Gun shows aren’t always bad. Most of the time, the modern gun show is terrible. It’s a waste of time, and it’s occupied by overpriced guns trying to draw in impulse purchasers. Not to mention piles of Chinesium, crappy knives and the sound of a stun gun every 45 seconds. Beef jerky tends to be … Read more
The engineers at Smith & Wesson have apparently been busy this year, as evidenced by their flurry of mid-year new product drops. The latest is the .380 ACP Bodyguard 2.0. The original Bodyguard was released back in 2010 and was similar in size and capacity to the Ruger LCP. The new Bodyguard 2.0 looks to … Read more
The Walther PPK is a legendary design that paved the way for a half-century of handgun development. Like the real life and fictional heroes and villains that carried it, the PPK has become something of an archetype. It exists and has been little changed since it was introduced in 1931. But the landscape the PPK … Read more
MKS Supply is giving their Hi-Point .380 ACP a yeet into the new year. No, they aren’t chucking their .380s out of the line, rather they’re giving it the full Yeet Cannon treatment with the release of the YC380. This will add a threaded barrel, the new style grips, reshaped slide with optics mounting … Read more
Pistol development in the early 1900s was rapid. Pistols were being spit out at a rapid rate, and it seemed that almost every other year, some new advancement would be made in the technology. In 1900, we got the first semi-auto pistol with a slide, and by 1911, we had the M1911. That’s how fast … Read more
If you know you’re headed for a gunfight, you bring a rifle. For daily concealed carry, though, we all compromise by carrying a gun that’s small enough to conceal without being too cumbersome or too uncomfortable. For me that’s usually a micro-compact 9mm carried IWB, but for the past week I’ve had the new Ruger … Read more
Before the age of the micro-compact double stack polymer framed 9mm pistol, there was were two elegant, more refined (though lower capacity) options; the Walther PPK and SIG Sauer P230. They were considered by many in the second half of the 20th century to be the classic concealed carry pistols. These guns are from a … Read more
I bought my HK P7 (which now looks like this) for a screaming good price in early 2012. You see, the older gentleman I bought it from was selling all of his semi-auto pistols, as he could no longer operate them due to arthritis in his hands and generally diminished finger/grip strength. This is where Smith … Read more
Meet the Altor Corp pistol, a single-shot pistol with a unique design and interesting trigger. The Altor is available in either 9mm or .380 ACP. It’s an American made gun made by a small company in Phoenix, Arizona. This is not a gun for everyone, but I found it to be a rather neat weapon … Read more
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