SHOT Show 2024: The Glock 49
The Glock 19X honestly never made sense to me. Who wants a long grip and a short barrel? All the downsides of a tough-to-conceal firearm and none of the benefits of a longer slide. When…
9mm
Ruger Announces the MAX-9 9mm, Now with a 4-Inch Barrel
January is always a big month for new releases with the annual SHOT Show coming up. There are usually some surprises at the show, but a lot of companies start dropping new products early so…
Former Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead in Defensive Shooting
In what is a case of “should’ve seen this coming,” a former mayoral candidate in Soso, Mississippi, who was going through a bitter divorce was shot outside his ex-wife’s home the day after Christmas, the…
Taurus Reintroduces the 917C Compact, an 18-Round 9mm DA/SA Carry Gun
Taurus has been making Model 92 pistols since 1980 on Beretta machinery that was purchased after the contract for military Beretta’s 92’s expired in Brazil. The Taurus 92, the PT92 to be precise, was more…
Smith & Wesson Announces the New Response 9mm Pistol Caliber Carbine
Smith & Wesson just dropped a new 9mm pistol caliber carbine (PCC), the Response. When I first caught the rumors on the Response on Reddit prior to the official release I thought it was going…
Taurus Introduces the TS9 9mm, Previously Only Available to LE and Military Users
If you’re a Taurus fan, or a fan of military and police issue pistols, then the new TS9 full-size pistol might be something you want to check out. The TS9 is the issue weapon for…
It Is Here: The Long-Awaited Hi-Point YC9 Yeet Cannon 9mm Pistol
Back in January of 2019 Hi Point Firearms announced a new 9mm and had a now-infamous naming contest on social media for the pistol. In the grand tradition of Boaty McBoatface, that resulted in an…
SHOT Show: Matador Arms MAT-9
Matador Arms makes my favorite AR to PCC adapter. It’s a mag block that fits into a mil-spec magwell and allows me to use CZ 75 magazines in my AR. That’s what I knew Matador…
SHOT Show: The Henry Homesteader 9mm Semi-Automatic Carbine
I’m a big fan of pistol-caliber carbines. I know a 5.56 rifle is better, but 9mm is a lot cheaper to shoot. I blame the restrictive nature of my home range maxing out at 100…
Gun Review: Extar EP9 Gen 2 9mm Pistol
New for 2022, the Extar Arms EP9 Gen 2 resets what we should expect from a GLOCK magazine-fed 9mm large-format pistol. Large-format 9mm pistols (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Pistol-Caliber Carbines or “PCCs”) have had…