Last updated October 12, 2026 · By Nick Hall, who ran the GX4 through a 500-round test for our review and checked every current model against Taurus USA’s catalog
Ask a dealer for a Taurus GX4 and you’ll get a question back. The little one or the XL? The Carry? Nine or .380? With the optic cut? Taurus’s own GX4 category lists 23 item numbers today, and they sort into seven lines: the GX4, the GX4 T.O.R.O., the GX4 Graphene, the GX4XL, the GX4 Carry, the GX4 Carry in .380 and the braced GX4 Strike Bravo.
Here’s the strange part. Sixteen of those 23 carry the same $359.99 list price. Short slide or long, 11 rounds or 15, optic cut or plain, Taurus asks the same money. So the usual question, what do I get for spending more, doesn’t apply. The real question is which size you’ll carry, and this guide answers it.
I’ve shot the GX4 since the first micro-compact reached my range, and it has a full write-up here in our Taurus GX4 review. This page covers the whole family instead: what each variant is, how they differ, which red dots fit which slide, and the open safety notice every used buyer needs to read. Every spec comes from Taurus USA’s product pages, and I print the numbers for one named item number per line so you know which gun a spec belongs to.
Short on time? The GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. is the one I’d tell most people to buy. If the gun has to vanish under a T-shirt, get the GX4 T.O.R.O. The exceptions are below.
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Taurus GX4 Family at a Glance
The first table is the quick pick. The second has Taurus’s numbers for the representative item number of each line. MSRP is Taurus’s list price, and the live price cards under each model show what dealers charge today.
| Model | Best For | MSRP |
|---|---|---|
| GX4 | Lowest street price, iron sights only. | $359.99 |
| GX4 T.O.R.O. | Deep concealment with a red dot option. | $359.99 |
| GX4 Graphene | Iron-sight carriers who want 13+1. | $340.99 |
| GX4XL T.O.R.O. | Appendix carry, longer sight radius, short grip. | $359.99 |
| GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. | One pistol for carry and home, with a dot and a light. | $359.99 |
| GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. .380 | Recoil-sensitive shooters who want 15 rounds. | $359.99 |
| GX4 Strike Bravo | A braced range gun on GX4 Carry magazines. | $636.99 |
| Model | Item No. | Caliber | Barrel | Length | Weight | Capacity | Optic Cut | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GX4 | 1-GX4M931 | 9mm | 3.06 in | 6.05 in | 18.7 oz | 11+1 | No | $359.99 |
| GX4 T.O.R.O. | 1-GX4MP931 | 9mm | 3.06 in | 6.05 in | 18.7 oz | 11+1 | Yes | $359.99 |
| GX4 Graphene | 1-GX4M93GR | 9mm | 3.06 in | 6.05 in | 18.5 oz | 13+1 | No | $340.99 |
| GX4XL T.O.R.O. | 1-GX4XLP941 | 9mm | 3.71 in | 6.43 in | 20 oz | 13+1 | Yes | $359.99 |
| GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. | 1-GX4CRP941 | 9mm | 3.70 in | 6.56 in | 21.51 oz | 15+1 | Yes | $359.99 |
| GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. .380 | 1-GX4CRP38031 | .380 Auto | 3.70 in | 6.56 in | 21 oz | 15+1 | Yes | $359.99 |
| GX4 Strike Bravo | 1-GX4CRP941-SI | 9mm | 3.70 in | 9.62 in | 24.1 oz | 15+1 | Yes | $636.99 |
Read that MSRP column again. The T.O.R.O. optic cut costs nothing extra at list on the GX4, the GX4XL or the GX4 Carry, so a plain-slide gun only makes sense when a dealer discounts it hard. And the family is really three frames: a micro grip 4.4 inches tall (GX4, T.O.R.O., Graphene, GX4XL), a Carry grip 5.16 inches tall (both Carry models), and the Strike Bravo, which is a Carry gun bolted into a chassis.
