Handguns Father's Day Gift Guide

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We've assembled great gift ideas for Father's Day target aquisition. Let the special handgunner in your life know how much they mean to you and make them feel special.

Hornady Backcountry Defense

This new load is specially designed for defense against four-legged threats. Backcountry Defense features a heavy-for-caliber Dangerous Game Handgun bullet that has a protected point for maximum straight-line penetration. Calibers include 9mm +P (138 grains, 1,150 fps, 405 ft.-lbs.), .357 Magnum (165, TBA), 10mm (200, 1,160, 598), .44 Magnum (240, 1,620, 1,398), .454 Casull (300, 1,820, 2,206), .460 S&W (300, TBA), .500 S&W (500, TBA). hornady.com

Streamlight TLR-1 HP-X

The TLR-1 HP-X delivers a powerful high-candela beam for superior long-range visibility. Its front-loading battery compartment provides fast, effortless replacements in the field. With multi-fuel flexibility, it accepts either two SL-B9® USB rechargeable protected lithium-ion battery packs or CR123A lithium batteries. User-interchangeable switches conform to your preferred shooting style. $335 | streamlight.com

Safariland Incog X Left-Hand

Safariland’s Incog X inside-the-waistband holster is now available in left-hand fits for the Glock 17 and 19. All the lefty versions will accommodate guns with and without lights. The Incog X has a Boltaron body wrapped in microfiber suede for comfort. It comes with three sizes of clip strut shims to fine-tune the fit, and the optional magazine cady has tension adjustment. $93–$123 | safariland.com

XS Sights Pre-Drilled Fronts for Ruger, S&W

The new front sights provide a quick and easy DIY replacement for Smith & Wesson J, K and L frames plus the Ruger SP101. They feature a dual self-illuminating system, pairing a tritium vial with XS’s proprietary Glow dot that absorbs ambient light to glow in low light. Dots for the K- and L-frame guns are available in green or orange; it’s green only for the J-frame and Ruger. $65–$110 | Xssights.com

Federal Champion Bulk Packs

If you’re shooting rimfire, you’re shooting a lot at one time, and two new bulk packs from Federal are super convenient—and economical. It’s a 36-grain lead hollowpoint at 1,260 fps, and the bullets are loaded in Federal brass. Price is about nine cents per round, which is hard to beat. $30 (325 count), $47 (525 count) | FederalPremium.com

Surefire Stilletto Pro II

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 offers 500-lumen medium and 25-lumen low settings. It’s a flat style, so its Melonite-coated aluminum body fits nicely into a pocket, and the reversible heavy-duty pocket clip keep in securely attached—either bezel up or bezel down. It features a recargeable lithium polymer battery and includes a UBS-C charger. $379 | surefire.com

C&G Covert S&W Bodyguard 2.0 Holsters

The new Coverts include inside-the-waistband (shown with Alpha upgrade) and outside-the-waistband models. The IWB is a minimalist holster with a built-in concealment wedge, and it features adjustable retention. The Alpha upgrade brings spring-steel metal clips and a concealment wing. The OWB has a built-in Kickramp and is customizable for cant and retention. Belt loops are 1.75 inches. Covert holsters are built from cutting-edge 3D scanning and CAD modeling, and their tolerance is just 0.003 inch for a perfect fit. Custom colors available. Starting at $70, CandGholsters.com

Federal HST .44 Magnum

If you’re thinking this is a super-powerful “blow your head clean off” kind of load, you’re wrong. Pushing a 230-grain bullet at 1,085 fps for 604 ft.-lbs. of energy, it still beats the 10mm Auto or .357 but is more controllable than a full-boat hunting load. The bullet has a specially designed hollowpoint that won’t plug and delivers nearly 100 percent weight retention. The round is loaded in nickel-plated cases and with a high-performance primer. $56 | FederalPremium.com

Magsmith Pistol Mag Loader

This new loader can load up to 18 rounds instantly, making quick work of the toughest mag springs. Rounds are placed on a tray and then pushed down into the magazine, kind of like a stripper clip except that the device employs a hand grip pusher that capitalizes on hand and arm strength instead of fingers and thumbs. It’s 9mm only and is magazine specific, a list that includes Beretta, Taurus, Glock 115-grain ammo only), HK and various SIG magazines. $60 | magsmith.com

Fixit Sticks Field Pistol Sight Tool

Make dovetail polymer sight adjustments on the range a simple chore with this tool. It folds up nice and compact, and with the use of a quarter-inch driver (not included) and a thumbscrew it’s quick to set up on your slide. A laser-engraved scale at the top is a handy reference to gauge how far you’ve moved the sight. Not for sight removal, just adjustment. $100 | store.fixitsticks.com

Burris FastFire E

The FastFire series of red dot sights gets a new enclosed-emitter sight, the FastFire E. The monolithic machined aluminum housing protects the emitter from precipitation and mud, and the sight is waterproof, shockproof and fogproof. Its 3.5 m.o.a. dot is projected onto aspherical lenses to eliminate distortion, and the sight promises a 60,000-hour runtime on the CR2032 battery. It’s got a 100 m.o.a. adjustment range for windage and elevation, and the sight has eight illumination settings plus two nigh-vision settings. Footprint is the Aimpoint Acro. $420 | burrisoptics.com

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