One of the standout features of the Beretta PX4 Storm is the rotary action short recoil system. Like most other 9mm and up centerfire pistols, it uses a short recoil system that temporarily locks the slide and barrel together for a hot second during recoil, allowing the pressure to drop to manageable levels. After a fraction of an inch of rearward travel together, the slide and barrel separate, allowing extraction of the cartridge, recocking, and chambering of a new one. The PX4 just goes about that locking and unlocking process in a very different way with the rotary system.
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Beretta .40 PX4 Storm Pistol – A Closer Look – Range Report
Published: June 30, 2016 { 32 comments }
Europe Leaders Propose Semi-Auto Gun Ban
Published: June 28, 2016 { 15 comments }E.U. leaders along with Prime Minister of the U.K. David Cameron are pushing for restrictions or bans of semi-automatic rifles including deactivated guns.
Cowboy Time Machine: Uberti Replaces SAA Transfer Bar w/Glock Style Floating Pin – Cattleman II Review
Published: June 17, 2016 { 43 comments }More than 140 years after the Colt SAA was invented, Uberti decided it was high time to change the rules and engineered a solution to the historic problem of having to “safely” carry a Single Action with the hammer resting on an empty chamber.
Smith & Wesson’s Biggest Fail? The Ultra-Rare Model 320 Revolving Rifle
Published: June 8, 2016 { 6 comments }Obviously, these are success stories the likes of which have changed firearms history. However, for every success story, there are dozens of ideas that didn’t make it. Even the vaunted Smith & Wesson was not immune from the pitfalls of 19th Century firearms design. Case in point: the Model 320 revolving rifle.
.357 Buster? Ruger’s .327 SP101 Delivers Magnum Force & Extra Firepower!
Published: June 8, 2016 { 37 comments }The Ruger SP101 combines a small frame with a full-power chambering in .357 Magnum, but it is limited to five rounds. The addition of the .327 Federal Magnum chambering bumps that up to six, while still having fight-stopping power.
First Look! Walther Q5 Match 9mm
Published: June 1, 2016 { 46 comments }Before we go any further, I would like to make something clear: The Q5 Match is a lot more than just a 5-inch PPQ with a red dot. Walther really thought this gun through and brought together lots of details that make the Q5 Match special
Cheap Guns: The Cobra Derringer – Pocket Power on a Budget
Published: May 29, 2016 { 32 comments }The point of this article is for when a friend who works at Starbucks asks you how cheap they can carry. Do you answer $300-$500 for a Taurus revolver? $250 for a Kel-Tec? Or do you answer just over $100 for a Cobra derringer?
The Search for the Holy Grail Ends Here: SIG Sauer Legion P226 SAO
Published: May 18, 2016 { 113 comments }The SIG Sauer P220 SAO – elite even among Legions.
NYPD Approves XD-S Variant for Backup, Concealed-Carry
Published: May 17, 2016 { 8 comments }Springfield Armory is announcing that the XD-S was added to the NYPD’s very short list of approved handguns for carry off-duty and backup use.
The Used Market–The Smith and Wesson 22A
Published: May 11, 2016 { 21 comments }The Smith and Wesson 22A has not been out of production for all that long. Actually it was right about a year ago the Smith officially discontinued this gun. It is possible there might still be a few floating around local gun shops that are new, but the vast majority of them will be used. And if you want an easy-to-service tack-driver, this is it.