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Reports of the death of the double-action/single-action semiautomatic have been greatly exaggerated. Certainly our military's decision to move away from this design to the now-ubiquitous striker-fired system didn't do the [...]

Not long after I received a sample of the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 last year, I was reading an article in a gun-industry trade publication discussing prevailing handgun sales [...]

The folks at Springfield Armory are good at a lot of things. Resting on their laurels is not one of them. In the space of about two years, the company [...]

There are guns you know you want, and then there are guns you don't know you want--until someone builds them. Bill Ruger had a knack for dreaming up guns that [...]

Depending on your shooting background and your age, the Hammerli brand conjures up visions of the heyday of Olympic-style free pistol competition, athletes stock still at the firing line, a [...]

Make no mistake: The Ed Brown FX2 is one badass pistol. A Commander-size 1911 chambered to either 9mm or .45 ACP, it's got all the qualities you look for in [...]

RUGER INTRODUCED ITS ENTRY INTO THE high-capacity micro 9mm market about three years ago, and like other manufacturers have done with such models, the company has tweaked the Max-9 to [...]

TAURUS HAS AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF small-frame revolvers, and one of its latest additions is the 327 Defender T.O.R.O. The 327 Defender itself has been in the line for a [...]

SHOOTERS TAKE UP HANDLOADING FOR A variety of reasons. Volume shooters do it to save a couple bucks. Weirdos like me who gravitate toward cartridges like the .41 Magnum and [...]

Kimber is synonymous with the 1911 platform, and in recent years it has also developed small 1911-like semiautos, namely the Micro and Micro 9 series. With the new KDS9c, the [...]

Max Michel, captain of SIG's pro shooting team, called the P226 XFive 'the fastest gun on the Planet ...' He was referring to the original German-made XFive that he rode [...]

The arms race among gun manufacturers to build small guns with big capacity continues apace, and one of the latest small semiautos--the Taurus GX4 Carry--is an example of one direction [...]

MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF SMITH & WESSONS SD or Self Defense pistol. The original SD was the successor to the Sigma, which was the company's initial foray into the polymer-frame, [...]

SIG SAUER'S P226 TURNED 40 YEARS OLD in 2024. It was the company's entry into the competition to replace the 1911 as the U.S. military's sidearm, and while it didn't [...]

WHILE POLYMER-FRAME GUNS STILL OWN the lion's share of the semiauto pistol market, consumers and gun companies have recognized that metal-frame guns offer real benefits. Walther was at the vanguard [...]

Smith & Wesson's M&P line of handguns has been a gold mine for the company, and that mother lode is not yet tapped out. Following close on the heels of [...]

RUGER HAS MADE ITS SRI9II SERIES OF pistols for nearly a quarter-century now, and It has grown into a complete line with Government, Commander, Officer's, Target and Competition models. One [...]

There are some great handguns coming from manufacturers in the Philippines these days, and the guns from Metro Arms can be counted among that number. The company was established about [...]

While it may not seem that way, revolvers are hot these days. Sure, polymer-frame, striker-fired semiautomatics hog all the glory--and magazine covers and Internet videos (so I hear)--but gun manufacturers [...]

OVER ITS 33-YEAR HISTORY, KELTEC HAS offered a wide variety of handguns, but until relatively recently if you wanted a striker-fired 9mm you had to look elsewhere. That changed with [...]

SIG SAUER INTRODUCED THE P320-XTEN 10mm just over a year ago, and now the company has followed it with the new P320-XTen Comp. 'Comp' does not stand for compact, although [...]

She come to the joint, .44 in each hand Said stand aside all you women and men 'Cause I'm looking for my man --'Blue Yodel No. 9' by Jimmie Rodgers [...]

I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO TELL ANYONE reading this magazine how much fun it is to shoot a single-action revolver patterned on the famous Colt Single Action Army. The [...]

Springfield has developed an optics mounting system for its 1911s called AOS, or Agency Optic System, in collaboration with Agency Arms. It uses a series of plates that will accommodate [...]

If you're going to be a snake, you might as well be a big snake. And like its namesake, the Colt Anaconda is one big snake. While we can debate [...]

Walther's PDP F-Series is not the first gun designed primarily for women, but it may just be the best. As Jens Krogh, Walther's vice president of marketing and product development, [...]

