Okay new shooter, you've narrowed down the right style handgun for you, but now, what caliber? I'll walk through some popular handgun cartridges so you can a little better acquainted with your options. Note: This is not intended to be an all-inclusive caliber list, merely an introduction to a few of the more popular handgun rounds available commercially. If they weren't … [Read more...]
Mec Gar produces more than 200 different models of pistol magazines, covering many of the worlds top brands and models. The privately owned and operated company has made more than 100 million magazines since 1965 in it's two Italian factories nestled in the foot hills of the Italian Alps. They obviously are doing something right, you don't last that long and put out that amount … [Read more...]
Many shooters like the smooth look of a grip plug in their Glock. It can also keep stray dirt out of your gun. Nothing to it. … [Read more...]
I mentioned in last week's Guns In Movies feature that the Beretta 92FS was ubiquitous. However, its presence in popular media is surpassed by this week's Guns In Movies firearm: the Glock 17 9mm pistol. History Because of the popularity of this handgun, much of its history is already familiar. But, for those less well-versed in Glock lore, I'll share an abbreviated history … [Read more...]
Many of us in 2016 have changed our defensive posture in direct response to the last few years increasing level of domestic chaos that seems to dominate every news channel. The situation many of us find ourselves in is that we often practice conceal carrying our weapons on ourselves day to day. That sometimes leads to complacency so we here at the site have decided to bring you … [Read more...]
We have had the pleasure of performing an extensive test and evaluation of the Rock Island Armory 1911 for the last few months and we learned a lot about it. I will admit that before the full sized RIA 1911 showed up I knew very little about them or their parent company Armscor International. When I was told by me editor in chief that a full sized Rock Island 1911 was coming … [Read more...]
