Handguns

The new Smith & Wesson Governor is a six-shot revolver with scandium-alloy frame and matte-black finish that is being made to compete against the popular Taurus Judge. Like the Judge, the Governor handles 2.5-inch, 410 shotshells plus 45 Colt cartridges. The Governor also chambers 45 ACP ammunition, which the Judge does not. We still had the Taurus on hand at our Idaho office, so we took a close look at the two of of them side by side. Here's what we found.

Sig Sauer Model P250 has been selected as the official duty pistol of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. The P250 will replace the stock of Walther P5s and Glock 17s currently in use by the Netherland police.

Watch as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the basic safety and operational features of semi-automatic pistols.

'Young Gunnie' Video Producer Cara B. talked with S&W's Director of Marketing Paul Pluff at Gunsite about the company's new Enhanced 1911 pistols.

John M. Buol Jr. introduces USAR Team Shooting Coach MSG George Harris, who covers the vital topic of safety at the shooting range. Tip: The goal is to leave the range with the same number of holes you came with.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) is filing a motion for an injunction asking the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to immediately strike down Illinois’ complete and total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or place of business.

(GunReports.com) -- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has rolled out the Ruger Single-Ten, a ten-shot single-action revolver chambered in .22 Long Rifle.

(GunReports.com) -- Crimson Trace's LG-493 Laserguard for the Taurus Millennium PRO is now available for retail say for $209 MSRP. Constructed of the same material as the pistol’s frame, this Laserguard maintains zero even when fitted to the powerful .45 ACP Millennium PRO.

Mike Barham, media liasion for Galco Holsters, explains the benefits and features of the TacSlide belt holster.

(GunReports.com) -- Last week, the most visible gun control advocate in this country, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, appeared on MSNBC and CNN, promoting his new TV ad urging that Congress impose so-called 'terrorist watchlist' gun control legislation. The ad features an edited portion of the well-known video of a scraggly-looking al Qaeda misfit claiming -- falsely -- that jihadists can buy machine guns at gun shows in the United States, without a background check.

(GunReports.com) -- Ruger has introduced the Ruger SR40c pistol, a compact version of the recoil reducing, striker-fired SR40 pistol. The Ruger SR40c pistol has a 3.5' barrel and an overall length of 6.85'. The pistol weighs 23.40 oz. and features a height of 4.61', with the same slim 1.27' grip width (across safety levers) as the full-sized SR40.

Watch as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the basic safety and operational features of revolvers.