Sixgun Savvy: Armscor’s
.357/.22 Magnums

Pocket Power Perfected

Springfield's XD-S Mod. 2 .45 Is Mechanically Elegant
And Armored-Vehicle Tough!

Guncrafter's Hoss

The 1911 — Brawnier And More Reliable Than Ever Before!

Channel Your Inner Gun Designer

Build your Own custom Pistol with the gsx100

Engineering Excellence Embraces Artistic Style

The Mongoose Carry Special and Heritage Models

Les Baer's American Handgunner Special Edition 1911 .45 ACP

The Readers' 'Dream-Gun!'
Great Gear You Should Know About

You can never, and I mean never have enough 1911 magazines. Lynn Thompson, the mastermind behind Cold Steel, Inc. knows this! He’s done us a huge favor by...
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
Smith & Wesson CSX
From The Rental Wall: The Smith &...

In this edition of "From the Rental Wall", Nic Lenze pulls down the Smith & Wesson CSX. See if you want to give this aluminum-framed 9mm a chance at your...
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The Combat Master

This was hardly a full-size pistol, but the groundbreaking Detonics Combat Master — a remarkably well-built (and well-thought-out) compact .45 ACP...
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Accidents Happen

I was just trying to be helpful. We had company coming, and the back porch needed sweeping. This is an onerous chore. The screened-in porch plays home to a...
Read Full Article Will Dabbs, MD
Spotlight New Gear Sept/Oct 2022 Issue

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2022's latest.
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Northern Precision Adds More Calibers

As handloading components continue to be in short supply and high demand, especially amongst less popularly used bullet diameters, Northern Precision has...
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Ohio Fights Back

By now, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has probably gotten some very nasty notes and messages from the gun prohibition lobby for signing legislation last month that...
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First Look: Armscor AL22M
The Armscor AL22M: Hailstorm of .22...

In this First Look, Special Projects Editor Roy Huntington takes a look at the Armscor AL22M — an eight-shot .22 Magnum revolver.
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Rim Rock Bullets for Reloaders

For those who’ve yet to pour bullets from the silver stream there’s another option. Custom cast bullet shops like Rim Rock Bullets come to mind.
Read Full Article Jeff "Tank" Hoover
United States Supreme Court rules in favor of right to carry
Supreme Smack Down: 6-3 High Court...

You could tell this was the chance Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has been waiting for, an opportunity to weigh in with a precedent-setting opinion on a...
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Handguns

.44 Special Five...

Sam Colt started it all. In 1836 his Colt Paterson became the first truly workable revolver. Chambered in both .36 and .40, it was a smallish, somewhat...
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Mossberg MC2sc...

The latest introduction is the Mossberg MC2sc. Shipping with two magazines, a flat base ultra-compact configuration yielding 11+1 total capacity and an...
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Mystical,...

When it comes to sixguns, the 1950s were not just magnificent, they also seem to be magical. In the beginning of the 1950s S&W introduced the first J-Frame,
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Discover

The Hardened Edge

We’ve covered many custom knifemakers in Handgunner over the years and, without question, most were inspired by the first pocketknife gifted to them by...
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DIY Optic...

Drop In” should always have an asterisk* next to it. Yes, many parts are marketed as “drop in,” and many do just that.
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Holster Mistakes...

For decades I’ve said it’s hard to buy a bad gun and easy to buy a bad holster. If you buy a handgun from a major manufacturer you are very unlikely to...
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