.45 ACP

The National Rifle Association’s American Rifleman got the first crack at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s military surplus 1911s.

The .40S&W arose as the indirect result of the FBI’s 1986 Miami shootout. If you aren’t familiar with the details surf on over when you’re done here. Any student of small arms is well served to read up on it. Google is your buddy. During the Miami shootout, two FBI special agents were killed and five wounded by a pair of bank robbers wielding a variety of weapons.

The Springfield XD-S is the original concealed carry 45 micro pistol. It is lighter, thinner and more compact than any other conceal carry 45 on the market. Watch us unbox the XD-S at the Gun Counter.

Overall the Colt 1917 is a very interesting revolver. It was a stop-gap sidearm that ended up with American troops in two world wars. 1917 revolvers, both Colt and Smith & Wesson, can usually be found for reasonable amounts of money (especially in comparison to other US military revolvers, or WWI 1911s). They are not difficult to find suitable ammunition for, and they’re strong enough to enjoy some range time with. So if you’re looking for a WWI handgun to add to your collection, consider one of these old Colts.

Coonan, Inc. is adding a new model pistol to their growing 1911-inspired MOT series with a full-size handgun chambered for .45 ACP.

AR specialist CMMG is launching a new series of pistols and short-barreled rifle-pattern AR-15s with suppression in mind.

Remington announced this week that the RP45 and RP45 Night Sight are now available for purchase nationwide! 

The Kimber Team Match II was developed for the USA Shooting Rapid Fire Pistol Team to use in action shooting competitions at national and international levels. To say that these are picky shooters is an understatement.

So in a nutshell, all of the reasons to carry the XD-E I might not necessarily agree with. Some of them don’t apply to me specifically. But I can understand why they were done.