Pros
- Optic cut costs nothing extra
- Fifteen rounds at a $359.99 list
- Three sizes share one trigger
Cons
- Open drop-fire safety notice
- Factory spec pages contradict themselves
- Thin holster and sight aftermarket
1. Taurus GX4
- Representative item: 1-GX4M931
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.06 in
- Overall length: 6.05 in
- Height: 4.4 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 18.7 oz
- Capacity: 11+1
- Front sight: Fixed
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: No
- MSRP: $359.99
- Street price: from $282.99
This is the gun the family grew from: a 3.06 inch barrel, an 11-round flush magazine and a grip just 4.4 inches tall. Taurus lists it at 18.7 ounces empty. It’s the only size here I’d call a true micro-compact, and it’s the one I’ve shot most.
We’ve covered it in depth, so here’s the short version of our 500-round test. One failure to return to battery at round 37, two light strikes on Tula steel case, and nothing else. After the first 100 rounds it ran every brass-cased load I fed it, including 50 rounds of Federal HST 124gr. My best five-shot group at 15 yards was 2.3 inches with Federal American Eagle 124gr, and the brass loads averaged 2.5. The flat-face trigger broke at 6.5 pounds on my gauge with a clean wall and a longer, mushier reset than a P365 gives you. The full log is in the GX4 review.
Taurus catalogs four versions of the plain-slide gun: black with 11-round magazines (1-GX4M931), black with 10-round magazines (1-GX4M931-10), and two with Cerakote slides, Troy Coyote Brown (1-GX4M93E) and Tungsten (1-GX4M93C). All four list at $359.99. Dealers also hold colors Taurus no longer lists, such as the OD green frame.
That price is the problem. The T.O.R.O. below is the same pistol with an optic cut at the same list price. Buy the plain GX4 only when a dealer marks it well under the T.O.R.O. and you know you’ll never mount a dot. If the budget is tighter still, Taurus’s own G3C and the newer GX2 T.O.R.O. sit below it.
Best For: The lowest street price in the family, for carriers who are staying with iron sights.
2. Taurus GX4 T.O.R.O.
- Representative item: 1-GX4MP931
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.06 in
- Overall length: 6.05 in
- Height: 4.4 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 18.7 oz
- Capacity: 11+1
- Front sight: Fixed
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: Yes
- MSRP: $359.99
- Street price: from $280.99
T.O.R.O. stands for Taurus Optic Ready Option. Same barrel, same 6.05 inch length, same 18.7 ounces as the plain gun, but the slide is cut at the factory for a micro red dot and ships with a flush cover plate for days you’d sooner run irons. You can tell a T.O.R.O. from across the counter by that plate, a small rectangle screwed down ahead of the rear sight. The item number tells you too: every optic-cut GX4 has a P in it (GX4MP, GX4XLP, GX4CRP).
With the plate on, I can’t tell it from the plain GX4 on paper. It prints the same 2.5 inch averages at 15 yards and it has fed everything without a stoppage. The difference shows up once a dot goes on. The iron sight radius on this slide is under 5 inches, which is where most of the misses on a gun this size come from, and a dot takes sight radius out of the equation.
One caution before you order glass. Taurus’s page for this model says the cut takes “several popular micro-red dot sights” and stops there. The named optic list is on the GX4XL T.O.R.O. page, and the Carry page names a footprint. I’ve laid all of that out in the red dot section below.
Taurus sells it with 10-round magazines too, item 1-GX4MP931-10, at the same $359.99. If you want the smallest GX4, this is the one to buy new. It costs no more than the plain gun at list and it keeps the option open.
Best For: Deep concealment with the door left open for a red dot.
