SIG SAUER Rolls Out the P320-XTEN COMP 10mm Compact Pistol
If you’ll be out in the woods this fall, SIG SAUER just announced a new optic-ready compact 10mm pistol that will be a very convenient and effective option when encounters with large four-legged...
View ArticleGun Review: Lone Wolf Dusk 19 9mm Pistol
You probably know Lone Wolf for their gun parts. The company started life as sellers of aftermarket GLOCK parts and become one of the biggest players in the GLOCK aftermarket part ecosystem. Lone Wolf...
View ArticleWalther Announces the New PD380 DA/SA .380 ACP Carry Pistol
For those who are recoil averse and like an easier-racking slide with a lighter trigger pull, a .380 carry gun with a DA/SA action is just what the doctor ordered. Walther certainly hopes you’ll agree...
View ArticleGun Review: Beretta APX A1 Compact 9mm Pistol
The APX A1 Compact is Beretta’s mid-size addition to their striker-fired, 9mm carry gun market. It has quite a different look than the 92’s I’ve long associated Beretta with, joining the APX family...
View Article3 Weird Tricks to Make Your 1911 .45 ACP Pistol More Reliable
The 1911 .45 ACP combat pistol, invented by John Moses Browning, set the groundwork for most modern pistols. It’s a trusted combat handgun that has been used in more theaters of combat than any other...
View ArticleHow to Clean a 1911 Pistol
The hardest part in cleaning a 1911 for most people is disassembling it. That’s more a comment on how easy they are to clean than how difficult they are to take apart. But since a 1911 isn’t as simple...
View ArticleIs the 1911 Pistol Finally Oudated?
More than a century ago John Moses Browning created the 1911 semi-automatic pistol. Over time the design has evolved slightly to be safer, better for mass-production, and more accurate. However, the...
View ArticleObscure Object of Desire: The Mauser HSc Super .380 Pistol
Pistol development in the early 1900s was rapid. Pistols were being spit out at a rapid rate, and it seemed that almost every other year, some new advancement would be made in the technology. In 1900,...
View ArticleEDC Greatness: The J-Frame Revolver for Deep Cover Concealed Carry…Still
In today’s world, the semi-auto pistol reigns supreme. It seems that in a world with 11+1 micro-compacts, people today often turn their noses up at small-frame revolvers. Make no mistake, small-frame...
View ArticleDr. Strangegun or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the GLOCK
I got interested in handguns relatively late in life. My interest was driven by a desire to be ready, willing and able to defend myself and my family, in case trouble comes. Now I am, by nature, an...
View ArticleCaveat Emptor: Not Every Pawn Shop Pistol is Such a Bargain
We’ll assume this isn’t a Photoshop job or some other fake intended to get clicks. And no, we don’t know which Cash America pawn shop had this G23 for sale in its case. But we’re more than willing to...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson’s Latest Spec Series Kit is the Performance Center M&P9 Metal...
Smith & Wesson’s just added another Spec Series pistol kit. These are Performance Center guns that are tricked out with lots of extras. The latest model to get the Spec Series treatment is the...
View ArticleLangdon Tactical Now Customizing the .32 ACP Beretta Tomcat
Now there’s something you don’t see every day. Langdon Tactical has taken one of Beretta’s popular little pocket pistols, the .32 ACP Tomcat, and customized it. They’ve given the trigger a fluff and...
View Article.38 Special: What I’ve Learned After Over 20,000 Rounds
I make a habit of counting the number of reloads I make by keeping a tally of primer and bullet boxes. I’m not a hoarder and I don’t keep them, but I am detailed in my process. I reached an interesting...
View ArticleObscure Object of Desire: The Ruger Police Service Six
I’m relatively new to serious revolver shooting. Wheel guns were always fun for me, but they were plinkers. Only now am I learning how to shoot one quickly and efficiently. This has led me to acquire a...
View ArticleMaking the GLOCK 45 9mm Pistol the Perfect LE Gun
“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” So said my Grandma and yours, on down through the generations. When GLOCK, Inc. submitted their Model 19X in coyote tan color for the U.S. Army modular...
View ArticleImprove Your Shooting: The 50-Round Skill Sustainment Course of Fire
In case you didn’t already know it, if you don’t continue to shoot over time, you will slowly lose your shooting skills. Ammunition is more reasonable that it was a couple of years ago, but you still...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson Updates the Budget-Priced SD9 With the New S&W SD9 2.0
Most people don’t know that in addition to their popular M&P line of striker-fired pistols, Smith & Wesson also makes a budget 9mm handgun, the SD9. Our review of the SD9 from back in 2012 is...
View ArticleBeretta’s New 92XI Squalo Race Gun
From Beretta . . . Beretta is excited to unleash the 92XI Squalo – a pistol that embodies power, precision, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. “Squalo”, which means shark in Italian, served as...
View ArticleTaurus’s New TH10 Hammer-Fired 15+1 10mm Pistol
The 10mm never really took off after its development in the early 1980’s. It was kept alive thanks in large part to a small diehard following, but it wasn’t until the last 10 years or so that...
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