Serious firepower in a seriously compact and light weight package, the Bodyguard 2.0 Carry Comp is slim at 0.88 inches thick and measures 5.88 inches long and 4 inches high with the ten-round flush-fit magazine. Fully loaded with a round in the chamber it weighs only 15.3 ounces. It...
Excellent firepower, accuracy, reliability, concealability and refined elegance come together in the surprisingly soft shooting 9mm Kimber CDS9, the more full-featured version of the CDS9 Classic. Lovers of the 1911 platform will be drawn to this micro-compact which can feel and handle like a compact or full sized handgun...
Fink’s Custom Guns (FCG) has just released their Gunsite Performance Pistol-Double Stack, a 1911 hybrid featuring a carbon steel frame for the slide to ride on and a polymer grip that accepts 17 + 1, 9mm magazines. The GPPDS possesses all of the traits that make the 1911 pistol...
Sitting just under the $1,000 threshold are two pistols from juggernaut companies with long histories of producing top-shelf firearms for civilian, military and law enforcement use. The first is the full-sized Beretta 92X ($899), an evolutionary upgrade to the 92 series. The version we received had the decocker-only function,...
Sig Sauer also enjoys a strong fan base, due in large part to its P320 series of polymer-framed pistols. In addition to gaining massive respect for recently winning its military contracts, the company has been impressing shooters with its new X-Series of pistols.
The X-Series includes an updated grip module...
Adding to the standing-room-only crowd of striker-fired pistols, the new Taurus G3 brings its own spin on value by offering a full complement of features for a bargain-basement price of just $345. Despite Taurus classifying it as “full-sized,” the G3 is similarly dimensionally to G19, though one variant ships...
Everyone seemed to love the raw power of the 10mm Springfield XD-M OSP as well as its ambidextrous mag release and frame texturing. The magazines were easy to load, and we enjoyed the suppressor-height sights. The trigger’s reset was quick, the capacity seemed spot on, and the gun was...
Of our eight contenders in the full-sized category, three have MSRPs over $1,000: the Zev Technologies O.Z-9 ($1,729), the Walther Q5 Match Steel Frame Pro ($1,599) and the CZ Shadow 2 Orange ($1,999). But after you check them out, it quickly becomes obvious why they command such premium prices.
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The Canik TP9 Elite Combat Executive had the best trigger of the bunch with a superb reset. It was also the fastest to shoot, with little recoil. The ergonomics were great, and the texturing wasn’t too aggressive. The TP9 also seemed to offer the best value for the money...
The new CZ Shadow 2 Orange sticks to the basics when it comes to a competition pistol—and for good reason. The Shadow 2 is one of the most popular pistols on the competitive shooting circuit, but for 2019, CZ decided to do even better. The Shadow 2 Orange’s slide...
