Handguns

Most of the law-enforcement officers on the street must face their challenges with nothing more than their training, experience, courage and the handguns on their hips. Those pistols have to go bang every time, and they have to hit what they are pointed at. Glock stills rules a large part of that world with their simplicity, ruggedness, and competitive price. The company has maintained that position by listening to its customers and by issuing successive generations of Glock Perfection, each bringing incremental improvements to the platform. 

Most of the law-enforcement officers on the street must face their challenges with nothing more than their training, experience, courage and the handguns on their hips. Those pistols have to go bang every time, and they have to hit what they are pointed at. Glock stills rules a large part of that world with their simplicity, ruggedness, and competitive price. The company has maintained that position by listening to its customers and by issuing successive generations of Glock Perfection, each bringing incremental improvements to the platform. 

Back in the Old West, there was a variety of six-shooters to choose from, but as years passed, many of these revolvers ended up in the bone orchard as new and modern models became available — just like today. Luckily, gun manufacturers resurrected some of these unique revolvers and are reproducing them today using stronger steel, better manufacturing techniques, and incorporating internal safeties. We acknowledge that these revolvers may not be Simon-pure compared to originals, but that doesn’t matter because these reproduction revolvers allow you to experience what it was like to wield these guns. 

Back in the Old West, there was a variety of six-shooters to choose from, but as years passed, many of these revolvers ended up in the bone orchard as new and modern models became available — just like today. Luckily, gun manufacturers resurrected some of these unique revolvers and are reproducing them today using stronger steel, better manufacturing techniques, and incorporating internal safeties. We acknowledge that these revolvers may not be Simon-pure compared to originals, but that doesn’t matter because these reproduction revolvers allow you to experience what it was like to wield these guns. 

In 1908, John Moses Browning designed a cartridge he called the 380 Automatic Colt Pistol, but which we know today as the 380 ACP. The Germans called the cartridge the 9mm Kurz, with the Italian name for the same round being the 9mm Corto. Both of those foreign words mean short, with the 380’s metric nomenclature being 9x17mm, compared to the 9x19mm sizing of the 9mm Luger (or 9mm Parabellum).

In 1908, John Moses Browning designed a cartridge he called the 380 Automatic Colt Pistol, but which we know today as the 380 ACP. The Germans called the cartridge the 9mm Kurz, with the Italian name for the same round being the 9mm Corto. Both of those foreign words mean short, with the 380’s metric nomenclature being 9x17mm, compared to the 9x19mm sizing of the 9mm Luger (or 9mm Parabellum).

In 1908, John Moses Browning designed a cartridge he called the 380 Automatic Colt Pistol, but which we know today as the 380 ACP. The Germans called the cartridge the 9mm Kurz, with the Italian name for the same round being the 9mm Corto. Both of those foreign words mean short, with the 380’s metric nomenclature being 9x17mm, compared to the 9x19mm sizing of the 9mm Luger (or 9mm Parabellum).

We recently had a chance to shoot two metal-frame striker-fired compensated 9mm Luger pistols from SIG Sauer and Smith & Wesson to assess how we liked their aluminum receivers, extended magazines, night sights, and other features. In the end we think one pistol is better for competition and the other better for personal defense, but either would cross over to the other’s territory with nothing to be ashamed of. 

We recently had a chance to shoot two metal-frame striker-fired compensated 9mm Luger pistols from SIG Sauer and Smith & Wesson to assess how we liked their aluminum receivers, extended magazines, night sights, and other features. In the end we think one pistol is better for competition and the other better for personal defense, but either would cross over to the other’s territory with nothing to be ashamed of.