Ruger LC9 Model 3200 9mm Para, $443
Gun Tests October 2013 Look-Ahead: 9mm Pistols from Walther, Kriss Sphinx, and CZ USA
Smith & Wesson M&P #209001 9mm – Gun Tests Pistol of the Year
New Videos on GunReports.com (September 12)
Glock Model 26 9mm Parabellum, $599
Glock GL31 .357 Sig
Glock adapted this same pistol to other cartridges, including the .357 SIG, and we found the fully loaded GL31 handled much like the model 17. If you have ever felt that the Glock pistol chambered for .45 ACP or 180-grain .40s were somehow out of sync, then the .357 SIG is a more natural fit.
Smith & Wesson 1911 .45 ACP
Issues of Concealment: Printing & Flashing
Glock 23 Gen 4 40 S&W, $650
We tested two 40 S&W handguns in the May 2013 issue. Here's an excerpt of that report, "Two Midsize 40 S&W Pistols: Taurus and Glock Square Off,".
Colt Mustang Pocketlite .380 Auto
The .380 is not a cartridge many of us would pick for all-around use. It’s hardly a plinking cartridge, because of the relatively high cost of ammunition, and because the pistols that chamber it are generally not all that accurate. Reloaders don’t exactly flock to the diminutive cartridge, for a variety of reasons. Ammunition manufacturers have produced some excellent fodder in recent years for the tiny guns, but none of it can make a mountain-size “stopper” out of the molehill .380 Auto.