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Handguns

Ruger-SR45_001

In 2007, Ruger introduced the SR9. In addition to being Ruger’s first striker-fired handgun, compared to the firm’s other chunky…»

Glock-G30S_001

For a few years now, enterprising shooters who happened to own both Glock G36s and G30s have been mixing and…»

STI-Lawman-Series_001

STI International of Georgetown, Texas, first made a name for itself in the world of 1911 pistols during the 1990s…»

Caracal-Model-F_001

To buy a handgun in Michigan, after filling out federal Form 4473 you have to drop off a registration card…»

Rock-River-Arms-Poly-1911_001

Devotees of the 1911 have been asking for a single-stack polymer-framed pistol since about forever. And at last there is…»

SCCY-CPX-2_001

Most people can’t afford expensive custom guns, and the truth of the matter is they usually don’t need them because…»

SIG-Sauer-1911-Fastback-Carry_001

SIG Sauer entered the highly competitive 1911 market in 2004 with the 1911GSR, one of the first 1911s to come…»

Hi-Point-C9_001

In the past few years I have more than once been tasked with evaluating very expensive ($2,500 to $4,000) custom…»

Smith-Wesson-Performance-Center-1911_001

I figure in my tenure as a gunsmith I worked on about 500 1911s, and as a writer I’ve certainly…»

000_45-Subcompact-Shootout

Small .45s are nothing new. In fact several manufacturers—Glock and Taurus come to mind—have been offering such pistols for a…»

000_NewHandguns2013_Rupp

This roundup of new handguns was assembled shortly before Christmas, and you can bet my wish list grew by leaps…»

Steyr L9-A1

Steyr Mannlicher introduced its brand new Steyr L9-A1 at the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The longest version of…»

Kahr Arms CW 380

Kahr Arms introduced its brand new .380 pistol at the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, rolling out the Kahr…»

Ruger-SR45

Ruger introduced its brand new Ruger SR45 at the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Based on Ruger’s popular SR9…»

Polymer-revolvers_001

Like many of my contemporaries, when polymer frame pistols first hit the market, I looked upon them with a healthy…»

Ammo-crimping

Listening to reloading talk at the gun club, you’d think that crimp is part voodoo, part rocket science. How much,…»

Carry-gear

I read a story a year ago in The Salt Lake Tribune that really made me think—and made me once…»

Shooting_001

As any new shooter soon discovers, shooting a handgun accurately isn’t nearly as easy as they make it look on…»

Nighthawk-Custom-Costa-Recon_002

If you have looked at more than one online video of someone running an AR or a 1911, chances are…»

handgun-HGG-2012

Gun guys are just as crazy about the holidays as anyone else. But while most folks are having sugarplum hallucinations,…»

Colt-Mustang-Pocketlite_001

I still remember as a kid staring at the Colt catalog for hours and hours. I loved the blued steel…»

Concealed-carry

In 2001, Michigan became a “shall issue” state for concealed carry, meaning that any adult who meets the qualifications for…»

Chiappa-Model-1911-22-Target_001

If you like the idea of having a Model 1911 lookalike in a small caliber, the Chiappa Model 1911-22 might…»

9mm_gelatin

I remember the first bullets I’d ever seen pulled out of a human body, back in 1990. They were 147-grain…»

45-Ammo

If there has been one bright spot in the economy of the last several years, it has been in the…»