Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Springfield XDS .45ACP By Massad Ayoob • January 1, 2013 So here I sit, holding a piece of late 20th century history in one hand, and an example of the... Read more »
Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Sig Sauer P229 By Massad Ayoob • January 1, 2013 For many years now, the primary handgun defending America’s first family has been the Sig Sauer P229, chambered for .357... Read more »
Featured History Shooting 101 Carry the Right J-Frame By Massad Ayoob • January 1, 2013 Along about 1950, Smith & Wesson realized that its archrival Colt had held the small-frame .38 Special market all to... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Shooting 101 How to Choose a Glock By Massad Ayoob • November 30, 2012 The Glock is the most popular police service pistol brand in the United States. In the commercial sector, many gun... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns History Semi-Automatic Handguns Sig Sauer P220 By Massad Ayoob • November 26, 2012 Introduced in 1976 as a single-stack 9mm with a butt heel magazine release, the Sig Sauer P220 was quickly adopted... Read more »
Competition Shooting Featured Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Baby Glock 26 By Massad Ayoob • November 26, 2012 In 1996, Glock introduced the subcompact “baby Glock.” It was originally offered in two models: the 9mm Glock 26 and... Read more »
Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Ruger SR1911 .45 ACP By Massad Ayoob • November 22, 2012 For years, many speculated as to why Sturm, Ruger & Company didn’t follow the rest of the handgun industry in... Read more »
Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns Springfield EMP 9mm By Massad Ayoob • November 21, 2012 I first encountered the Springfield Armory EMP (Enhanced Micro Pistol) in late 2004, at a company seminar in San Diego,... Read more »
Guns Handguns Revolvers Taurus Protector Polymer By Massad Ayoob • November 21, 2012 In an industry interview after retiring last year from a long and distinguished career with Taurus, that company’s departing leader... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Self-Defense Shooting 101 Revolver vs. Auto By Massad Ayoob • October 23, 2012 I know what you’re thinking—“Ugh…not another rehash of the most trite and hackneyed argument in the history of gun magazines!”... Read more »