3. Taurus GX4 Graphene
- Representative item: 1-GX4M93GR
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.06 in
- Overall length: 6.05 in
- Height: 4.4 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 18.5 oz
- Capacity: 13+1
- Front sight: Fixed
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: No
- MSRP: $340.99
- Street price: from $258.67
The Graphene is a GX4 in a gray coat. Taurus announced it in September 2023 as the first self-defense handgun to use graphene, and says the treatment improves the durability of the frame and the finish while cutting the need for cleaning and lubrication. Under the finish the numbers are the micro gun’s: 3.06 inch barrel, 6.05 inches long, 4.4 inches tall. Taurus lists it two tenths of an ounce lighter, at 18.5.
Two details make it more interesting than a paint job. The 13-round version ships with two 13-round magazines, so you get the longer grip and two extra rounds without buying magazines. And at $340.99 it’s the lowest list price in the whole GX4 catalog. The 10-round version, item 1-GX4M93GR-10, lists at $359.99, which makes the restricted-state gun the more expensive one.
Check the slide before you plan on a dot. Taurus’s feature list prints T.O.R.O. on this page, but the same boilerplate sits on the plain GX4’s page, the Graphene’s item number has no P in it, and the model name doesn’t say T.O.R.O. Treat it as an iron-sight gun. No cover plate ahead of the rear sight means no cut.
It shoots like the GX4 because mechanically it is one. I’d pick it over the plain black gun every time: lower list price, bigger magazines, harder-wearing finish. I wouldn’t pick it over a T.O.R.O. if a dot is anywhere in your future.
Best For: Iron-sight carriers who want 13+1 and the lowest list price.
4. Taurus GX4XL T.O.R.O.
- Representative item: 1-GX4XLP941
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.71 in
- Overall length: 6.43 in
- Height: 4.4 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 20 oz
- Capacity: 13+1
- Front sight: Fixed
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: Yes
- MSRP: $359.99
- Street price: from $261.11
The XL keeps the micro grip and stretches the top end. The slide is longer, the barrel grows to 3.71 inches, overall length goes to 6.43, and weight rises to an even 20 ounces. Height stays at 4.4 inches, so it hides like the small gun and only asks for a longer holster. It ships with one 11-round and one 13-round magazine and two backstraps.
The longer top end buys velocity and sight radius. Over my chronograph the XL ran about 40 fps faster than the 3 inch gun with the same loads. From the bench at 25 yards my best five-shot groups were 2.6 inches with Black Hills 124gr JHP, 2.8 with Federal Hydra-Shok 124gr and 2.9 with Remington 115gr FMJ, and the averages ran 3.1 to 3.5. That’s carry-gun accuracy, no more. The trigger broke at 6.0 pounds.
It wasn’t a clean run. At round 36 the trigger stopped resetting: the slide cycled and fed, but the trigger stayed dead until I racked it by hand. A detail strip, a clean and a small adjustment to the trigger bar cured it and it didn’t come back. Our GX4 review flags the same fault as a known issue on some guns, and it’s the reason I tell every GX4 buyer to put a few hundred rounds through the gun before carrying it.
Two other XLs are in the catalog. The standard GX4XL without the optic cut is listed only as a 10-round gun (1-GX4XL941-10) at the same $359.99, and the T.O.R.O. comes with 10-round magazines as 1-GX4XLP941-10. Taurus also sells the T.O.R.O. with a Riton red dot fitted for $549.00 (1-GX4XLP941-R). That’s $189.01 over the bare gun, and I’d sooner spend it on a dot I picked myself.
Best For: Appendix carriers who want a longer sight radius without a taller grip.
5. Taurus GX4 Carry T.O.R.O.: The One I Recommend Most
- Representative item: 1-GX4CRP941
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.70 in
- Overall length: 6.56 in
- Height: 5.16 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 21.51 oz
- Capacity: 15+1
- Front sight: Fixed
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: Yes
- MSRP: $359.99
- Street price: from $286.99
Take a barrel the XL’s length, add three quarters of an inch of grip, and you have the GX4 Carry. It’s 6.56 inches long, 5.16 tall and 21.51 ounces, and the longer grip holds 15 rounds. Taurus puts an accessory rail on it for a light and packs three backstraps in the box. Width is still 1.08 inches.
