Taurus has officially rolled out the RPC, a 9mm personal defense weapon that marks the company's most serious push yet into the pistol-caliber long-gun space. The platform first surfaced as a concept at IWA 2025, where Classic Firearms got early hands-on time with a prototype. The production variants are now listed on Taurus's site.

The RPC runs a roller-delayed blowback action — the same operating principle behind the HK MP5 and its modern descendants — paired with a 4.5-inch barrel and an aluminum chassis aimed at keeping weight down. Taurus is launching four SKUs: a braced and an unbraced version, each offered with either two 32-round magazines or two 10-round magazines for restricted-capacity states.

Controls are fully ambidextrous, including the bolt release and magazine release, and the charging handle is reversible and non-reciprocating. The gun feeds from Glock-pattern magazines, which gives buyers an enormous existing aftermarket on day one and slots the RPC into the same magazine ecosystem as most of Taurus's striker-fired handgun lineup.

Taurus is positioning the RPC as a duty-grade platform, describing it as built to blend proven ergonomics with modern capability.

Pricing and shipping dates were not listed on the Taurus product page at the time of writing. At the IWA 2025 prototype reveal, Classic Firearms reported an anticipated MSRP of roughly $650.