Text & Photos by Aaron L. Brudenell I remember the first time I actually saw a Smith and Wesson J-frame .38 Special in person. The pictures in gun books were without perspective, and all those movie and television appearances never seemed to do the revolver justice. I was amazed (and continue to be impressed) with
The .380 ACP continues to fill pockets or holsters among private citizens lawfully carrying during the turbulent crime-filled times in which we live. Though “ballistically challenged” when compared to the delivery of full-power 9x19mm or even .40 S&W in similar size handguns, the 9mm Short still has a fairly significant cadre within the shooting community.
It has been said, “With age comes treachery” and some have asked the question, “Why is youth wasted on the young”? I believe that the first is true for some of us and don’t have the answer to the last. I will say that I envy the young their youth. I envy their sharp eyesight, quicker reflexes, but most
I am not going to get too bogged down in what does or does not constitute a 1911 pattern automatic in this article. For this work, it will mean a single-action semi-automatic pistol whose lineage from the full-size all steel 1911 is apparent. The lightweight can be a full 5″ gun, a Commander-size, or one
Not the first polymer frame pistol made, this is the one that started the “revolution” to “plastic pistols”. That they are popular is an understatement. In the early ’80’s the Austrian army adopted this new handgun design and soon hit the US market in a big way with the establishment of Glock, Inc, in Smyrna, GA, in
Never as common in the police or military communities as either the P220 or P226 and pretty well replaced by the P228 and P229 today, the P225 remains a popular conventional DA/SA 9mm semiautomatic pistol. Lightweight and easy to carry concealed, many private citizens carry these guns as have uniformed police in other countries, particularly
Produced by Star Bonifacio Escheverria in Spain, this single-stack 9x19mm single-action pistol remains a fairly popular handgun for those seeking inexpensive firearms that are not cheap. If a bit heavy by today’s standards, it is compact and lends itself nicely to concealed carry. These pistols are no longer manufactured and the company that produced them no longer exists in the same form.