Springfield Armory is marching through the MSR forest with a slew of new offerings. The original SAINT rifle has been supplemented with a short-barrel rifle (SBR) version, a free-floated barrel model, a SAINT pistol, and the newest additions, the SAINT Edge rifle, and SAINT Edge SBR. The SAINT Edge family members are the “step up” […]
Springfield Armory 1911 Range Officer Elite Operator 10mm
If you ever find yourself competing in a brass flinging contest, we’ve found the perfect gunfor you. The new Springfield Armory Range Officer Elite 10mm tosses brass as good as any Olympic Hammer Throw contestant. OK, so maybe aeronautical brass engineering isn’t the most useful criteria for selecting a handgun, but it did add some entertainment to our testing sessions. On a more […]
Springfield Armory’s New SAINT Edge Pistol
Springfield Armory is marching through the MSR forest with a slew of new offerings. The original SAINT rifle has been supplemented with a short-barrel rifle (SBR) version, a free-floated barrel model, a SAINT pistol, and the newest additions, the SAINT Edge rifle, and SAINT Edge SBR. The SAINT Edge family members are the “step up” options loaded with premium features and aftermarket gear. If you want the […]
A Quality Pocket Pistol: Springfield Armory’s 911
Talk about the little pistol that could… I’ve had a few opportunities to shoot the Springfield Armory 911 at industry events here and there. Based on quick experiences shooting a magazine or two, I walked away impressed. Recently, one showed up here, so I had a bit more quality time with the pistol. Make no […]
Resurrecting a Walther PPK/S
A long, long time ago during an internet shopping binge far away, I spotted an old Interarms model of a Walther PPK/S “gunsmith special.” I’m not a gunsmith, but do like to tinker. Oh, and I’ve always had a thing for the Walther PPK family of pistols. Why? I don’t know. I guess I just […]
What a Suppressed Pistol Should Be: The New Springfield Armory XD(M) OSP Threaded
Once you shoot suppressed, you’ll never want to go back. While suppressed pistols are nothing like what’s portrayed by Hollywood and politicians, they are much more pleasant to shoot. For starters, the noise and blast is greatly reduced. In round numbers for a 9mm pistol, the sound level is reduced from about 158 dB to […]
Springfield’s EMP: The Scaled Down 1911
I like big guns and I cannot lie. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate luxury in a smaller package. I usually carry a full-size gun. While some of the pistols I like to tote around might be called “compacts,” they’re not exactly small, unless you consider double-stack 9mm pistols like the Sig Sauer P229 […]
Test Driving Smith & Wesson’s M&P 2.0 9mm Pistols – The Mag Life
The original Smith & Wesson M&P polymer service pistols aren’t new – they’ve been on the market now for over ten years. Like the pervasive Glock, they do an excellent job of meeting a wide variety of “mission” requirements. They’re suitable for duty use and have made big inroads at law enforcement departments across the […]
CMMG Banshee Makes Good Use of a Short Barrel
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. How short is too short? Does length matter as long as you use it right? What about diameter? Does a large caliber make up for a short barrel? Wanting to know the answers to all of these important questions, I was super jazzed to get an advance copy of […]
A Look at Beretta’s Optics-Ready APX Pistol
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. One good thing about the recent Army Modular Handgun System Trials is that the process lit a fire at many gun companies to create an entry pistol capable of winning the big bucks government contract. Of course, the intangible value of being chosen as the U.S. Military’s sidearm and […]