My Wife's employer makes the soft grip panels on the Spectrum, and she was asked for her input on the fit and feel by the R&D guys.

I sure hope this is a good pistol, because I may have to buy her one. I have two Taurus revolvers, but no semi-autos.

At least it's sparked an interest in CCW for her.

I like, if not the color scheme, the fact that it is very smooth and rounded and snag-free, something overlooked in a gun that may be pocket carried.

It is so space age. And that's all I have to say about that.

There are other color options and perhaps a BSG reboot will need some new weapons?

Meanwhile, I don't know when these will hit the shelves and I'll be looking for a PK380 for her to try.

Interesting story about your wife's involvment .

When I read about the Spectrum earlier, it reminds me so much of a Mini Vektor CP-1, a South African pistol made in the 90's.

How does it react to solvents/chemicals?

What is the keyhole for?

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What is the keyhole for?

Are those pictograms or an open and a locked padlock? Some kind of internal lock perhaps?

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
What is the keyhole for?

Lawyer lock so that in an "oh shit moment" it won't work

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Interesting story about your wife's involvment .

When I read about the Spectrum earlier, it reminds me so much of a Mini Vektor CP-1, a South African pistol made in the 90's.

I hope it works better than the Vektor. I had a chance to buy a Vektor, and sometimes wish i had, but glad i didnt at the same time.

Aren't all of the newer Taurus models (Taurii?) equipped with a keyed lock these days? My wife's Model 85 has one and she found herself locked out at the range once without the key. She quit locking it after that...

I hope that Spectrum's design doesn't give SIG any ideas.

I'd run away from any Tauras that wasn't a revolver.
FIL had a 709 slim and it couldn't make it thru 1 mag without a problem.

.380?

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I'd run away from any Tauras that wasn't a revolver.
FIL had a 709 slim and it couldn't make it thru 1 mag without a problem.

My 709 Slim was from the product's early days where everyone on the web was claiming that it was a functional disaster. And yet a decade later I'm still waiting for its first stoppage to occur. OTOH the PT111 Millennium Pro I bought about the same time...that one was the proverbial train wreck.

Oh about the new gun...looks like something Reebok would've designed.

Not sure about the colors but I like the rounded design. My TCP has been 100% reliable so far.

Actually, I have to say, I think it looks kinda cool. But I am also the guy who likes the spacegun look.

A hearty congrats to your wife for having been party to the production of a new and interesting product. I work in production and would be proud to be able to say what she can.

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I'd run away from any Tauras that wasn't a revolver.
FIL had a 709 slim and it couldn't make it thru 1 mag without a problem.

My 709 Slim was from the product's early days where everyone on the web was claiming that it was a functional disaster. And yet a decade later I'm still waiting for its first stoppage to occur. OTOH the PT111 Millennium Pro I bought about the same time...that one was the proverbial train wreck.

I also had a 709, mine never had a problem, in the couple of years that I had and shot it.

"than the Vektor. I had a chance to buy a Vektor, and sometimes wish i had, but glad i didnt at the same time."

I remember being in Virginia Beach when they were first introduced , and visiting the gun shop that was their distributor. It was a neat pistol, at least I got to handle one in person, although I didn't purchase.

Later Vektor installed upgrades to the CP1 on many of the owners pistols, most however weren't upgraded after owners sent them in for their payment return.

I do have a souvenir of the CP-1, two black plastic keychain replicas I bought during my visit!

Very cool she had input.

It's like 1998 all over again.