Guns Handguns Revolvers Smith & Wesson Ships Out Short-Barreled Model 66 & 69 Combat Magnum Revolvers By Personal Defense World • May 22, 2017 Smith & Wesson has begun shipping out its new short-barreled Model 66 and Model 69 Combat Magnum revolvers. RELATED STORY: Gun Test... Read more »
Featured Self-Defense Trending Tennessee Home Intruder Stares Down Barrel of Homeowner’s Gun, Takes Off By Personal Defense World • May 22, 2017 Don’t mess with a mother willing to do anything to defend her family. A Tennessee home intruder learned that the hard... Read more »
Guns Handguns FN509: Personal Defense World’s ‘Gun of the Month’ For May 2017 By Personal Defense World • May 19, 2017 Welcome to the newest feature on PersonalDefenseWorld.com—our “Gun of the Month.” Each month our editorial staff gets together and discusses... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns Review Semi-Automatic Handguns Gun Test: Wringing Out the Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 By Personal Defense World • May 19, 2017 After the latest announcement from Smith & Wesson, I can’t help but to remember a quote from Michael Corleone (Al... Read more »
Featured Self-Defense Trending VIDEO: ‘Armed’ Robber Uses Fake Gun During Smoke Shop Holdup, Gets Shot with Real One By Personal Defense World • May 19, 2017 A robber in Northern California brought a fake gun to a real gunfight—earning himself a trip to the hospital in the... Read more »
Featured Legal Self-Defense Trending Houston Home Invasion: Armed Neighbor Kills One Suspect, Wounds Another By Personal Defense World • May 17, 2017 One Houston home invasion suspect is dead, another is injured and two more are on the run thanks to an armed... Read more »
Accessories Guns Handguns Optics & Sights STI Teams with Chris Costa for the Costa Carry Comp 2011 By Personal Defense World • May 16, 2017 STI is continuing its fruitful collaboration with renowned self defense and weapons trainer Chris Costa—which has already yielded the Costa H.O.S.T.... Read more »
Featured Self-Defense Trending VIDEO: Texas Mom Maria Luce Warns Intruder She’s ‘Locked and Loaded’ By Personal Defense World • May 12, 2017 Don’t mess with Texas. Or, more specifically, don’t mess with a woman ready to defend her family. That’s the message we’re... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Guns Handguns Legal Tactical & LE Stocked Up: Converting a Glock 17 into a CQB Carbine By Personal Defense World • May 12, 2017 There’s an old Shaker axiom that says, “Let it be plain and simple, of good and substantial quality, unembellished by... Read more »
Guns Handguns Semi-Automatic Handguns VIDEO: The Kimber Micro 9 Packs a Serious Punch By Personal Defense World • May 12, 2017 1911 aficionados in the market for a new carry gun should take heed of the Kimber Micro 9. Introduced last... Read more »
Accessories Ammo Gear Trending Plano Drops New Mil-Spec Field Locker Waterproof Ammo Box By Personal Defense World • May 11, 2017 Plano has stepped up its collection of practical and durable molded-plastic ammo cans for shooters and hunters with the release of... Read more »
