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Taurus Adds The New Optics-Ready GX4 T.O.R.O 9mm Pistol
From Taurus . . . Taurus, manufacturer of premium handguns for defense, hunting, and sport shooting, is pleased to introduce the next iteration of its heralded GX4 micro-compact pistol, the Taurus GX4™...
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Gear Review: 80 Percent Arms GST-9: MOD1 Pistol Frame and Jig
Last year, I had a good time building an 80 Percent Arms GST-9, not quite GLOCK 19 pistol. That was a fun gun to build, and it has run without a hiccup. Since then, I’ve ordered and built just about...
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Ruger Adds Birdshead Grip Versions of Its Wildly Popular Wrangler .22 Revolver
Probably too late for this year, but wouldn’t you like to find one of these under your tree? From Ruger . . . Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to introduce three new models to the...
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Gun Review: SCCY DVG-1 9mm Sub-Compact Pistol
By Virgil Caldwell There is some precedent in re-designing a double action first shot pistol to a striker fired design. SIG morphed the P250 to the P320 and HK created the VP9 in a similar fashion....
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Smith & Wesson Cold-Launches the New CSX Micro-Compact 9mm Pistol
You know what they say, three men can keep a secret…if two of them are dead. Smith & Wesson’s new CSX pistol has had a remarkably low-key release. The pistol first showed up on Reddit last week in...
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Gun Review: Wilson Combat SFX9 4″ Solid Frame Compact Handgun
Almost five years ago Wilson Combat released the EDC-X9, a double stack 9mm designed from the ground up as the ultimate everyday carry pistol. To kick off 2022, they’ve one-upped themselves with the...
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Colt Announces the Return of the 3-Inch Short-Barrel Python Revolver
Colt is making a lot of Python fans happy today with the latest addition to their Python revolver line. Joining the 6-inch and 4.25-inch models is a new 3-inch short-barrel Python. Here’s their press...
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Here We Go Again: Reuters Breathlessly Announces Another Revolutionary ‘Smart...
The gun control industry coined the term “smart guns” many moons ago to describe what to date have been a series of flawed, unreliable firearms. Every few years since then, pretty much like clockwork,...
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KelTec Announces Its First Striker-Fired Pistol, the New P15 9mm With...
From KelTec . . . How does KelTec follow up a 30th anniversary of game-changing firearms innovation in 2021? By kicking off 2022 with the introduction of its 9mm KelTec P15 pistol, the lightest and...
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Random Thoughts On That First Home Defense Gun
As a firearms and personal defense instructor for just shy of 25 years, I’ve had countless people ask me what’s the best gun for home defense. If only it were so simple. That question is analogous to...
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A Classic is Reborn: The Return of the FN High Power 9mm Pistol
No, that spelling isn’t a typo. FN, of course, built the original High Power — then dubbed the Hi Power — along with John Moses Browning back in 1935. Much to gun buyers’ dismay, the Browning Hi Power...
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SHOT Show Range Day: Standard Manufacturing’s Switch Folding Pocket Revolver
Options are good. We aren’t all going to carry a duty-sized 17+1 pistol with a red dot every day. And in the end, carrying something is better than carrying nothing. Standard Manufacturing’s new...
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SHOT Show: First Impressions of FN’s New High Power and M249
Swinging by FN’s booth at SHOT Show, we put hands on FN’s new, 17-round High Power and played with the re-release of their commercial market, semi-auto M249S. Available in stainless, FDE, and blued,...
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SHOT Show: Hands On With the Smith & Wesson CSX
Smith & Wesson wasn’t at media day yesterday, so we didn’t get to pull the trigger and make it go bang. But a quick look at the new single action hammer-fired micro-compact in the Smith &...
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SHOT Show Range Day: Hands On with the RIA STK100 9mm Pistol
Quick! Describe a modern pistol for me. If you aren’t saying, “semi-automatic, striker-fired, polymer-frame pistol,” you haven’t been paying attention. That’s now the standard for the current pistol...
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‘Smart Gun’ Fail: New LodeStar Works Not-So-Smart Pistol Couldn’t Fire Two...
Last week, we lambasted reports of a new “smart gun” that Reuters raved about in a glowing “exclusive.” Reuters reporter Daniel Trotta wrote that the third-generation prototype fired “without issue”...
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SHOT Show Range Day: BRG9 Elite Hands-On
Imported by the Buffalo Cartridge Company under new company BRG USA, the new-to-the-U.S. BRG9 Elite is a striker-fired, polymer-framed 9mm pistol is made in Turkey. Showing some clear aesthetic...
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SHOT Show: Matrix Arms MX19 Aluminum Frame GLOCK-Compatible Pistols
Combining a machined aluminum frame with rubber grips (the units in the photos are prototypes), Matrix Arms has put a unique spin on the popular GLOCK-compatible pistol category with their MX19 and...
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Australian Government Offers Amnesty, Encouraging Aussies to Turn in Their...
In a knee-jerk reaction to a massacre committed by a madman in 1996, the Australian government banned most civilian ownership of firearms. Those still retaining them after all these years face serious...
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SIG SAUER Announces the P210 Carry 9mm Pistol
From SIG SAUER . . . SIG SAUER is pleased to announce the latest release in the historic line of P210 pistols – the P210 CARRY. This pistol combines the historic lineage of its iconic Swiss predecessor...
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