r/canadaguns • u/567432Gains • Jun 03 '26

Gun and gear reviews Taylor arms 9mm TC73

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Anyone have any experience with it? Came across my Facebook feed and my only negative feeling is that it’s not a DBM (or semi auto but that’s another issue) but it’s still a cool concept.

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u/tghost474 Jun 03 '26

So Karl at inrangeTV did a review on the gun and there were a lot of bad things to say about it from the quality to fit and finish. I included a link down below. Personally I was interested till I saw the video personally you’re probably better off getting a 357/38 lever gun instead.

https://youtu.be/si80mxA5dHM?si=RlrJSN765pQpX3mn

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u/HappyCan7250 Jun 04 '26

The only benefit is 9mm is dirt cheap vs 357. Even 357 runs about 0.70/rd at its cheapest (if you don't reload), vs 9mm at about 0.35/rd. It costs me I think around 0.40/rd to reload for 357 with the cheapest stuff around. 9mm lever gun certainly has an appeal, I'm surprised Henry and Marlin haven't made any yet. 

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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down Jun 04 '26

I'm surprised Henry and Marlin haven't made any yet

Henry already has a 9mm "levergun". It's called the Homesteader. Legally speaking, if you can't buy a Homesteader, you can't buy a levergun either. So they won't be making a levergun because that would be pointless.

Marlin has a 10mm levergun, which I'm actually surprised they bothered to make, but since leverguns are meme guns to begin with it makes sense to chamber them in meme calibers. The 9mm "levergun" Ruger/Marlin make is called the PC Carbine. Legally speaking, same as the Homesteader (except in Canada, but we're not a large enough market to matter).

It costs me I think around 0.40/rd to reload for 357 with the cheapest stuff around.

It costs you the same amount to load for 9mm too. If you're loading the more powerful varieties of .357 then sure, it's slightly pricier, but nothing's forcing you to do that.

That's the whole problem with 9mm leverguns, actually: people who shoot enough that caring about ammunition costs is meaningful aren't going to buy this because the revolver chambering is far more flexible and 9mm is not any cheaper to load, and people who will only put 1000 rounds through the gun should buy it in .357 anyway because the cost of the base rifle in .357 + 2000 rounds of .357 = cost of the base rifle in 9mm + 1000 rounds of 9mm.

10mm is the rimless equivalent of this, which is why Marlin only offers their gun in this caliber, and why it not shooting .40 S&W is not that big a deal. Bonus points because 10mm is basically just smokeless .44-40, which is arguably the bare minimum centerfire cartridge for hunting.

Taylor didn't take the assignment seriously, obviously. But they weren't going to sell anyway so it's probably OK for them to phone it in.