Anyone familiar with the tauras 917-9mm. I'd like to get a 9 with a rail and this one looked sweet at Bud's. $402.00
Have you considered the Taurus PT-92? I got one a couple of years ago for less than that Bud's quote. Good Gun! Has a rail, since that seems to be important to you. Comes with 2 17 round mags, and Mec-Gar makes mags for it. 20 round Mec-Gar mags are available for it, too -- I've got one, it works great.
My impression of it is -- Good Gun! 100% dead-bang reliable, decent trigger, decently accurate. My only negatives are that it flings the last empty right back at or over my head, and the 3 dot sights aren't as easy to see as some -- I've been meaning to improve them with a little extra paint.
I'm one and the same as gb_in_ga, so add a bit over 900 to my post count...