Gun Reviews and News
Practically Useless? The Ultimate “Hand” Gun
A look at the Haight glove gun: an impractical wartime invention that sounded great on paper.
A More Affordable Carry 1911: Springfield Armory RONIN EMP
She stole it, and I can’t even press charges, in part because she’s my wife, and in part, because I had it coming.
The year was 2012. I was doing a story on the Springfield Armory EMP (Enhanced Micro Pistol) and its lineage to the 1911 TRP model. I had a loaner pistol sent my way — the original 3″-barrel 9mm model.
Staccato CS Compact 2011 Pistol Review
I’ve been shooting a flock of Staccato 2011 pistols side-by-side and regardless of size, they all shoot exceptionally well. Off a bench rest at 25 yards, this little pistol still prints just over one-inch five shot groups. Don’t let the small size fool you; the compact CS model’s double-stack design still packs 15+1 capacity.
The Revolver .32 H&R Magnum Makes a Comeback?
Roy explores a new offering from Charter Arms - a revolver chambered in .32 H&R Magnum. After losing attention to the .327 Federal Magnum, many thought this caliber would fade away, but like shooting .38 specials in a .357 Magnum wheelgun, shooting the H&R can be a lot more enjoyable and perfectly adequate for defensive use.
A Unique Pocket Carry Solution: The One-Handed Autoloading Pistol
Firearm design attracts interesting engineering solutions. To offer a “pocket carry” safe autoloading pistol, one Witold Chylewski created a .25 ACP handgun that could be carried uncocked, with chamber empty, but still ready for instant, one-handed deplyment.
A Holster Full of Boom: The Automag III .30 Carbine
Revolvers chambered in the .30 Carbine cartridge have a reputation for range-clearing levels of boom! One reader suggested when we wants the range to himself, he breaks out a .30 Carbine handgun. Clayton Walker has a great story here about an interesting version of the Automag III chambered in, you guessed it, .30 Carbine.
The Tiny (But Not Really) Beretta Tomcat
I found myself carrying what became one of my favorite little pistols, the Beretta 3032 Tomcat.
Pistols in the Wild Blue Yonder
Tom L. has access to an amazing collection of vintage photos. I'm always amazed at the stuff he comes up with. Love this pictorial story on pistols carried by aircrews.
America pioneered the aircraft, and shortly after Americans took flight, they took firearms aloft with them. And while machine guns captured most of the attention, growing ever larger in the amount and the caliber of automatic weapons fitted to flying war machines, airborne Americans never lost their fascination with handguns.
Carry Options: Day-by-Day Concealed Carry Choices
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. I’m talking about the carry guns that actually get daily “out-and-about” concealed carry use. Around here, we spend a lot of time talking about (and testing) a wide variety of guns and gear, so excepting the days spent doing formal evaluations of new carry guns and holster rigs, I thought it might be helpful to share the guns that have more recently occupied the lion’s share of my more discretionary carry time.
Apparatus Insignis: Remington’s Double Derringer, An Idea Too Good To Die
From a new regular column in American Handgunner, the Apparatus Insignis feature dives into the history, engineering, functions and obscura of interesting guns from the past and sometimes present.