Other Semiauto Handguns

  • Arotek Night Sights:  Glock 17

    It is no secret that Glocks normally seen in the US have traditionally come with plastic sights front and rear. Some shooters make no changes to these sights while others replace them posthaste. I do not care for Glock’s factory standard plastic sights, though it is not their “fragility” that bothers me; it is the…

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  • Shooting the Glock 19: Part II

    This report is intended to be read after “Shooting the Glock 19”.  It is a follow-up or “addendum” sort of thing to it.  Here’s the link to the previous article for those who might be interested: http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/shooting_the_glock_19.htm The Glock 19 used in this segment of the saga is not the same one used for the initial report. It differs…

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  • Shooting the Glock 19

    Over the last four decades I have been fortunate enough to have owned many handguns and a large percentage of these were chambered in 9x19mm.  My very first was a 1918 DWM Luger which had been given to me by a friend of the family.  It sported a 3 5/8” barrel and remnants of nickel-plating. That was the first…

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  • Shooting the CZ Kadet .22 LR Conversion

    Hello. Back in 1996, I bought a CZ Kadet .22 LR conversion for use on a Pre-B CZ-75. If memory serves, it came with a couple of 10-shot magazines. Though I understand it is not always the case, the Kadet unit slid right onto my CZ-75 frame with no problems at all. The magazine locked into place…

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  • Pocket Guns: Glock 26 vs. S&W J-frame Snub?

    Pocket carry using a readily-concealable handgun almost always results in the choice of either a double-action revolver or a compact semiautomatic or so it seems from the emails I’ve received over the years.  A small contingent uses derringers but they are in the minority compared to revolver or semiauto users. Some who choose the S&W J-frame are…

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  • Falcon Industries 1911 Ergo Grips

    Hello. A friend of mine dropped by the other day to show me a new 1911-pattern pistol he’d just purchased and I noted that the textured stocks he had on it really offered a secure grip. I asked about them and he said that they were bought via Brownells’ site for about $25.00 a pop.…

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  • Range Report: Bersa Series 95 (Nickled)

    Hello. A while back, a fellow wanted to sell a Bersa Series 95 that he had purchased new and had fired but 200 factory rounds through. It would come with one extra magazine at what I thought was a fair price. The pistol was as described and he tossed in a box of Fiocchi 90-gr.…

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