GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Pistols

The FN SCAR 15P crams battle-proven SCAR DNA into a 7.5-inch 5.56 package that is compact, brutally loud, impressively reliable, and capable of groups just over 1 MOA with the right ammunition. After running it hard, suppressed, hot, and dirty, I liked it enough to buy it.

The Springfield Prodigy 3.5 AOS packs 18 rounds into a compact double-stack 1911 built for concealed carry, then backs it up with approximately 500 rounds of malfunction-free testing and a best 15-yard group of just 0.61 inches.

After more than 250 rounds, the optics-ready Walther WMP proved accurate, comfortable, and ridiculously fun. Its 15+1 capacity, .40-inch best group, and surprising .22 WMR energy make this full-sized rimfire far more than a casual plinker.

The best Smith & Wesson pistols cover every job, from a 13-round carry gun to a comped 10mm you can hunt with. The M&P M2.0 line is one of the most popular striker-fired families in the country, and the Shield is one of the best-selling carry guns ever made. We have put hundreds of rounds [...]

The CANiK PRIME RADIAN packs Radian’s RAMJET and AFTERBURNER recoil-control package into a 17+1 micro-compact 9mm that shoots flatter than its size suggests. It is not cheap, and the trigger on this sample did not quite hit classic CANiK greatness, but the range performance makes a strong case for this carry-ready package.

Striker-fired pistols dominate today’s handgun market, but that does not automatically make them the best choice for every shooter. We put revolvers, single action, DA/SA, DAO, and striker-fired handgun actions under the microscope and on the range to see where each one shines.

KelTec completely reworked its original P50 concept with a drop-free 50-round magazine, machined receiver and smarter controls. We ran the KP50 hard, suppressed and unsuppressed, to see whether this 5.7x28mm oddball is genius or gimmick.

The best Walther pistols have a reputation built on two things: some of the best factory striker triggers ever made and a certain fictional British spy. Walther gave us the PPK, the P99 and the PPQ, and today its flagship is the PDP, a striker gun that takes the famous PPQ trigger and puts it [...]

The best Springfield Armory pistols span almost every handgun style that matters today. Springfield sells a modular striker-fired duty gun, one of the first high capacity micro-compacts, double-stack 1911s, a modern Hi Power, and classic single stack 1911s from budget to custom grade. Few brands cover that much ground. Our writers have tested most of [...]