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Metro Arms MAC 1911 Pistols from Eagle Imports

Eagle Imports are now importing MAC 1911 pistols from filipino manufacturer Metro Arms. The pistols come in a wide range of styles and configuration. MAC 1911 SSD (Competition) MAC 1911 Classic MAC...

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S&W 100 Year Commemorative 1913 and 1911 Pistols

The official SHOT Show GunBroker Pistol Auction this year is for a S&W 1913, their first automatic pistol, and an engraved S&W Model 1911. They commemorate 100 years of S&W making automatic...

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Comp-Tac First Level 2 Retention Holster

Comp-Tac will be unveiling their first Level 2 Retention Holster at SHOT Show … The International Duty is Comp-Tac’s first Level 2 retention holster and provides a leather/snap thumb break for level...

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Entertaining Glock Commercial

It gave me a good laugh.

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Radetec AmmoControl Digital Counter And Led Advisor

Another futuristic technology on display at SHOT Show was the Radetec AmmoControl Digital Counter and AmmoControl Led Advisor. The AmmoControl is a grip that can keep track of how many rounds are left...

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Never-Empty Double Gun (NEDG) Carbine Stock For Two Pistols

A company called Florida Discount Guns Inc. have developed a concept pistol carbine conversion stock kit which would accommodates two separate pistols at the same time. The idea is that if one pistol...

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Coonan .357 Mag. Automatic Compensated Pistol

Coonan have unveiled a 5.7″ compensated barrel version of their .375 Magnum chambered 1911. With an extended barrel length to 5.7”, the Compensated Pistol is ideal for reduced recoil resulting in...

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Mako KPOS G2 LB200 “Handgun Support System”

The Mako Group’s KPOS G2 LB200 is an valiant attempt at making a pistol carbine conversion kit that, for legal reasons, does not convert the pistol into a carbine. Instead of having a buttstock the kit...

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SI Shock Buffer For Pistols

Strike Industries has developed a polyurethane buffer for Glock, M&P and Springfield XD and XDM pistols. The buffer softens recoil when the slide cycles. I have used this type of buffer on...

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More UK Legal Pistols

After my post on UK-legal blackpowder pistol conversions  Dave emailed us with more information about UK-legal pistols. Technically speaking, pistols are apparently legal in the UK as long as they have...

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The Curious Caracal KABOOM

The Caracal pistol pictured above KABOOMed a few months ago in Pakistan. Not normally seen in the catastrophic failure of pistols  is a slide splitting in two. It is not uncommon for a cheap...

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New SIG SAUER X-Series Modular Pistol in 9mm and .40 S&W

SIG SAUER (Germany) has launched a major new line of modular competition pistols. The line has 9 base models, 7 special/accessorized models, and 20 modular accessories. The new X-Series pistols are...

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Purple Rugers

Sturm, Ruger & Co. is always willing to do limited runs for distributors and others who are willing to pony up the cash.  In this case, TALO, Inc. worked with Ruger to produce a couple of purple...

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Gemini Defense Z-Flex Sights

Gemini Defense makes a handgun sighting system that is supposed to allow the shooter to focus on the threat, not the sights, in a high-stress self-defense situation.  The sights are called Zone Reflex,...

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Eagle LR Zombie from Iver Johnson Arms

Iver Johnson Arms, Inc. is now selling a zombie-themed 1911 pistol.  The Eagle LR Zombie is a .45 ACP handgun that has a special green and black slide and grip panels.  The handgun is essentially the...

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ATI FX 45 Titan Lightweight (update)

In October, Steve posted information about the new FX 45 Titan Lightweight from American Tactical Imports.  Since that time, the specs have slightly changed, but the price remains substantially the...

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BSA Edge 2-7×32 Pistol Scope Review

This post was written by Dr. Jim & Mary Clary. At the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, we met Mr. Lou Riley, CEO of Gamo and had the opportunity to talk about the BSA’s line of scopes.   I told Lou...

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First (Almost) Entirely 3D-Printed Gun

Cody Wilson has completed his 3D printed handgun. Forbes reports … All sixteen pieces of the Liberator prototype were printed in ABS plastic with a Dimension SST printer from 3D printing company...

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Glock USA Now Exporting Pistols

Last year consumers in the USA noticed that more and more new Glock pistols on sale had USA stamped on the slide instead of the familiar AUSTRIA. For reasons unknown Glock increased production in the...

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H&K and Backwards Bullets: The Real Story

It is no secret that I am an unrepentant H&K-aholic. Over the years I have collected just about every one of their roller locked long guns, a ton of their pistols dating back to the HK4 and VP70z,...

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