Caliber: 9mm
Barrel: 3”
Weight: 19.8 ounces
Grips: Technopolymer
Sights: Three-dot, low-profile, dovetailed
Features: Striker-fired
Finish: Matte black, pink, OD green
Capacity: 6/8-shot mag
MSRP: $450-650
Caliber: .45 ACP
Barrel: 5”
Weight: 37 ounces
Grips: Rubber wraparound, walnut w/ gold medallions
Sights: BoMar-style, adjustable
Features: Single-action
Finish: Stainless or blued
Capacity: 7/8-shot mag
MSRP: $1,249-1,299
Caliber: 9mm, .40
Barrel: 5”
Weight: 26.5-29.7 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Fixed three-dot
Features: Double-action-only
Finish: Black
Capacity: 10/14/17-shot mag
MSRP: $649
Caliber: 9mm, .40
Barrel: 4.48”
Weight: 25.06-25.59 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Fixed
Features: Safe Action, Gen4 option available, threaded barrel available on Glock 17 Gen3
Finish: Black
Capacity: 15/17-shot mag
MSRP: $599-696
Caliber: 9mm
Barrel: 5”
Weight: 28.1 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Fiber Optic front, Micrometer adjustable steel rear
Features: Double-action/single-action
Finish: Black
Capacity: 15-shot mag
MSRP: $999 (from Eagle Imports)
Caliber: 9mm, .40
Barrel: 3.26”, 3.66”
Weight: 24 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Three-dot (optional tritium)
Features: Double-action/single-action or double-action-only
Finish: Black
Capacity: 9/10/12/13-shot mag
MSRP: $799-899
Caliber: 9mm, .40, .45 ACP
Barrel: 3.8”, 4.4”
Weight: 25.6-36.8 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Adjustable
Features: Short-recoil
Finish: Black
Capacity: 10/12/16-shot mag
MSRP: $599-655
Caliber: .380 ACP
Barrel: 3.75”
Weight: 22.9 ounces
Grips: Contoured
Sights: Dovetail front, Novak-style rear
Features: Single-action
Finish: Matte blue
Capacity: 7-shot mag
MSRP: $468
Caliber: .380 ACP
Barrel: 2.9”
Weight: 12.2 ounces
Grips: Polymer
Sights: Fixed
Features: Double-action-only
Finish: Satin black oxide
Capacity: 6-shot mag
MSRP: N/A
Caliber: .380 ACP
Barrel: 2.75
Weight: 10 ounces
Grips: Textured polymer
Sights: Adjustable rear
Features: Double-action-only
Finish: Stainless steel (Black nitride finish or natural two-tone)
Capacity: 10-shot mag
MSRP: $314-334
Caliber: 9mm
Barrel: 3.6”
Weight: 30.5 ounces
Grips: G10
Sights: Contrast or night sights
Features: Double-action/single-action
Finish: Nitron slide, black hardcoat frame, two-tone
Capacity: 8-shot mag
MSRP: $1,122-1,236
Caliber: 9mm, .45 ACP
Barrel: 5”
Weight: 40.4 ounces
Grips: G10 Starburst
Sights: Fiber-optic
Features: Single-action
Finish: Armor-Tuff
Capacity: 8/10-shot mag
MSRP: N/A
The handguns available today represent the best of the old and the new. The COMPLETE BOOK OF HANDGUNS 2016 buyer’s guide sums up most of what is available today for American shooters and what are the best and most popular designs. Regardless what you buy or own, continued training and practice is the key to success, survival and enjoyment of the shooting sports. There are 192 autopistols featured in this year’s buyer’s guide, but for the sake of brevity, we’ve pulled 10 for you to peruse in the photo gallery above.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Beretta Nanohttp://www.beretta.com
Colt Gold Cuphttp://www.colt.com
FNS Longslidehttp://www.fnamerica.com
Glock 17/22https://us.glock.com
Grand Power X-Caliburhttps://grandpower.eagleimportsinc.com
Heckler & Koch P2000/P2000SKhttp://www.hk-usa.com
IWI Jericho 941http://www.iwi.us
Llama Micromaxhttps://www.eagleimportsinc.com
Remington RM380http://www.remingtonhandguns.com
SCCY CPX-3http://www.sccy.com
Sig Sauer P225-A1http://www.sigsauer.com
Wilson Combat Protectorhttp://www.wilsoncombat.com
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