Probably the hottest segment of the handgun market is in guns that fit the concealed carry mode. The guns listed aren’t chosen for their level of usefulness for highly trained operators, but rather because they’re easy to learn to shoot well and are powerful and reliable enough to serve as excellent defensive tools.
GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Pistols
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Big-Bore CCW! New Smith & Wesson M&P .45 ACP Shield—Full Review
Updated: July 6, 2016No line of handguns is complete until it is offered in .45 ACP. Well, the new Smith & Wesson M&P .45 Shield is here!
Beretta .40 PX4 Storm Pistol – A Closer Look – Range Report
Updated: June 30, 2016One 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.
Europe Leaders Propose Semi-Auto Gun Ban
Updated: June 28, 2016E.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.
First Look! Walther Q5 Match 9mm
Updated: June 1, 2016Before 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
The Search for the Holy Grail Ends Here: SIG Sauer Legion P226 SAO
Updated: May 18, 2016The SIG Sauer P220 SAO – elite even among Legions.
NYPD Approves XD-S Variant for Backup, Concealed-Carry
Updated: May 17, 2016Springfield 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
Updated: May 11, 2016The 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.
Fist full of Hardball: Why I Carry a Springfield XD-S
Updated: May 9, 2016Often when I travel, the gun I carry concealed is the only one I have. Ever had someone at your hotel room door, convinced they were at the right room? I have, and not cool. That’s why I carry a gun that I can actually shoot–The Springfield Armory XD-S.
Two New 9mm Springfield Range Officers
Updated: April 29, 2016If you are a fan of the 1911 and have not checked out Springfield’s Range Officer line you owe it to yourself to do so. I have come to the conclusion that the standard Range Officer is just about the best bang for your buck in the target shooting 1911 world there is. The ROs have one of the best off the shelf slide to frame fits I have seen on a non-custom pistol.