GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Pistols

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Springfield's Newest Saint is a Compact and Light Pistol

Springfield’s Newest Saint is a Compact and Light Pistol

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The new fully-featured Saint pistols feature a custom free-floating rail, updated pistol brace and blast mitigation device.

Full Conceal Goes P320 with New Custom Deep-Concealment SIGs

Full Conceal Goes P320 with New Custom Deep-Concealment SIGs

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Full Conceal, a custom concealed-carry pistol shop, is now building specialty SIG P320 ultra-compact kits for deep concealment.

STI Hex Tactical 2011: A 9mm Triple-Tap Machine—Full Review.

STI Hex Tactical 2011: A 9mm Triple-Tap Machine—Full Review.

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I have never owned an STI pistol, and until I received the Hex Tactical for this review, I had only shot them a few times, during “hey, try this out” sessions on match days. I was impressed on those occasions and was eager to have this model – a relatively new one from STI, all to myself for testing. Spoiler alert: I wasn’t disappointed!

Gorgeous New Talo Exclusives: an Engraved Colt 1911 and a Turnbull Ruger Super Blackhawk

Gorgeous New Talo Exclusives: an Engraved Colt 1911 and a Turnbull Ruger Super Blackhawk

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Talo Distributors is working with top manufacturers, engravers and finishing companies ring in 2017 with a couple of gorgeous new exclusives.

Ultimate CCW 9mm? Smith & Wesson Ported Performance Center Shield—Full Review

Ultimate CCW 9mm? Smith & Wesson Ported Performance Center Shield—Full Review

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The Performance Center Ported Shield in 9mm takes the highly popular Shield CCW pistol and adds numerous upgrades. Read on for the full review.

A Plastic 1911? The EAA Witness 1911P .45 ACP—Full Review.

A Plastic 1911? The EAA Witness 1911P .45 ACP—Full Review.

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To be taken seriously in any high-stakes 1911 debate, you must know when to raise an eyebrow in approval and when to scoff. And if you want to raise the collective blood pressure and volume level of everyone in the room, just say three words: “polymer framed 1911”. Okay, the last one was really a number, but you know what I mean. But, with a gun like the Witness 1911P from EAA, we may want to reconsider this reaction.

Big Punch, Little Footprint: Kimber’s Compact CCW Ultra TLE II .45 ACP—Full Review.

Big Punch, Little Footprint: Kimber’s Compact CCW Ultra TLE II .45 ACP—Full Review.

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For those of us for whom carrying a 1911 for EDC is the right choice, the Kimber Ultra TLE II makes for a great choice. It is compact, reliable, powerful and downright beautiful.

Reliable EDC on the Cheap: The TriStar C100 9mm Pistol—Full Review.

Reliable EDC on the Cheap: The TriStar C100 9mm Pistol—Full Review.

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There have been multiple efforts by companies to create guns in that same mold as the revered CZ-75, but few have come as close to bringing a solid version to market as TriStar. The best part of this effort is the notably affordable price of their offering here in the US. Say hello to the C100.

NYPD Veterans Want Rookies' Better, Newer Glock Duty Pistols

NYPD Veterans Want Rookies’ Better, Newer Glock Duty Pistols

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New NYPD officers are supplied with modified Glock 17 Gen 4 pistols for duty while the bulk of veteran officers carry older Glock 19 pistols.

New 80% DIY Cut Glock 17 Frame for CCW

New 80% DIY Cut Glock 17 Frame for CCW

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The Full Conceal FG-G17 is a minimalist 80 percent frame that breaks down into a pocketable handgun kit about the size of a cellphone or checkbook.