This is the GX4 that shoots like a bigger pistol. I ran 250 rounds through one. From a rest at 10 yards my first five-shot group with Remington UMC 115gr FMJ measured .78 inch. Offhand at 5 yards it stacked 1.0 to 1.3 inch groups with the Remington load and Winchester USA Ready 115gr. With a dot on the slide, Speer Gold Dot 124gr averaged 1.0 inch at 5 yards and 1.3 at 7, and Hornady Critical Defense averaged 1.5 at 7. The one stoppage came on the last round of the day, a cartridge that turned sideways on a feed ramp black with fouling. I wiped the ramp and it fed the same round.
Whole hand on the grip, that’s the change. With the micro frame my little finger hangs under the flush magazine, and after 100 rounds I feel it. On the Carry it doesn’t, and split times come down with it.
Watch the item number when you buy. The T.O.R.O. is 1-GX4CRP941. Taurus also lists a plain black Carry (1-GX4CR941), one with a Magpul FDE Cerakote slide (1-GX4CR94UU) and one in Sniper Green (1-GX4CR94FF), and those three pages don’t mention an optic cut. All four list at $359.99. We ranked the Carry second among all the brand’s handguns in our best Taurus handguns roundup.
Best For: One pistol for carry and the nightstand, with a light and a dot.
6. Taurus GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. in .380 Auto
- Representative item: 1-GX4CRP38031
- Caliber: .380 Auto
- Barrel: 3.70 in
- Overall length: 6.56 in
- Height: 5.16 in
- Width: 1.0 in
- Weight: 21 oz
- Capacity: 15+1
- Front sight: Fixed, white dot
- Rear sight: Fully adjustable
- Optic cut: Yes
- MSRP: $359.99
- Street price: from $261.99
Same frame, same 3.70 inch barrel, same 6.56 inch length, softer cartridge. Taurus chambers the Carry in .380 Auto with a 15-round magazine and lists it at 21 ounces and 1.0 inch wide. It’s a T.O.R.O. gun, and the rear sight is fully adjustable where the 9mm guns get a drift-adjustable one.
The appeal is simple. A 21 ounce pistol is heavy for a .380, and the weight is the point. Mass soaks up what little recoil the cartridge makes, and you get a full three-finger grip to hold on with. Most .380s make you choose between a pocket gun that stings and holds seven, or a soft shooter with no more capacity than a micro 9mm. This one holds 15.
Who is it for? Shooters with arthritis, a weak grip or a wrist that won’t forgive 9mm, and anyone whose honest choice is a .380 they’ll practice with or a 9mm they won’t. If 9mm doesn’t bother you, buy the 9mm Carry: same size, same list price, cheaper ammunition. We weigh the two cartridges in .380 ACP vs 9mm, and our news piece on the GX4 Carry in .380 covers the launch.
A 10-round version, 1-GX4CRP38031-10, is in the catalog at the same $359.99. Its closest rival is the Ruger Security-380, another 15-round .380 built on a compact frame.
Best For: Recoil-sensitive shooters who still want 15 rounds and a red dot.
7. Taurus GX4 Strike Bravo
- Representative item: 1-GX4CRP941-SI
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel: 3.70 in
- Overall length: 9.62 in
- Height: 5.16 in
- Width: 1.08 in
- Weight: 24.1 oz
- Capacity: 15+1
- Front sight: Fixed, white dot
- Rear sight: Drift adjustable
- Optic cut: Yes
- MSRP: $636.99
- Street price: from $487.99
The Strike Bravo is the odd one. Taurus takes the GX4 Carry and fits it into a Strike Industries chassis with a reversible charging handle, a MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail and a T.O.R.O. slide. Sold bare, it’s 9.62 inches long and 24.1 ounces. Sold with the Strike Industries FSA Single Stabilizer brace, it’s 18.38 inches and 34.9 ounces, and the list price jumps from $636.99 to $836.99.
