It's been a busy month for Smith & Wesson. The venerable American gunmaker recently released three new entries in its M&P Carry Comp handgun line that had fans drooling, all the while teasing a big release for July 16 — only to have it leaked ...
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The S&W Model 1854 Lever Action Rifle Line: Breakdown
Earlier this year, one of the most storied U.S. gunmakers in history, and one of the few that's still a fully American brand, jumped into the lever gun market for the first time since the platform was invented when Smith & Wesson dropped its ...
S&W Debuts 3 New Carry Comp M&P Pistols
There are now three new Performance Center M&P pistols featuring the U.S. gunmaker's Carry Comp technology headed to gun shops and website inventories. Yup, some of the most popular entries in the M&P 2.0 pistol line have gotten the ...
SIG Sauer Drops Factory P320 Flux Legion Package
It used to be that if you wanted a retractable stock or brace on your pistol, you had to buy a compatible model and then head over to Flux Defense to buy one of their awesome PDW kits. If you've never shot a pistol with one attached, don't scoff and ...
SIG Sauer’s New P320 M17 Ceremonial Pistol
As an extension of SIG Sauer's Modular Handgun System program with the U.S. Army, the gunmaker crafted a series of pistols for the Sentinels over the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. While those elite individuals carry an issued ...
SIG Drops 1911-XSERIES: Classic Guns with Modern Features
SIG Sauer has been in the 1911 business for a good while now. It's a deep and murky gun niche, but as you can imagine, there are strong feelings about SIG 1911s in the hardcore 1911 community. Putting those folks aside, the gunmaker has produced some ...
We Have a Tommy Gun at Home: New Diamondback TG-Nine PCC
“But I want a Tommy Gun!” “Keep quiet, we have a Tommy Gun at home.” This is the Tommy Gun at home, the new Diamondback TG-Nine PCC that just dropped as part of the company's 9mm pistol caliber carbine DB9R platform. The heritage of this AR ...
‘New’ Glock Models Coming in 2024
Last week, the media got a look at what Glock will be releasing in 2024 at a special invite-only event at the company’s new Georgia manufacturing space, which Guns.com says is “pristine and in line with every other Glock manufacturing ...
Quiet Drop: New Colt Python Combat Elite 3-Inch Revolver
Maybe it’s an attempt on Colt’s part to seem exclusive and niche — you have to be in the know to find out about new additions to their catalog — or maybe it’s just bad comms from the Czech company that now owns the brand about its new product. Hell, ...
New S&W Performance Center M&P9 Metal M2.0 Spec Series Kit: $999
Smith & Wesson has released a new entry in its Spec Series of limited edition handguns, and it's the first to come out of the company’s revered Performance Center line. The gunmaker says this new version of the gunmaker’s M&P Spec Series ...
The New Glock 49 MOS: An Official G19L Pistol
There’s officially a new Glock model on the market that’s largely a response to hacks Glock fans and concealed carriers have been making for years. TALO Distributors is bringing the Glock 49 MOS to the U.S. market for the first time. Glock has ...
The Luger Pistol: The First Iconic 9mm Handgun
Some firearms have an aura of mystique that is imparted to them at some point in their history for a variety of reasons. They’re guns that people the world over can identify simply by sight, and hearing their name instantly conjures up images of it. ...
Did the ‘Steven Seagal’ Press Check Come From Col. Jeff Cooper?
We all know what a press check is, or at least we should. When loading a semi-auto handgun, or during the process of checking its readiness, you partially pull back the slide or bolt and visually verify that there is a round in the chamber. It's a ...
Best Glock of All Time: Pick Your Brick
Ask someone which pistol you should buy, and there’s a good chance they’ll tell you to just get a Glock. That answer isn’t necessarily correct, but it’s also not wrong. Glock pistols are massively popular for a reason: they’re famously reliable, ...
New Mags! Springfield Ups the Hellcat Pro to 17+1
Springfield Armory is turning the Hellcat line of CCW pistols into a platform for modification, and the latest release is a 17-round magazine for the Hellcat Pro. The new magazine offers a two-round advantage over the original 15-round mag, and it ...
