TARA TM-9
Notes: The TM-9
appears to be Glock-based, with some Browning and CZ thrown in, but it also
incorporates a wide variety of modern features, ranging from the plethora of
internal passive safeties to the ergonomic grip.
The frame of the TM-9 is polymer, and the slide is of hardened light
alloy designed to be strong, light, and corrosion-proof.
Action is DA/SA, and external controls include a slide lock, manual
safety, and magazine release. The
TM-9 uses what TARA calls the DARE trigger system.
This essentially allows a smooth and relatively light trigger pull weight
even on that first double-action trigger pull.
A MIL-STD-1913 rail under the dust cover is used (this is almost a
required feature on modern pistol design).
The TM-9 uses an external extractor, and it doubles as a visual and
tactile chamber loaded indicator.
The sights are fixed but dovetailed in, and are of the 3-dot type. The 4.45-inch
barrel sits low in the frame, providing a low bore axis that helps reduce felt
recoil and muzzle climb. The frame
has three finger grooves and a stippled surface, as well as a grooved backstrap.
Three interchangeable backstraps are available. At the heel of the grip
is a small punch-type tool that allow the pistol, including the internals, to be
completely disassembled; while attached to the TM-9, it serves as a lanyard
loop. Magazines are of steel with
an anticorrosion coating, and the magazine well is beveled to help speed
reloads.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
TM-9 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.75 kg |
17 |
$322 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
TM-9 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |