Photos: Hands On with SIG SAUER’s MPX, MCX, and P320
Over the last couple days I’ve been given the opportunity to hang around at SIG SAUER’s training facility and test out a lot of their new stuff. On the rifle side, SIG is finally close to completing...
View ArticleHeizer Defense Introduces “Pocket AR” Pistol in 5.56 NATO
A two shot handgun in .45ACP or 9mm? Sure. A single shot shotgun in .410? Eh, maybe. But who in the world turned to their buddies and said “you know what I want? I want a handgun that gently tosses a...
View ArticleJust Arrived: Diamondback DB FS Nine
Diamondback Firearms recently announced its first entry into the full-size pistol market with the DB FS Nine. Kentucky Gun Co – currently selling the gun for $364.99 – was gracious enough to loan one...
View ArticleNew from Century International Arms: MDL 38-3 (“The World Slimmest Revolver”)
While the crowds were busy having posters signed by Minsk-born “Red Army Girl” Yulia (if you have to ask Y, I can’t explain it) my eyes were drawn to Century International Arms MDL 38-3. MDL for I...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With This Picture: GLOCK Taxi Ad
Somebody picked the wrong script writer. And casting director. And voice coach (FPSRussia moonlighting.) And, and, and. Click here for a longer version but really, really? [h/t everydaynodaysoff.com]
View ArticleNew from Rock River Arms: Polymer 1911 Handgun
Rock River Arms is here at the NRAAM to introduce their new polymer framed 1911 handgun. The frame of the gun is injection molded polymer, but there’s a small metal insert molded into the gun that...
View ArticleRumor of the Day: Remington Has No Fix for Returned R51 Pistols. Yet
We’re friends with a lot of people who, just like us, test new firearms. And the view among those who we trust and know to be credible is that Remington’s new R51 has been a disaster. What we’re...
View ArticleSIG SAUER Launches Commemorative NRA Branded P227
SIG SAUER has for a long time been engraving small batches of their handguns to order. They offer a program in which outside organizations, such as law enforcement groups or military units, can design...
View ArticleGun Review: Diamondback DB FS Nine
The DB FS Nine for this review was provided by The Kentucky Gun Company. Diamondback Firearms, best known for its pocket-sized micro pistols, the DB380 and DB9, has just entered the full-sized pistol...
View ArticleNew Compact Range Officer 1911 from Springfield
The concealed carry market is absolutely booming. It’s a trend that’s been growing for years, and with the AR-15 bubble now well and truly over manufacturers are getting back to making new guns for...
View ArticleBan Flashlights!
It’s easy to make a gun! Tube, nail, rubber band, cartridge and Bob’s your uncle. “Zip guns” may not offer GLOCK-like reliability or Springfield XD-esque capacity but they will fire a ballistic...
View ArticleGun Review: SIG SAUER P320
Polymer framed striker fired handguns are all the rage at the moment, but there’s always something that bugged me about them. The basis of the guns are a metal chassis, but in order to make the frame...
View ArticleCalifornia PD Recalls 300 SIG SAUER P226s
“The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department talked with the manufacturer and decided to replace 300 guns that were less than a year old,” kcra.com reports. “The type of gun in question is the Sig...
View ArticleGun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P9c
Smith & Wesson was late to the Tupperware pistol party, but welcome. When Smith finally introduced the M&P line as their answer to the GLOCK juggernaut, the M&Ps sold like hotcakes. Police...
View ArticleReview Follow-Up: Accuracy Testing NAA’s Mini-Revolver
A thorough gun review includes some formal accuracy testing. Unfortunately, I skipped that in the NAA Mini-Revolver review entirely. You see, my model Mini doesn’t really have a workable rear sight....
View ArticleP320 Entry: First Impressions-Beretta PX4 Storm Compact
By Roy I recently bought this little bulldog of a gun from my local gun shop. He had it set up in the window like a lost, abandoned puppy; it was used and had been sold to old Tommy by a left-handed...
View ArticleA Semi-Automatic Pistol Primer
By: Mike McDaniel This is the second article in a two-part series intended to inform those considering their first handgun purchase, and those needing basic information on handgun types. The first...
View ArticleP320 Contest: The Argument Against SA/DA Pistols
By Russel Phagan I teach armed guard and CCW Classes in Arizona. The students I teach have very diverse backgrounds; some just bought a gun for the first time, some have done multiple deployments in...
View ArticleP320 Entry: There and Back Again-My Vietnam Hi Power
The author conducting a ‘hot refuel’ on his aircraft “Maid Mary” in 1966 By James “Bud” Harton Years ago, actually eons ago, I was a crew chief/door gunner on a UH-1D helicopter in Vietnam. I was...
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