The Quest For A .410 Defensive Shotgun – Ammo Tests
I love shotguns. I often write about shotguns, and they’re generally my favorite type of firearms. I like being able to throw eight pellets of 9mm per trigger pull at a threat. I appreciate their versatile design and the fact they can be a powerhouse at typical CONUS ranges. As much as I love shotguns, […]
Gun Review: Savage Renegauge Security – The Tactical Option
The tactical shotgun market has had a nice explosion of new guns and gear aimed at bringing the scattergun back to its former glory. The semi-auto market has seen new and modern entries from Mossberg, Beretta, and now Savage. Savage released the Renegauge years ago as a sporting shotgun. It took them a good bit […]
Gun Review: The Springfield Echelon – My Favorite Handgun of 2023
In the world that’s full of semi-auto handguns, there seems to be a formula that works. Give it a polymer frame, make it striker-fired, chamber it in 9mm, and use a double-stack magazine. Add a rail and maybe give it an optic cut, and we have the description of basically every duty-sized pistol on the […]
Gun Review: Bersa TPR 380 … The Modern Option
I like Bersa. As far as budget guns go, they make some of the best, in my opinion. The Thunder series is likely their most popular gun series, and I’ve always enjoyed them. They’re very Walther-like without the Walther price tag. Bersa is also not afraid to experiment with the Walther PPK-esque design. They’ve released […]
The Girsan High Power MC P35 PI – Watching the Detectives
Some guns are just cool. Not every gun I own needs to have a specific purpose or be a top-of-the-line, ultra-modern firearm. Sometimes — arguably most of the time — guns can just be fun. That’s exactly what I thought when I saw the Girsan High Power MC P35 PI edition of their Hi-Power clone […]
The Smith & Wesson Response: A (Mostly) Polymer PCC
In the last 12 months, Smith & Wesson went from having zero pistol caliber carbines in their lineup to now having three. They released the FPC, the Response, and at SHOT, we got our first look at the new-again 1854, a lever action .44 Magnum. That’s quite a leap in the PCC category. The FPC […]
SHOT Show 2024: The Year Thompson Met Stoner
Every year, SHOT Show seems to have a theme, more or less. A type of gun, caliber, or something that ties together multiple new product releases from a range of companies. A few years ago, it was the year of the Hi-Power. Before that, it was the year of 5.7x28mm. This year, the major theme […]
SHOT Show: The MaulAR Lever Gun From Bear Creek Arsenal
Bear Creek Arsenal is known for their budget AR-15s, AR-10s, AR9s, and basically a budget everything in the Armalite rifle world. They’ve done some odd guns and odd calibers, so being odd isn’t too unusual from the brand. However, I would have never predicted that Bear Creek Arsenal would do something as interesting as a […]
SHOT Show: Primary Weapon Systems UXR is Modularity Redefined
Primary Weapons Systems, or PWS, is well-known for its long-stroke gas piston system AR-15 rifles. But as of SHOT Show 2024, they expanded into a platform of their own design. The new UXR promises to be the most modular, user-friendly rifle ever. I got my first dose of the UXR at range day. A member […]
SHOT Show: Springfield Goes Retro With the SA-16 A2 Rifle
Springfield Armory has made a lot of noise about the six new models of their TRP Operator series 1911s, a new Garrison 1911, and a more compact frame Echelon modular pistol, but there was barely a peep about the SA-16 A2. In fact, I went to the booth and would have completely bypassed it if […]