Glock 19: Evolution of the Ultimate Carry Gun
Some choices in life are easy. Got a cookout to plan? You could grill up an assortment of brats or slap some plant-based science experiment on the grate — or you could do what everyone else does and flip a few burgers. Simple, easy, and everyone ...
Get the Best Concealed Carry Gun That Works for You
We may not want to live in a world where we have to pack heat to stay safe, but here we are. Carrying a defensive firearm is your right (in most states), and carrying concealed is the best way to do it. But how do you figure out what the best ...
Smith & Wesson Releases M&P 5.7 Handgun in Flat Dark Earth
Remember in January when Smith & Wesson surprised everyone with their new M&P 5.7 pistol (see below)— a gun that nobody really asked for but went kinda nuts over? Peanut butter pistol fans rejoice because the M&P5.7 is now available with ...
FNX 45 Tactical: A Gift From the Joint Combat Pistol Competition
In considering the FNX 45 pistol made by the storied Belgian firearms company FN Herstal, I discovered two remarkable things — more good pistols came out of the U.S. Army’s Joint Combat Pistol Program than I thought, and combat-oriented .45 ACP ...
S&W Releases M&P22 Magnum in .22 WMR With a 30-Round Mag
Smith & Wesson is becoming a gun company of surprises and odd left turns. When you expect a new wheelgun line, the company drops a bullpup high-capacity pump shotgun. S&W adds to the M&P line, which is expected, but the additions have ...
Glock 26: Pocket-Sized Perfection for Three Decades
Ever since Glock kicked in the door to the U.S. pistol market, recommending pistols has been simple in the minds of a lot of shooters. Want a pistol? Get a Glock 17. Don’t want to carry a full-size pistol? Get a do-it-all Glock 19. But sometimes a ...
Glock 21: Did This Up-Sized Wonder Nine Keep the .45 Alive?
In the 1980s and 1990s, it looked like the .45 ACP’s days might be numbered. Everyone from the U.S. military to local police departments was jumping ship in favor of cartridges like the .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and 9mm. While die-hard 1911 fans and a ...
Dream Guns: How We Would Spend $6,000 on One Firearm
Does anyone else have a folder of bookmarks for guns that you’ll never be able to afford but that you like to visit every once in a while, if only to live in the fantasy of owning, say, a Korth revolver or a high-end Benelli shotgun just for a few ...
Glock 17: Respect the OG Wonder-Nine
There are popular firearms, there are iconic firearms, there are famous firearms — and then there are guns that become a new benchmark, that set a new bar for its class of firearms, like the Glock 17. Glock entered the firearm market in the ...
The 9mm Pistol: Dominating 120 Years of War and Peace
It’s been around forever, its popularity has drastically waxed and waned over the decades, and today, it’s the most common pistol cartridge in the world. Hardly any other round has attracted as much controversy as the 9mm pistol cartridge. Known by ...
Volcanic Pistol: The First Repeating Pistol — and a Failure
In today’s world, it’s easy to take the lever-action mechanism for granted. It may be more than 160 years old, but it’s still going strong, thanks to companies like Winchester, Henry, and Marlin, and the shooters who love the guns produced under ...
Tactical Flashlight: What to Look For Before You Drop the Cash
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links. A tactical flashlight is an often-forgotten component in any loadout, and many people consider it an afterthought. Whether for duty use or everyday carry ...
The 50 AE: The Biggest Semi-Auto Pistol Cartridge Ever Made
The 50 Action Express (50 AE) is a fucking behemoth of a cartridge designed for one reason and one reason only: to feed the most powerful semi-auto handgun on the planet. It succeeded. There was only one pistol on the market capable of ...
S&W Drops Performance Center Version of 10mm M&P M2.0 Pistol
Ah, the S&W M&P. It’s one of the most direct competitors to Glock in the U.S., made by one of the country’s oldest and most storied gunmakers, but it rarely gets the respect it deserves. The original run was a little rough but reliable. The ...
45 GAP: Glock’s Failed Update of the .45 ACP
Give Glock credit where it’s due— introducing a new cartridge into the U.S. market and declaring it the replacement for America’s favorite pistol cartridge, the .45 ACP, takes guts. Anything that tries to supplant the .45 ACP as our go-to big-bore ...
