Gun Review: Ruger LCP MAX 10+1 Round Pocket .380
If you know you’re headed for a gunfight, you bring a rifle. For daily concealed carry, though, we all compromise by carrying a gun that’s small enough to conceal without being too cumbersome or too…
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9mm Kurz Wunderwaffe Wettbewerb: Walther PPK vs SIG P230SL
Before the age of the micro-compact double stack polymer framed 9mm pistol, there was were two elegant, more refined (though lower capacity) options; the Walther PPK and SIG Sauer P230. They were considered by many…
Pawn Shop Gun Review: Astra A-80 .45 ACP Pistol
By Virgil Caldwell The pistol illustrated was manufactured by Astra of Spain from 1982 to 1989. It was once a common pistol in American gun stores in both .45 ACP and 9mm Luger (and even…
Rock Island Armory Rolls Out The STK100, Their First Ever Striker Fired Pistol
From Rock Island Armory . . . Rock Island Armory has announced the addition of a striker-fired pistol to its long line of 2021 product introductions. The STK100 features a solid frame that gives shooters…
Silencer Review: Q ERECT9R (Erector 9) Modular 9mm Suppressor
After much anticipation and a long wait, the Q ERECT9R has dropped! It’s the 9mm version of Q’s ERECTOR, which we reviewed here way back in 2017. Much like the ERECTOR was for .22 LR,…
California Handgun Sales Hit New Records During Pandemic
According to The Sacramento Bee, citing data from The Trace, from March 2020 to April 2021 Californians purchased approximately 920,000 handguns compared to 555,000 in the prior 14 months. That’s a jump of nearly 66…
The Guns of the Highway Patrol: A Three-Way Six-Incher Showdown:
There was once a time when your average Highway Patrolman anywhere in the U.S. carried a six shooter, but not just any six shooter. Oh no, they carried six-inch blasters chambered in the mythical cartridge…
Gun Review: Laugo Arms Alien Signature Edition Pistol
By William Collier This is not a gun review in the usual sense. This one is more along the lines of watching ‘Top Gear’ to see the latest Ferrari weighed against the newest Koenigsegg, and…
SIG SAUER’S New P320 AXG Pro With Full-Length Pro-Cut Slide
If you’re not into self-same polymer guns, SIG SAUER’s new iteration of the modular P320 pistol will be right up your alley. The P320 AXG Pro is the first all metal full-size P320, featuring SIG’s…
Original Wheel Gun Showdown: Smith & Wesson Model 686 vs Colt Python
Two classics going head to head. Yes, I know, the Colt Python and the Smith & Wesson Model 686 have been compared ad nauseam, especially since the Python was reborn. This is slightly different since…