Taurus TXM: One Pistol, Two Calibers - 5.7x28mm & .22 WMR

The logic is easy to follow. 5.7x28mm is flat-shooting and a lot of fun, but it is not cheap to feed. I recently shot my friend’s FN 5.7, but the price for the ammo was considerable. .22 WMR costs less, still has some punch, and works well for training, plinking and small game. With the TXM you can run both on the same grip, the same trigger and the same controls, so there is no second gun to buy (some may find that a disadvantage) and no second manual of arms to learn. I like the idea a lot, and if the upper swap is as quick as Taurus suggests, the combo kit is the version I would pick.

Capacity is generous, almost rifle-like. The 5.7x28mm models hold 23 rounds and the .22 WMR models 15, in the full-capacity versions. Every TXM is optics-ready through Taurus's T.O.R.O. system, which uses the Shield RMSc footprint, and a threaded barrel comes standard. Sights are a fixed white-dot front and a drift-adjustable serrated rear. The action is single-action only, with a trigger safety, striker block and firing pin block. The slide is stainless steel with a hard-anodized black finish, and the frame is polymer.

The 5-inch TXM 5.7 TB (Threaded Barrel, and the one to get) is item 1-TXM5751-TH with an MSRP of $507.99, and the 5-inch TXM 22WMR TB is 1-TXM22M51-TH at $424.99. The combo kit, 1-TXM22M5741-10, has a 4.5-inch barrel and comes with both uppers and two 10-round magazines at $756.99.

Taurus TXM 5.7 TB specifications:

• Item number: 1-TXM5751-TH, UPC 7-25327-94441-6
• Caliber: 5.7x28mm
• Capacity: 23 rounds, two magazines included
• Action: SAO, striker fired
• Barrel: 5 in (12.7 cm), alloy steel, matte black, threaded, 1:9 in RH twist
• Overall length: 8.44 in (21.4 cm)
• Height: 5.6 in (14.2 cm)
• Width: 1.25 in (3.2 cm)
• Weight: 24.4 oz (692 g)
• Optics: T.O.R.O. system, Shield RMSc footprint
• Sights: fixed white-dot front, drift-adjustable serrated rear
• Slide: stainless steel, hard anodized black
• Frame: polymer, full size
• Safety: trigger safety, striker block, firing pin block
• MSRP: $507.99

Taurus TXM 22WMR TB specifications:

• Item number: 1-TXM22M51-TH, UPC 7-25327-94444-7
• Caliber: .22 WMR
• Capacity: 15 rounds, two magazines included
• Barrel: 5 in (12.7 cm), threaded, 1:10 in RH twist
• Overall length: 8.44 in (21.4 cm)
• Weight: 17.85 oz (506 g)
• Other features as the 5.7 TB
• MSRP: $424.99

Taurus TXM 5.7/22WMR Combo specifications:

• Item number: 1-TXM22M5741-10, UPC 7-25327-94607-6
• Calibers: 5.7x28mm and .22 WMR, interchangeable upper assemblies
• Capacity: 10 rounds, two 10-round magazines included (full capacity version also exists).
• Barrel: 4.5 in (11.4 cm), 1:9 in RH (5.7) and 1:10 in RH (.22 WMR)
• Overall length: 8.1 in (20.6 cm)
• Weight: 23.85 oz (676 g) as 5.7x28mm, 17.55 oz (498 g) as .22 WMR
• MSRP: $756.99

Would you buy the TXM in one caliber, or go straight for the combo kit?

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