“If only SIG Sauer would offer the P226 in more configurations,” said no one. Ever. Okay, I couldn’t help opening with a bit of snark, but if you pay attention to the firearms market you know that there are about as many SKUs for the P226 as there have been for G.I. Joe. Enter the P226 ASE. And it’s a beauty.
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Faxon Introducing Match Series Barrels, also New Barrels from BAD
BY Max Slowik Updated: June 23, 2017Faxon Firearms and Battle Arms Development are adding new match grade .223 Wylde, 9mm, 300 BLK and .308 Win. barrels to their catalogs.
Pistol Caliber Carbines, The Next Big Thing?
BY Dick Jones Updated: June 22, 2017Pistol caliber carbines are fun and cheap to shoot and it doesn’t hurt that they are chambered in 9mm Luger, one of the most popular centerfire round in the world. This makes them great companion carbine for shooters who already own a 9mm pistol.
Tennessee Arms Co. Taking Pre-Orders for Hybrid Glock Mag AR Lowers
BY Max Slowik Updated: June 15, 2017The Tennessee Arms Company, hybrid receiver specialists, is taking pre-orders for their highly-anticipated Glock-mag pistol-caliber AR lowers.
Multi-Mag 9mm AR: Nordic Components Glock/S&W Compatible NCPCC – Full Review.
BY Clay Martin Updated: June 13, 2017This week, one of my top five from SHOT show finally arrived, and it did not disappoint. I spent the week trying to melt the barrel off the new Nordic Components 9mm NCPCC Carbine, and it was everything I thought it would be.
A True German-Made HK Semi-Auto Subgun? The Street-Legal 9mm SP5K – Full Review.
BY Jon Hodoway Updated: June 8, 2017The Heckler & Kock SP5K 9mm is a rock-solid, proven design that all others must aspire to emulate. This gun is still a bargain compared to an original SP89, and I think is a better option based on how it comes equipped. If you want the real thing, it is definitely for you.
Dump Your .380 and Get This 9mm: Kimber’s Tiny Micro 9—Full Review.
BY Dennis Adler Updated: May 31, 2017Kimber turned its sights on the .380 concept with the Micro CDP and an entire Micro .380 line. Looking like a highly refined Colt Mustang (exactly what it is, just like the Sig Sauer P238 Series) with a standard capacity of 6 +1 the .380 ACP Micro series left Kimber with one remaining challenge and in 2016 Kimber took the next logical step by introducing a slightly larger Micro variation chambered in 9mm.
Honor Defense Now Makes 16 Versions of the Honor Guard Pistol
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: May 25, 2017Honor Defense announced this week nine new SKUs of the Honor Guard compact and sub-compact models, bringing their total offerings to 16 pistols. Not too shabby for a company that’s only been around for approximately two years.
A Mega-Capacity Sig Sauer P320? The 21+1 Full Size X-Five 9mm – Full Review.
BY Justin Opinion Updated: May 24, 2017My first thought when reading the breaking news of the new X-Five line was that SIG was making some neat looking cosmetic changes to the pistol and maybe a bell here or a whistle there. It wasn’t until I received the test sample of the P320 X-Five and immediately tore it apart before I realized that the mad scientists at SIG had done much more than that! It is a P320, and shares the same internal serialized chassis (or fire control group) as the rest of the series. But in just about every other way it is a completely new and different gun.
STI Hex Tactical 2011: A 9mm Triple-Tap Machine—Full Review.
BY Justin Opinion Updated: May 15, 2017I 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!