has had to be shipped back to Taurus (TCP, Poly Protector and Judge) I still own the judge and its the only one that I will keep. Taurus is an okay company however, their products are garbage. Stay away from this gun, well this manufacturer in general.