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Why Are Glocks So Popular?

September 18, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Like people, some guns are famous for certain attributes, while others are famous for being famous. I think the long-term fame of Glocks draws a bit from each of those realms, although I’m not sure if the Kardashians use them. The First Tactical Tupperware … and Curtain Rods The early Glocks brought the beginning of […]

Filed Under: Guns, Handguns Tagged With: glock, pistols, uscca

Apples & Oranges: Two New Lightweight Concealed Carry Pistols

July 18, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Summer sweaty season is here, and it comes with the want (not necessarily the need) to carry a smaller and more easily concealable pistol. I say “want” because there’s no reason one can’t carry a standard compact or even full-size pistol inside the waistband with nothing more than a tee, polo, or short sleeve button-down […]

Filed Under: Gun Reviews, Guns, Handguns, Reviews Tagged With: ammolan d, Beretta, Beretta APX Carry, glock, Glock 43X, Gun Reviews, pistols

11 New Pocket Pistols for 2019

May 22, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Is that a gun in your pocket or… Looking for the latest in compact concealed-carry options? Here are eleven pocket pistols that came to market in 2019. Read the rest: Shooting Illustrated | 11 New Pocket Pistols for 2019

Filed Under: Handguns Tagged With: pistols, Pocket Pistols, shooting illustrated

Is the Beretta APX RDO a Better Glock?

May 9, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

The Beretta APX pistol was designed as the company’s potential entry into the Army Modular Handgun System trials. Knowing that the M9 family was ready for replacement after the past several decades of service, the company veered away from their traditional double-action / single-action preference. What? The striker-fired Beretta APX is the company’s entry into […]

Filed Under: Gun Reviews, Guns, Handguns, Reviews Tagged With: beretta apx, Gun Mag Warehouse, Gun Reviews, pistols, The Mag Life

The Sig Sauer P225-A1: A Perfect Suppressor Host?

April 5, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

The Sig Sauer P225 is a classic. It was introduced way back in the mid-1970s as a more compact version of the Sig Sauer P220. It was adopted by the West German police and called the P6. Over time as the company released more compact double-stack models like the P229, the P225 was phased out. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Gun Mag Warehouse, pistols, Sig Sauer, suppressors, The Mag Life

Winning with the Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory

April 2, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Who needs yet another .22 Long Rifle Pistol? That’s what I thought when I got my hands on a Smith & Wesson Victory at a pre-launch showing a few years back. In fact, it looked like other pistols already on the market, like the Smith 22A pistol for example. This single Allen screw releases the […]

Filed Under: Guns, Handguns Tagged With: .22LR, Gun Mag Warehouse, pistols, plinking, rimfire, smith & wesson, The Mag Life

Smith & Wesson M&P 40 Ported: A One-Caliber Recoil Reduction

March 18, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Here’s a neat fact about the F-16 fighter jet. The pilot’s seat is far more reclined than those in other planes. That’s a bit of physics and biology trickery to help the pilot deal with high G forces. What does that have to do with pistols? If you create gas ports in a pistol barrel, […]

Filed Under: Guns, Handguns Tagged With: Gun Mag Warehouse, pistols, ported pistols, smith & wesson, The Mag Life

FN’s Fast and Tiny Five-Seven Pistol

March 6, 2019 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

Imagine the 9mm versus .45 ACP argument on steroids. In the 9 v. 45 debate, most arguments boil down to whether fat and slow are better than skinny and fast. With the FN Five-Seven pistol’s 5.7x28mm caliber, what is thin and fast is completely redefined. What? The Five-Seven pistol uses teeny, tiny centerfire cartridges labeled […]

Filed Under: Guns, Handguns Tagged With: 5.7x28mm, FN, FN 5.7, Gun Mag Warehouse, pistols, The Mag Life

Springfield Armory 1911 Range Officer Elite Operator 10mm

December 8, 2018 By Tom McHale Leave a Comment

If you ever find yourself competing in a brass flinging contest, we’ve found the perfect gun for 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. […]

Filed Under: Gun Reviews, Guns, Handguns, Reviews Tagged With: 10mm, handgun reviews, outdoorhub, pistols, Springfield Armory

Resurrecting a Walther PPK/S

October 11, 2018 By Tom McHale 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Guns, Handguns Tagged With: Gun Mag Warehouse, Old handguns, pistols, The Mag Life, walther

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Hello, my name is Tom McHale. I'm the creator and primary author of the Practical Guides series of how-to shooting books. I've been an avid shooter, reloading, and student of things self-defense, concealed carry, reloading, and long-range shooting for the past two decades, give or take.

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