2019 Editor’s Choice Award – S&W Performance Center 442 CT
Classic pocket .38 Special with auxiliary sighting system, super-smooth action and no internal lock – what’s not to like?
Smith & Wesson’s J-frame revolvers, introduced...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – Nighthawk Custom Firehawk .45 ACP
The crème de la crème of compensated 1911’s
Until recently, compensated pistols remained mostly competition devices, but changes in machining and design have brought them...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – Kimber Micro 9 KHX Pistol
The classiest of the classy micro compacts
If you’re looking for one of the smallest, lightest and best-looking 9mm micro-compact’s for concealed carry, do not...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – POF Revolution DI .308
The direct-impingement version of POF’s light-weight, 5.56mm-AR-15-sized 7.62mm rifle
Patriot Ordnance Factory introduced the Revolution a couple years ago with great success. Reliably putting .308...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – IWI Masada 9mm Pistol
Sub-1-inch precision and an impressive feature set meet affordability
It’s not often that a new striker-fired, polymer-framed pistol raises an eye brow around here, but...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – FN 509 Tactical
Best of the suppressed
Back in On Target’s 2019 Defensive Handguns issue, we rounded up five of the latest and greatest suppressor-ready 9mm pistols, and...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – CZ P-10S Optics Ready
An outstanding subcompact carry option—especially if mounting an optic is a requisite
CZ USA’s P-10 Optics Ready line has become a fast favorite for just...
2019 Editor’s Choice Award – Cimarron 1862 Pocket Navy Conversion .380 ACP
A showpiece that’s just too fun not to shoot
Cimarron’s new 1862 Pocket Navy Conversion center-fire revolver is just plain fun to shoot. It’s also...
Barrett REC-10
Rugged reliability and typical Barrett fit and finish
Barrett has long been known for its focus on form, function and operation in harsh conditions. Their...
Yankee Hill Machine 9mm AR Pistol
The new 9mm AR pistol from Yankee Hill Machine ($1,499) accepts all Glock 9mm magazines, and comes with one Glock 17 factory 17-round magazine....
Windham Weaponry 9mm GMC Pistol
Windham Weaponry’s compact, blow-back-operated 9mm GMC AR pistol is built with the same quality and to the same standards as their AR rifles. The...
SIG Sauer Copperhead
While it may seem as though manufacturers are simply challenging their engineers to see how short and compact they can make a platform, in...
Rock River Arms BT-9
To me, pragmatist that I am, the pistol caliber carbine (PCC) represents a solution to a non-existent problem. Yes, they can take pistol magazines...
CMMG Banshee 300 Series Pistol
CMMG’s Banshee takes a new look at the PCC platform, abandoning the simple blow back design for a modified AR style rotating bolt. Designed...
Wilson Combat .300 BLK Protector Pistol
Premium yet affordable
I am not a guy given to embracing fads. Newer is not always better. This is especially true when it comes to...
POF Revolution DI .308
POF’s light-weight, 5.56mm-AR-15-sized 7.62mm rifle goes direct-impingement
Patriot Ordnance Factory introduced the Revolution a couple years ago with great success. Reliably putting .308 power into...
FN 509 Apex Tactical Trigger
Introduced in the FN America FNS9 in 2012, the FN Apex Tactical Trigger proved to be a solid entry into the ever-growing striker-fired pistol...
Wilson Combat® X-TAC & X-TAC Elite Models Now Available in Commander Size
Wilson Combat® X-TAC & X-TAC Elite Models Now Available in Commander Size
X-TAC Commander
Available in your choice of .45 ACP, 9mm or .38 super calibers,...
Introducing the new Springfield Armory Hellcat
The new top-dog in the high-capacity/minimal footprint war?
Springfield Armory has released their Hellcat, “the world’s highest capacity micro-compact”. Weighing in at a mere 18.3...
Wilson Combat Protector 300 HAM’R
The most-versatile AR-15 chambering in existence?
Designed to be the most versatile AR15 “ranch rifle” cartridge, the 300 HAMR was purpose built starting where the...
CZ P-10F Optics Ready
The new full-size,
19+1 capacity and RDS-compatible option in the growing P-10 line
CZ-USA’s
P10 series is one of the most popular on the concealed carry and...
The Baby X
SIG Sauer’s new P320
X-Compact
With all the cyclic
trends in the handgun market, none weather these changes better than the
compact carry pistol. By compact, I mean...
Wilson Combat X9L 9mm
Photos by Ben Battles and Gail Peppin
When quality tools count, the new
19-round capacity X9L full-size does not disappoint.
When
Bill Wilson introduced the Wilson Combat EDC...
Nighthawk Custom Firehawk .45 ACP
The crème de la crème of
compensated 1911’s
Compensated pistols have always been surrounded by significant argument when applied to defensive or carry use. I recall...
S&W M&P 2.0 Threaded Barrel/Gemtech GM9
Smith and Wesson’s M&P 2.0 is one of the most popular polymer handguns on the market today. Designed for enthusiast and working professional alike...
