Springfield Armory decided to push the pendulum back the other direction where size is concerned. The new Hellcat Pro OSP kept the slim profile of the original Hellcat but got a longer, 3.7-inch barrel and a taller grip frame that now has a capacity of 15+1 rounds for its...
CZ-USA is another company trying to keep things simple and affordable this year with its own compact offering. The new P10 M bucks the high-capacity, micro-compact trend with its single-stack form factor that yields a 7+1 capacity. Another contrarian aspect to the P10 M is the removal of the...
SAR USA was up next with a pistol sized similarly to the Walther PDP F, sporting a 4-inch barrel and 15-round magazine. While not an entirely new pistol for SAR USA, the SAR9 CX is a slight upgrade to the original SAR9 C with the inclusion of lightening cuts...
FN jumped into the mix with a last-minute submission and it was a doozy. The 509 series is by far one of the most reliable and durable striker-fired pistols on the market with an incredible amount of engineering that went into its operating system and its juggernaut build quality.
The...
Stoeger Industries released one of my favorite pistols during the past year and that was the STR-9 Full Size. With a nice suite of features and awesome performance for a shockingly low price, the STR-9 Full Size was a gangbusters value proposition. Well, the STR-9SC carries on that tradition...
The IWI Masada Slim hadn’t been in the country for very long when we got one into our grubby paws, and it was definitely worth the wait. With its 13+1 capacity, the Masada Slim strikes that perfect balance between the smallest micro-compacts and the higher capacity models we’ve seen...
First up was the new PDP F 3.5” from Walther Arms. Also available with a 4-inch barrel, the PDP F is a re-imagining of the popular PDP series of pistols and was designed for shooters with smaller and/or weaker hands. The most obvious change is the redesigned grip that...
“The P365X Macro jumped out front in the micro-compact niche with a class-leading capacity of 17+1 rounds.”
Sig Sauer has been an innovative force in the market the past few years but it was the game-changing upgrade to the new P365X Macro that sealed the deal. Yes, that’s right. There’s...
Standard Manufacturing submitted a sample of their 1911 Full Damascus, and while I have seen other manufacturers offer a Damascus slide, Standard Manufacturing is the first, to the best of my knowledge, to offer a complete gun including a pattern welded frame. Standard Manufacturing’s craftsmen hand forge their own...
I suppose it is only fitting that we start our roundup with a Colt as they were the first company to manufacture the 1911. This year their submission came to us from their Custom Shop and started life as a stainless steel Series 80 Commander that their craftsmen skillfully...
