9mm

So there we are. Your total urban defense ammo loadout by my calculation costs you just over $1,200 dollars. If you happen to have more on hand, awesome. But between now and when you need it, I strongly recommend you use some of that extra ammo to hone your skills.

Available in six models including pistols and carbines, the Guard has fully functional AR controls and feeds from Glock-pattern magazines.

Rumor and the patent office have it that SIG Sauer is working on a new type of ultra-portable suppressor for duty pistols.

Behold!  The “ultimate concealed carry pistol,” the CCP M2 from Walther. Is it really the ultimate discreet carry gun?  We’ll have to get one in for review before can answer that but needless to say, we are intrigued. Between the tool-less takedown feature and the soft-coil recoil reduction system it may prove to be a [...]

In conjunction with the brand-new release of their Springfield Armory XD-S Mod.2® in 9mm, Springfield Armory has another giveaway in the works bringing you the ultimate concealed carry package in exclusive partnership with eight premium industry partners: Crossbreed Holsters, Viridian Weapon Technologies, Federal Ammunition, AR500, Propper, Short Round Supply, Identilock, and Walker’s.

Successful firearm sequels balance “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” with real, value-adding improvements. If a manufacturer re-engineers a popular design like the XD-S, they risk losing those features that made the firearm successful in the first place. But if they don’t improve enough components, “new-and-improved” starts to look suspiciously like “the-same-and-more-expensive.” Those were my thoughts heading into this review, but I think Springfield balanced these two extremes well.

The Walther PPS M2 fits into the category known as “slim nines,” meaning it is a small, thin, easily concealed 9mm pistol. Its German roots are readily apparent in its design and manufacture.

Georg Luger left an indelible mark on the firearms world that persists to this very day. His extraordinary eponymous handgun was not an altogether original design, however. His mentor, a German engineer named Hugo Borchardt, was actually the first to realize the human knee would translate into a serviceable firearm.

The handgun market, both civilian and otherwise, has fully embraced micro red dots, and FN America is ready to give the people what they want with the new 509 Tactical.