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  • The Ideal Perfect Packin’ Pistol (PPP)


    When gun writer John Taffin conjured the phrase “Perfect Packin’ Pistol” (PPP) years ago, he had no idea how it would influence the gun industry. By definition, a PPP...

  • Kimber's Rapide Black Ice 1911


    Rapide seems to me a decidedly French word, conjuring images of croissants and retreat. But don’t hold this against the new Kimber Rapide Black Ice 1911 family of pistols.

  • CZ Shadow 2 Carry 9mm


    Unless you’re immersed in it, the names, numbers and even colors of the CZ world are a bit confusing. Candidly, it took some digging to figure out exactly what the Shadow 2...

  • Cream of the Crop: Wilson Combat SFT9 9mm


    The SFX9 pistol added a few design twists. The most visible differences are a solid frame design with Wilson’s distinctive “X” patterning cut into the frontstrap,...

  • Connor/Toner Glock Combat Modpaks


    Our mission was to produce sure handling, naturally pointing, operator-friendly tactical pistols;

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield X Series

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield X Series

The next iteration of the Shield series, the Smith &...

GlockStore GS 26X

GlockStore GS 26X

The GlockStore GS 26X combines the best features of the...

Taurus 817

Taurus 817

The Taurus 817 is a rugged and compact revolver...

The Round File

Is the revolver coming back? Depending upon to whom one listens, the “round gun” never really left but there does appear to be a noticeable upswing in...
Read Full Article Dave Workman
A Peek into the Past of Handgunners

Imagine if you will, it’s 1976. It’s the Bicentennial of our Country. Disco was King, Jimmy Carter was elected President, bell-bottoms were the rage,...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
Spotlight New Gear September/October...

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2025’s latest.
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General Hans Cramer

Operation Overlord, the 1944 Allied invasion of mainland Europe, was one of the most audacious military enterprises in human history.
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
The "Defensive" .22

When I first began shooting back in my early 20s, a lot of my trigger time was spent wrangling a GI-pattern 1911 in John Browning’s original caliber of...
Read Full Article Clayton Walker
Real Avid Armorer’s Master Hammer
Real Avid Armorer’s Master Hammer

Leave it to the Real Avid folks to come up with yet another useful tool. The Armorer’s Master Hammer does it all.
Read Full Article Tom McHale
Dusty Boxes & Tripped-Over Treasures…

Gun nerds can generally be broken down into three categories: users, collectors and accumulators.
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
The Curious Origins of Bubble Wrap

I know this will come as a shock, but I have a lot of nervous energy. One of my co-workers left a fidget spinner at my workspace at the clinic several years ago
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Rocks of the Lowcountry

Interesting things come from South Carolina. You know, like shrimp and grits, bowties, occasional secession and unusual accents that soothe your ear like a...
Read Full Article Tom McHale
The Cure, and other Tales

As I read my calendar, it’s about two months until my fall hunting season opens with my annual sneak attack on high country blue — “dusky” or...
Read Full Article Dave Workman

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Handguns

Taurus G3 9mm

Sometimes we at Handgunner take a little heat for highlighting guns requiring a letter of credit from a Swiss bank to buy. I get it.
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Taurus Raging...

The Taurus Raging Hunter in .460 delivers what the old adage describes as: “The rich man’s demand for quality and economy — and the poor man’s need...
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Custom CZ's...

I was at the Brownells Gunsmith Fair a few years ago talking to a polite young gent in a tie. We were in line for lunch and I had struck up a conversation...
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First Range Day?

How old is old enough is a common question? This varies from kid to kid.
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Gunnysack: NOVX Ammo

NOVX Pentagon ammunition uses a patented two-piece stainless steel case instead of the de facto standard “brass.” Why? Weight is a factor. I weighed an...
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Gear Spotlight:...

While you should always have a handheld light available for searching, a weapon light makes sense for target illumination and final verification.
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Podcasts

How Accurate Is Your Handgun Really? Ransom Rest Test Explained!
How Accurate Is Your...

Can you really trust what people say about handgun accuracy? In this episode of American Handgunner Insider, Tom McHale breaks down what “accuracy”...
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Shadow Systems CR920XL
First Look! New Shadow...

The new Shadow Systems CR920XL is a slender pistol, but thanks to its steel magazines, it still packs a 15+1 capacity. Tom McHale takes it for a quick range...
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SAR USA SAR9 SOCOM
Range Report! SAR9 SOCOM

A quick, insider look at the SAR USA SAR9 SOCOM pistol. What's in the box? What are the basics? And most importantly, how does it shoot?
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