The new METE SFX offers a suite of significant upgrades over the previous TP9 series of pistols. One difference between the new SFT and SFX models is lightning cuts on the SFX’s slide. The METE SFX includes front cocking serrations as well as a Picatinny rail for accessories. The...
Modeled closely to the Shadow 2, the CZ TS2 is built with a Single Action Only operating system. The CZ TS2 includes aggressively textured aluminum grip and an aluminum mag well for faster reloads. The TS2 uses CZ’s inverted rail system which reduces the amount of mass on top,...
Of the nine contenders, two pistols— the SAR USA SAR9X Platinum and the IWI Masada—had an MSRP under $500. Aside from being easy on the wallet, both packages offered strong value as well. The Masada’s standout features included excellent ergonomics, full ambidextrous controls for the slide stop and magazine...
Swinging back to the world of 9mm pistols, the first pistol above the $1,000 mark is Zev Technologies’ Z320 XCarry Octane. Taking the P320 to the next level, the Z320 XCarry Octane features a beautifully machined slide with an RMR cut and a Titanium Gray finish. The Z320 features...
Of the nine contenders, two pistols— the SAR USA SAR9X Platinum and the IWI Masada—had an MSRP under $500. Aside from being easy on the wallet, both packages offered strong value as well. The Masada’s standout features included excellent ergonomics, full ambidextrous controls for the slide stop and magazine...
The next step up the price ladder included products from American companies and are among the best sellers on the market. The pistols in this segment were the Smith & Wesson M&P 9 2.0 Pro Series C.O.R.E. (Competition Optics Ready) and the Springfield Armory Elite XD-M 5.25 Precision, and...
The next step up the price ladder included products from American companies and are among the best sellers on the market. The pistols in this segment were the Smith & Wesson M&P 9 2.0 Pro Series C.O.R.E. (Competition Optics Ready) and the Springfield Armory Elite XD-M 5.25 Precision, and...
First up was the only pistol in this review not chambered in 9mm. The Ruger-57 was designed as an alternative to the FN Five-seveN which fires the 5.7x28mm round. Ruger’s offering is a fairly sizeable package, though it comes in around half the price of FN’s pistol. Hosting 20-round...
The Beretta 92X Performance and the CZ Shadow 2 Optics Ready are both DA/SA steel-framed pistols with the extra weight assisting with the recoil mitigation that’s needed for fast follow-up shots during competition.
The Beretta 92X Performance swapped out a slide-mounted safety for a frame-mounted safety, making cocked-and-locked carry an...
Included in the full-size category as much for its weight as its size was the Walther Q4 SF. Only in a world filled with polymer pistols would I consider a steel-framed carry pistol an exotic, but that’s the world we live in now. Though, with its world-class trigger and...