Taurus’s description gives it a 1/2 x 28 threaded barrel for a suppressor or muzzle device. Read the item description before you count on that. Three of the four Strike Bravo listings carry “N.THR” in the product line, so confirm the muzzle on the exact item number you’re ordering. The four are 1-GX4CRP941-SI (15 rounds), 1-GX4CRP941-10SI (10 rounds), 1-GX4CRP941-SIWB (15 rounds with brace) and 1-GX4CRP941-10SIWB (10 rounds with brace).
What I like is that it’s still a GX4 underneath. Taurus says it keeps “full compatibility with all available GX4 magazines, basepads, barrels, and accessories.” So it’s a range and truck gun that shares magazines with the Carry on your belt. It isn’t a concealment piece, and the brace version costs more than two GX4 Carry pistols.
Brace law has moved more than once, so read where the pistol brace rules stand before you buy the braced package. If the threaded muzzle is the draw, Taurus now makes its own cans too, and we covered the TTX suppressor line at launch.
Best For: Owners who already run a GX4 Carry and want a braced range gun on the same magazines.
Buying a Used GX4: Read the Safety Notice First
Taurus has an open safety notice on the GX4, and it changes how you buy a used one. In Taurus’s words: “Some GX4 pistols assembled and sold only in the United States may, under certain circumstances, discharge when dropped.” The instruction to owners is blunt: “Safely unload and stop using your GX4 IMMEDIATELY.”
The fix is free and the check takes a minute. Go to gx4safetynotice.com, which Taurus links from its own site, and enter the serial number. Taurus’s notice says “The serial number is located on the rear of the pistol,” and that the site “will promptly let you know whether your GX4 is subject to this Notice.” If the gun is covered, Taurus “will inspect, repair, if necessary, and return your pistol to you as soon as possible, FREE of charge,” and the same page has a form for a pre-paid shipping label. If the gun isn’t covered, Taurus says to disregard the notice. The phone number is 229-515-8464.
Here’s why it matters most on a used gun. The notice asks owners who no longer have the pistol to “forward this notice to the current owner.” Plenty won’t. So do it yourself:
- Run the serial number before money changes hands, or make the sale conditional on it.
- Run it again on a gun you already own if you’ve never checked. My test gun’s serial came back clear.
- Look for the cover plate ahead of the rear sight. A plate means a T.O.R.O. slide. No plate means no cut, whatever the listing says.
- Read the item number on the box label. A P after GX4M, GX4XL or GX4CR marks the optic-ready gun.
- Shoot it. Our review gun needed its first 100 rounds to settle, and a trigger that won’t reset goes back to Taurus under the limited lifetime warranty.
You’ll also meet versions on the used market that Taurus no longer catalogs: frame and slide colors that have dropped off the site, and GX4XL guns without the optic cut in 11-round trim. They’re the same pistols, and the serial check applies to all of them.
GX4 Magazine and Parts Compatibility
Every GX4 ships with two magazines. Which two depends on the line.
| Line | Magazines in the Box |
|---|---|
| GX4 | Two 11-round, or two 10-round on item 1-GX4M931-10 |
| GX4 T.O.R.O. | Two, sold as an 11-round or a 10-round model |
| GX4 Graphene | Two 13-round, or two 10-round on item 1-GX4M93GR-10 |
| GX4XL T.O.R.O. | One 11-round and one 13-round, or two 10-round on item 1-GX4XLP941-10 |
| GX4 Carry, 9mm | Two 15-round |
| GX4 Carry, .380 | Two 15-round, or two 10-round on item 1-GX4CRP38031-10 |
| GX4 Strike Bravo | Two 15-round or two 10-round |
The micro frame is the one with choices. Taurus describes the small guns as 10, 11 or 13-round pistols, and the 13-rounder adds a finger’s worth of grip. I’d buy at least one for any micro GX4. The XL already ships with one of each.