THE COMPANY'S CONCIERGE SERVICE LETS YOU BUILD THE P320 OF YOUR DREAMS. HANDGUNS DID JUST THAT. The SIG Sauer P320 is arguably the most successful striker-fired design the U.S. market [...]

Breathable and moisture wicking, these are great gloves for range days as well as concealed carry. The synthetic leather palm will provide a great grip on your handgun, and the [...]

Anytime you can replace a slotted-head part with a hex-head part, you should do it. And that's especially true for people who do a lot of assembly/disassembly on their 1911 [...]

FN America has added new versions of the Reflex--its 2023 entry into the micro-compact 9mm pistol market--equipped with an ambidextrous manual safety. The new guns will be available in both [...]

VENERABLE. ICONIC. TIMELESS. THOSE words are apt descriptions of the Walther Polizei Pistole Kriminal or PPK. Developed more than 75 years ago, it's often credited as being the first true [...]

This grade 1 grease is fluoropolymer-based, and it penetrates and coats gun parts to create a barrier to fouling and reduce friction and wear. Tetra Gun told me you can [...]

WHETHER YOU USE IT FOR competition or not, this range bag delivers the goods. Made of a tough PVC-coated material, the Competition Range Bag ($40, MidwayUSA.com) is constructed with heavy-duty [...]

Dual outputs delivering 1,500 lumens and a 35,000-candela hybrid beam on the high setting allow the Stiletto Pro II to punch deep into the darkness for long-distance illumination. It also [...]

FOR A LONG TIME, WHEN IT CAME TO revolvers Colt was the undisputed king. You could argue Smith & Wesson dominated for longer, and Ruger has certainly been a player [...]

If you're into muscle cars, you know there's a huge gap between, say, a standard V6 Mustang and a Shelby GT500. That same chasm applies to the Smith & Wesson [...]

Available for the Glock 19, this magazine features a translucent polymer body so it's easy to tell what kind of ammo is inside and how much. Plus it has a [...]

The ProTac is now available in a rechargeable version, and it's multi-fuel, so you can use the supplied USB-C lithium polymer rechargeable battery or everyday AA alkalines. The new ProTac [...]

Now you can get training and defensive ammo for your 5.7 in the same box. There are two 400-round combo packs, both of which include 300 rounds of 40-grain full-metal-jacket [...]

Fans of the .25 now have a new defensive option courtesy of Federal, and it's not a hollowpoint. The company's experts determined the best way to get the most out [...]

RULE 4 BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT'S BEYOND IT A great .22 semiauto gets even better with the upgraded TX 22 T.O.R.O. Because it's a Taurus Optics Ready [...]

SWAMPFOX'S SENTINEL II IS A STRAIGHT-forward reflex sight built on the RMSc footprint, which is very common on today's small guns. Its three m.o.a. dot is available in red or [...]

THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BURRIS FastFire family is the FastFire C--a red dot designed specifically for today's popular sub- and micro-compact pistols. Its composite polymer frame has low deck [...]

WITH ALL THE CURRENT HOOPLA AROUND metal-frame guns, it's easy to forget a little number that Smith & Wesson launched before that became the big new thing. The CSX is [...]

Taurus developed its first revolver in the 1940s, so it has been in the game for a long, long time. And while the company's reputation for building reliable guns hasn't [...]

The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire has been with us for more than half a century. Relatively popular in rifles, it's also been a favorite option for rimfire revolvers. Semiautos? Not [...]

EVERYONE SHOULD OWN A DOUBLE-action .22 revolver. And you might as well go big or ... well, you know. Ruger's GP100 .22 is big--both in capacity and size. It's a [...]

TRI JICON'S RMR OR RUGGEDIZED MINiature Reflex sight was introduced in 2008, and it was a game changer. Its development is largely responsible for the booming popularity of red dots [...]

TOP-BREAK REVOLVER, THAT IS. UBERTI TROTS OUT A NEW ADDITION TO ITS OUTLAWS & LAWMEN SERIES WITH THE HARDIN. John Wesley Hardin was a murdering son of a bitch. From [...]

THINKING ABOUT TAKING THE SUPPRESSOR PLUNGE? SILENCER CENTRAL MAKES IT SO EASY EVEN OUR EDITOR CAN DO IT. THE FOUR BASIC GUN SAFETY RULES RULE 1: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS [...]