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  • Who Dares Wins


    The L9A1 Hi-Power from Inglis is a near-perfect clone of the service pistol that was the standard issue handgun for the British SAS from the 1960s until 2013.

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    Pietta’s King Trio Wheelgun


    Recently, Pietta and Davidsons released a dandy of a gun called the King Trio. A close copy clone of a Colt SAA, the King Trio comes with three cylinders, making it capable of...

  • S&W's Performance Center Ported M&P Shield


    How popular are the M&P Shield pistols? Test samples of the new Performance Center Shields arrived just when I received a stunning press release: Smith & Wesson had just...

  • Custom CZ's —The ‘Un-1911’


    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 since I always enjoy...

  • 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.

Wilson Combat Project 1 Pistol

Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1 Pistol

The Wilson Combat Project 1 pistol is the first in its...

EAA Corp Girsan MC 14T X

EAA Corp. Girsan MC 14T X

Chambered in .380 ACP, the Girsan MC 14T X Tip-Up comes...

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Watch What You Eat

The human body is the most extraordinary machine. We navigate, refuel, procreate and make stuff all the time without a great deal of conscious thought.
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Pistolsmithing: Tooling Up For … Tools

For a long time, I have wanted to make a tool set to go with the heirloom pistols I make. I remember looking at magnificent guns in the Metropolitan Museum...
Read Full Article Greg Derr
An Engraved Masterpiece Sheriff's Model

The work of true masters in firearm engraving is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Their craftsmanship elevates the firearm to a masterpiece, to be admired as...
Read Full Article Alan Garbers
Staccato 2011 CS Pistol

If you could have identical twins separated by a couple of years, that would describe the P and CS model. The CS is a near-identical scaled-down version of...
Read Full Article Tom McHale
P'Nut the squirrel
Life Lessons from P’Nut the Squirrel

Everybody has heard about P’Nut the squirrel. He’s been all over the internet. He even seems to have played a minor role in the recent presidential...
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Public Housing Versus 2A

Once again last month, a public housing authority — this one in Cortland, New York — learned from a federal court that prohibiting privately owned...
Read Full Article Dave Workman
Running on Three Cylinders Can Be a...

If I happen to stumble over another .40 S&W cylinder, I just may have it rechambered for the 10mm Magnum. It’s the only way I could possibly improve on...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
Spotlight New Gear January/February...

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2025’s latest.
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This Alaskan Can Get You Out Of Hot...

The Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan is a revolver designed to be carried in challenging places, and employed under nearly impossible circumstances.
Read Full Article Lindsey Bertomen
Second Amendment: Train Because You...

Some firearms trainers make me sick. Like the ones who brag they’ve been certified for forty years, and never got a stitch of training since then. You...
Read Full Article Alan Korwin

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Handguns

Cream of the...

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...
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Light, Versatile...

The idea was simple. After all, they’re the best kind. Build a gun tough enough to be carried all day, in a caliber capable of performing a wide range of...
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Worth The Squeeze

I’m not sure who at CZ came up with the idea of color-coding their match pistols, but it’s sure easier than remembering yet another sequence of numbers....
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10mm Loading Lessons

I find that people who reload the 10mm tend to be goal-setters. Of all the reloading hobbyists I know, 10mm reloaders seek a particular performance level....
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Classic Everyday...

In my personal opinion, the most practical Colt SAAs are the Shorties. I have three right now: the “Sheriff’s Model” mentioned above, a .45 with a 3...
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What Handgun...

Deer and hogs are hunting staples in the lower 48. When using a handgun to hunt, what are the best calibers and why?
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Podcasts

The guns of Alcatraz
The Guns Of Alcatraz

Dr. Will Dabbs joins this episode to discuss a recent story, The Guns of Alcatraz. The infamous federal prison, from which no successful escape has been...
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Cool New Guns
Cool New(ish) Guns!

This week on American Handgunner Insider, we take a look at a pile of new(ish) guns on the market, including a four-caliber sixgun and much, much more.
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Range Report: EAA Witness 2311 9mm Pistol
Range Report: EAA Witness...

Tom McHale reviews the new 2311 family of 9mm, .45 ACP and 10mm pistols from EAA Girsan — the EAA Witness 2311. Priced for value, they offer excellent...
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