The Carry frame runs 15-round magazines in both calibers, with 10-round versions for restricted states. If you live in one, our list of the best 10-round carry pistols shows what else is on the table. I wouldn’t count on swapping magazines between the 9mm and the .380. Taurus sells each gun with its own and doesn’t say they interchange.
Backstraps differ by line: two with the XL, three with the Carry. And Taurus links one owner’s manual from every GX4 page, micro to Strike Bravo, which tells you how alike these pistols are inside. The takedown and the trigger carry over, so if you can run one you can run them all.
Red Dots for the Taurus GX4: What Fits the T.O.R.O. Cut
T.O.R.O. is one name on three pages that describe it three ways. This table prints what Taurus says for each line, in Taurus’s words.
| Variant Line | Optics Ready | Mounting System, in Taurus’s Words | What You Add |
|---|---|---|---|
| GX4, GX4 Graphene, standard GX4XL, plain GX4 Carry | No | No optic cut | Nothing fits. Buy the T.O.R.O. version |
| GX4 T.O.R.O. | Yes | “Taurus Optic Ready Option mounting system” on a “factory optic-cut slide”, with a “flush-mount slide cover plate”. No footprint named | A micro red dot. Confirm the fit first |
| GX4XL T.O.R.O. | Yes | “Direct thread, no plate system” for the Shield RMSc, Holosun HS507K X2 and Sightmark Mini Shot A-Spec M3 | Nothing for those three. The Trijicon RMRcc needs “adapter plate P/N: 10028170” |
| GX4 Carry T.O.R.O., 9mm and .380 | Yes | T.O.R.O. cut for “Holosun K-series footprint and similar” | A K-footprint dot. No plate |
| GX4 Strike Bravo | Yes | “T.O.R.O. optic-ready slide” on the “GX4 Carry 9mm platform”. No footprint named | A micro red dot. Confirm the fit first |
So there are two firm statements. The GX4XL T.O.R.O. takes three named dots with no plate. The GX4 Carry cut is the Holosun K-series footprint. For the micro GX4 T.O.R.O. and the Strike Bravo, Taurus names the system and nothing else, so take the dot to the counter and check the screw holes and posts before you pay. Don’t treat RMSc and K as one pattern, either. Holosun doesn’t, which is why it packs an RMSc-to-K adapter plate with the EPS Carry.
These are the four I’d buy, with the fit stated against that table. Broader picks are in our guide to the best red dots for concealed carry.
Holosun HS507K-X2
- Model: Holosun HS507K-X2
- Footprint: Holosun K
- Reticle: 2 MOA dot and 32 MOA circle
- Battery: CR1632, side tray
- Battery life: 50,000 hours
- Weight: 1 oz
- List price: $348.22
- Mounts on: GX4XL T.O.R.O. direct, named by Taurus. GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. direct, K-series cut
This is the default answer for two reasons. Taurus names the HS507K X2 as a direct fit on the GX4XL T.O.R.O., and Holosun builds it on the K footprint that the GX4 Carry cut is made for. No plate on either gun. I like the reticle choice on a short slide: the 32 MOA circle is quick to find when the draw is ragged, and the 2 MOA dot alone is there for careful work. The CR1632 battery loads from the side, so a battery change doesn’t cost you your zero, and Shake Awake means I never touch the buttons. At 1 ounce you won’t feel it on the belt.
