A new micro-compact pistol from the Croatian well-known firearms company has attracted nothing but praise on the American market, placing yet another Croatian product in high esteem on foreign/distant markets. The Croatian firearms company HS […]
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Portuguese Army Adopts Glock 17 Gen5 Coyote
Glock announced today that the Portuguese Army adopted the Glock 17 Gen5 FS as its official secondary weapon. The contract was signed after Glock competed against several manufacturers (Sig Sauer, H&K, CZ, Beretta) in a […]
Sig-Sauer P229
The Swiss Industrial Company (SIG) has produced some of the best pistols in the world, but the Swiss neutrality laws make the export of weapons very difficult; as one Swiss said, “We are only allowed […]
Sig-Sauer Model P225 Auto Pistol
The Sig-Sauer Model P225 was designed by SIG (Schweizer Industrie Gesellschaft) of Neuhausen-Rheinfalls, Switzerland and was first announced in 1978. Due to the restrictions placed on arms sales by the Swiss Government, SIG has entered […]
Here is Why Some Gun Owners Hate Glock
Glock handguns may have “light” triggers, but historically they are no lighter than other commonly owned handguns. Ultimately, the handgun operator is the only one that can make his or her handgun fire, and it […]
Could This Be the Best Gun Glock Ever Made?
One of the most popular handguns in the world, the Glock 19, recently got an upgrade of sorts with the introduction of a similar, single stack magazine model. The Glock 48 is dimensionally very similar […]
Meet the Smith & Wesson Model 39/59: The Navy SEALs Old Gun
The Odyssey of the Smith & Wesson Model 39/59, from its Germanic origins to the gun shops of America and the jungles of Vietnam, was unique and very much a product of the Cold War. […]
Meet the Deadly AR Pistol: An AR-15s That Is Classified As a Pistol
Pistol-caliber AR firearms shoot exactly like rifle caliber AR-15 weapons, with just a few exceptions. Although the weapons are semi-automatic the fast rate of fire problem persists and the weapons experience above average breakage of […]
Will This Russian Handgun Become ‘The AK-47 of Pistols’?
Kalashnikov Concern, the largest arms manufacturer in Russia and industrial avatar of AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov’s genius, is branching out beyond its iconic assault rifle. The company’s been prototyping everything from autonomous tanks to high-powered […]
CZ-Colt Z40
The CZ-Colt Z40 dates from 1998. The pistol was developed by CZ together with Colt. Colt wanted to make a good double-action pistol but had never managed to master the double-action technology. Colt thought it […]
Beretta 92
Originally designed for the Italian army and police, the Model 92 pistols earned most of their fame (both good and bad) as the standard sidearm of the US military. It was developed between 1970 and […]
Colt M1911 and M1911A1
The Colt M1911 vies with the Browning HP as one of the most successful pistols designs ever produced, for it has been manufactured in millions and is in widespread service all over the world some 90 years […]
FNP-45
The FNP-45 pistol is the next step in the evolution of the FNP 9 / FNP 40 pistols line. First announced in 2007, the FNP-45 is just one of the many new, modern .45 caliber […]
CZ 100
The CZ 100 pistol was introduced in 1995. It has a double-action-only trigger mechanism. This means it can only be fired in double-action. The firing pi returns to the starting position after every shot and […]
Walther PPS
Walther PPS (Polizei Pistole Schmal – Police Pistole Slim) is a most recent offering from the famous German gunmaking company Carl Walther GmbH. It was first shown publicly during IWA 2007 exhibition in Germany, and […]
IWI Jericho 941
Israel is a nation that lives the dramatic feeling of being in constant pre-alarm and, despite having a relatively short life, only 63 years after the birth of the State, has the dubious distinction of […]