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.
Concealed Carry
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7 Top Compact Concealed Carry Self-Defense Handguns for New Shooters!
Published: July 8, 2016 Updated: July 8, 2016
21st Century Derringer! Bond Arms Back Up .45 ACP & 9mm Defender—Full Review
Published: July 7, 2016 Updated: July 7, 2016The Bond Arms Backup packs a lot of power into a small package. It has twin barrels and can be switched between 9mm and .45.
Ruger’s New 9mm SR1911 Lightweight Commander
Published: July 6, 2016 Updated: July 6, 2016Ruger’s expanding their wildly popular SR1911 series with a new Lightweight Commander-style single stack chambered for 9mm Luger.
Big-Bore CCW! New Smith & Wesson M&P .45 ACP Shield—Full Review
Published: July 6, 2016 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!
9th Circuit Court Strikes Major Blow to 2A, Upholds CA’s ‘Good Cause’ Requirement
Published: June 9, 2016 Updated: June 9, 2016“We hold only that there is no Second Amendment right for members of the general public to carry concealed firearms in public,” said judge Fletcher.
Concealed-Carrier, not Gun Control, Help to Stop Shooting
Published: June 9, 2016 Updated: June 9, 2016Amidst news of a murder-suicide plot in California the story of a concealed-carrier, a Boy Scout and a handful of survivors in Texas was largely overlooked.
.357 Buster? Ruger’s .327 SP101 Delivers Magnum Force & Extra Firepower!
Published: June 8, 2016 Updated: June 8, 2016The Ruger SP101 combines a small frame with a full-power chambering in .357 Magnum, but it is limited to five rounds. The addition of the .327 Federal Magnum chambering bumps that up to six, while still having fight-stopping power.
Can Center Axis Relock Save Your Life?
Published: June 7, 2016 Updated: June 7, 2016Center Axis Relock is a versatile shooting system which provides a stable firing platform for multiple scenarios and it greatly aids in weapon retention.
Introducing the New M&P Shield in .45 ACP — NRA 2016
Published: May 20, 2016 Updated: May 20, 2016Smith & Wesson made their big, new NRA Annual Meeting product announcement and it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser: meet the new S&W M&P Shield in .45 ACP.
NYPD Approves XD-S Variant for Backup, Concealed-Carry
Published: May 17, 2016 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.