Holosun EPS Carry (EPS-CARRY-RD-2)
- Model: Holosun EPS Carry (EPS-CARRY-RD-2)
- Footprint: Holosun K, RMSc-to-K plate included
- Reticle: 2 MOA dot
- Battery: CR1620, side tray
- Battery life: 50,000 hours
- Weight: 1.23 oz
- List price: $388.22
- Mounts on: GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. direct, K-series cut. RMSc-pattern cuts with the included plate
A carry gun lives in lint, sweat and rain, and an open emitter collects all three. The EPS Carry seals the emitter behind glass, which is why it’s the dot I ran on my GX4XL T.O.R.O. and the one I’d put on a GX4 Carry first. It’s a K-footprint optic, so it goes straight onto the Carry’s K-series cut, and Holosun includes an RMSc-to-K adapter plate in the box for slides cut the other way. It sits low enough that I could still pick up the irons through the window. The price is $40 more than the 507K and 0.23 ounce heavier. Worth it if you carry every day.
Sightmark Mini Shot A-Spec M3
- Model: Sightmark Mini Shot A-Spec M3 (SM26049)
- Footprint: Shield RMS-C
- Reticle: 3 MOA red dot
- Battery: CR2032
- Battery life: 500 to 100,000 hours
- Weight: 0.7 oz, sight only
- List price: $203.97
- Mounts on: GX4XL T.O.R.O. direct, named by Taurus
The budget pick, and the only one under $210. Taurus names the Mini Shot A-Spec M3 as a direct fit on the GX4XL T.O.R.O., and Sightmark builds it on the Shield RMS-C footprint. On a $359.99 pistol a $203.97 dot makes more sense than one that costs twice what the gun does. You give things up. Brightness is automatic only, with no manual override, and it’s rated IP55 water-resistant where the Holosuns are sealed for submersion. The dot is 3 MOA, the battery is a common CR2032, and at 0.7 ounce it’s the lightest sight here. I’d run it on a range gun or a first dot, and step up once you know you like carrying one.
Trijicon RMRcc 3.25 MOA
- Model: Trijicon RMRcc 3.25 MOA (CC06-C-3100001)
- Footprint: Trijicon RMRcc
- Reticle: 3.25 MOA red dot
- Battery: CR2032
- Battery life: Over 4 years of continuous use
- Weight: 1 oz
- List price: $734.00
- Mounts on: GX4XL T.O.R.O. with Taurus adapter plate P/N 10028170
This is the pick for people who already own one. The RMRcc doesn’t share a pattern with the other three, so it’s the only dot here that needs a plate: Taurus lists it for the GX4XL T.O.R.O. with adapter plate part number 10028170, and Trijicon ships the sight with no mount. At $734.00 the optic costs twice what the pistol does, which is hard to defend unless the dot is moving over from another gun. What you get is the toughest housing of the four, forged 7075-T6 aluminum, and a CR2032 that lasts over four years left on. Our Trijicon RMR buyer’s guide covers where the cc sits in that family.
Which Taurus GX4 Should You Buy?
Seven lines, one list price for most of them. Sort by how you carry.
One gun for everything? The GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. Fifteen rounds, a rail, a real grip and an optic cut for $359.99 list. It’s the easiest GX4 to shoot well and still an inch wide.
Deep concealment? The GX4 T.O.R.O. Same money as the plain gun, and the cut is there when you want it.
Appendix carry? The GX4XL T.O.R.O. The longer slide rides better inside the waistband than you’d expect and the grip, the part that prints, stays short.
Never mounting a dot? The GX4 Graphene with 13-round magazines. Lowest list price, most rounds in the micro frame.
Recoil is the problem? The GX4 Carry in .380.
Want a range toy on the same magazines? The Strike Bravo, bare, with a dot and a light.
Before you settle, look at the two pistols every GX4 gets measured against. The Sig P365 costs more and has a far deeper bench of holsters, sights and parts. It’s the gun I’d hand to someone who wants to load it and trust it on day one. We tested it over 2,000 rounds in the Sig P365 review, and the whole family is sorted in Sig P365 models explained.
The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus is the middle road: bigger than the micro GX4, sold with a thumb safety if you want one, and backed by quality control I’d rate a step up. Our Shield Plus review has the test, and M&P Shield models explained sorts that family the way this page sorts the GX4.
