Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The best .22LR pistols in 2025 are better than ever, and that is good news for anyone who trains hard or just likes to burn cheap rimfire. I have used .22 pistols for everything from new shooter onboarding to full winter training blocks, because fundamentals do not care about caliber. [...]
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Best Micro-Compact 9mm (2026)
Published: September 9, 2025 { 0 comments }If you carry every day, the best micro compact 9mm in 2026 is no longer a novelty. It is a proven fighting tool with real capacity, better triggers, cleaner optic cuts, and reliability you can verify with ammo instead of marketing. I have lived with these guns on the belt, in the sweat, and under [...]
Best .45 ACP Pistols Ranked For Performance And Carry (2025)
Published: September 2, 2025 { 0 comments }Estimated reading time: 9 minutes It is 2025, and the .45 ACP refuses to fade away. Good. The big-bore classic still solves problems with authority, whether you carry daily, keep a nightstand pistol, or hunt where autoloaders are legal. The trick today is sorting modern options by mission. Polymer duty guns bring capacity and optics. [...]
Best .380 ACP Pistols (2026)
Published: August 20, 2025 { 0 comments }In 2026, the best .380 ACP pistols still own a real niche: deep concealment, controllable recoil, and enough modern defensive ammo performance to matter when shot placement is honest. Is .380 the only answer for concealed carry or a nightstand? No. But if you want a lightweight gun you will actually carry all day, or [...]