1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (369+ words) Canik has made its name in the handgun market, first by offering value and then by combining it with innovation. The company's micro-compact, striker-fired, polymer-frame Mete MC9 Prime combined full-capacity with a compact overall package that was compensated. New for 2026, Canik…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (248+ words) The Taurus 850 measures 7.6 inches long, 4.59 inches tall and weighs 22.7 ounces, empty, thanks to its all-steel construction. The gun is outfitted with a 2-inch barrel and has a 1.34-inch-wide cylinder with space for five rounds. "Taking the 850 the range is really…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (186+ words) At the dawn of mechanized warfare, the U.S. Military contended with the reality that infantrymen would need an effective arm to defeat tanks. Their idea? Bring more gun. For nearly 25 years, Springfield Armory has offered its affordable and reliable XD series…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (410+ words) In our latest "I Carry" segment, American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio pairs the new Taurus TX9 Compact with a leather Stow-N-Go holster from Galco, Inc. This compact, concealed-carry kit is rounded out with an Xolotl automatic knife produced by CRKT....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (218+ words) Size-wise, the 9 mm- and .380 ACP-chambered Hellcats are identical. Capacity is the same: 11 rounds in the flush-fit magazine and 13 rounds in the extended mag. Both pistols have an optics cut in the slide for the Shield RMSc footprint. I'd argue that, absent…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (192+ words) A man was exiting his vehicle the morning of Jan. 27 in Chicago when two men ran up to him and allegedly attempted to rob him. Seeing the suspects" guns, the man drew his own concealed-carry gun and fired, striking one…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (376+ words) Early in 2025, Staccato tackled these law-enforcement pistol requirements with the release of the well-received 2011-pattern HD series. EAA has chosen to mirror some of those alterations in the Girsan Witness2311 CMX model. Although the CMX is not intended to be a…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (277+ words) The Taurus 66 Combat is a medium-frame revolver chambered in .357 Mag. that is made of stainless steel. The firing mechanism is double-action with a transfer bar safety system. Its swing-out cylinder holds seven rounds. The metal parts are given a matte…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (256+ words) Compact revolvers offer a simple, safe and reliable option for concealed carry. Their drawback is capacity. Taurus has sought to address this capacity issue while still maintaining a compact size, with its 817 revolver, which is making a comeback in 2025. The…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (356+ words) Notably, the traditional locking system of the M1911 is gone in the KDS9c. Instead of using locking lugs at the top of the barrel, along with a barrel bushing at the muzzle and a swinging link below, the Kimber uses a barrel…...