Whichever GX4 you pick, feed it brass-cased ammunition. Mine choked twice on steel-case Tula and never on brass. Our best 9mm ammo guide has range and defensive loads, and the wider field is in our best 9mm micro-compact pistols ranking.
Who Should NOT Buy a Taurus GX4
- Buyers who want to load it and carry it the same day. A GX4 needs a few hundred rounds of proof first, and some go back to Taurus. The Sig P365 costs more and asks less of you.
- Pocket carriers. Even the micro GX4 is 6.05 inches long and over 18 ounces. A Ruger LCP MAX is the better pocket gun.
- Anyone who wants a manual thumb safety. No GX4 in Taurus’s catalog lists one. The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus comes with one.
- Tinkerers. Holster, sight and trigger choices are thin next to the big names. A Glock 43X has a far bigger aftermarket.
FAQ: Taurus GX4 Models
How many Taurus GX4 models are there?
Taurus USA's GX4 category lists 23 item numbers in seven lines: the GX4, GX4 T.O.R.O., GX4 Graphene, GX4XL, GX4 Carry, GX4 Carry in .380 Auto and GX4 Strike Bravo. The count includes colors, 10-round versions and both optic-ready and plain slides. Sixteen of the 23 share a $359.99 list price.
What is the difference between the Taurus GX4 and GX4XL?
The GX4XL has a longer slide and a 3.71 inch barrel against 3.06 inches on the GX4. Overall length grows from 6.05 to 6.43 inches and weight from 18.7 to 20 ounces. The grip is the same 4.4 inch height, so the XL conceals like the small gun but gives a longer sight radius and a little more velocity.
What is the difference between the GX4XL and the GX4 Carry?
The barrels are nearly the same length, 3.71 and 3.70 inches. The GX4 Carry has a taller grip, 5.16 inches against 4.4, which holds 15 rounds instead of 11 or 13. The Carry also adds an accessory rail and a third backstrap, and it weighs 21.51 ounces to the XL's 20.
What does T.O.R.O. mean on a Taurus GX4?
T.O.R.O. stands for Taurus Optic Ready Option. The slide is cut at the factory for a micro red dot and ships with a cover plate. Optic-ready GX4 item numbers have a P in them, such as 1-GX4MP931, 1-GX4XLP941 and 1-GX4CRP941. At list price the cut costs nothing extra.
What red dot fits the Taurus GX4 T.O.R.O.?
Taurus says the GX4XL T.O.R.O. takes the Shield RMSc, Holosun HS507K X2 and Sightmark Mini Shot A-Spec M3 with no plate, and the Trijicon RMRcc with adapter plate part number 10028170. It describes the GX4 Carry cut as the Holosun K-series footprint. Its page for the micro GX4 T.O.R.O. names no footprint, so check the fit before buying.
Is there a recall on the Taurus GX4?
Taurus has an open safety notice. It says some GX4 pistols assembled and sold only in the United States may, under certain circumstances, discharge when dropped. Owners are told to unload and stop using the pistol, then enter the serial number at gx4safetynotice.com. Taurus inspects and repairs covered guns free of charge.
Does the Taurus GX4 Carry come in .380?
Yes. The GX4 Carry T.O.R.O. in .380 Auto has the same 3.70 inch barrel and 6.56 inch length as the 9mm Carry, holds 15 rounds, weighs 21 ounces and lists at $359.99. A 10-round version is also cataloged. It is aimed at shooters who find 9mm recoil hard to manage.
Which Taurus GX4 should I buy?
For most people, the GX4 Carry T.O.R.O.: 15 rounds, a rail, a full grip and an optic cut at a $359.99 list price. Choose the GX4 T.O.R.O. for deep concealment, the GX4XL T.O.R.O. for appendix carry, the Graphene if you will never mount a dot, and the .380 Carry if recoil is the problem.
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