HANDGUNS

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Revolvers

Pietta King Trio
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,...
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How a Sharpe Guy & Elmer...

Whenever hearing certain numbers and words like .38/44 Heavy Duty or Outdoorsman, my heart skips a beat, and I can’t help thinking of Elmer Keith. Just as...
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Gemini Customs: Improving...

I’ve known Marc Morganti, founder of this one-man show called Gemini Customs, for almost 20 years. After nearly two decades of association you learn much...
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The Era Of The .44 Part...

There are many great handgun cartridges such as the .357 and .41 Magnums, .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim, .45 Colt, and .454 Casull but none capture my soul and...
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The Case of the Fake Colt SAA

Will the real Colt SAA #11301 please stand up? How many more #11301s are there? Where and when did the legend of a Colt with this serial number belonging to...
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A pair of Henry Big Boy Revolvers in .357 Magnum
Henry Big Boys: .357 Magnum

In the early 1860s, the original Henry Rifle revolutionized warfare. A 16-shot in .44 RF, it proved a small handful of soldiers could win the day if...
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Semi-Auto

Beretta Pistols Through...

From the very beginning, Beretta pistols have employed an open-slide architecture that is fairly unique in the world of combat handguns. These guns and the...
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Hellcat X2 Commander

Some think the 1911 is outdated — too “old school” to be effective today. They’re not only wrong, but spectacularly wrong.
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Staccato 2011 9MM:...

Handgun competitions don’t teach one how to fight, but they do an excellent job of burning in basic gun handling skills like trigger control, malfunction...
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Legend Reborn: Springfield...

Now you can own one of history's most classic handgun designs, and in a package you won't be afraid to carry or take to the range. Springfield Armory...
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Ruger and Magpul RXM Pistol

Now, the Ruger folks have done it again and embraced the widespread success of the Glock platform. In a new collaborative product launch with Magpul, the...
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Ruger's Top 10

Ruger was fashionably late to the 1911 party. The right time was 2011, the 100th anniversary of the advent of what is still the best semi-auto design ever...
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Rimfire Handguns

Ruger Handguns: Case Study...

The Ruger .22 pistol is one of the great firearm designs. Its success laid the foundation for the Ruger company of today. Bill Ruger was brilliant, and his...
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What Does Top Dollar Get You?

My own shooting career has moved through something of a “U” shaped curve when it comes to the handguns in my ownership. First, when I was younger and...
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Pistols in the Wild Blue...

From World War I through the Cold War, U.S. pilots chose to carry a pistol with them as they went out to fly and fight for their country.
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Colt King Cobra Target .22LR
Switched At Birth

My first thought when I picked up the Colt King Cobra Target .22 LR was, “Is this a mini-Python?” I had reason to wonder.
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Colt Ace .22 Conversion

FMG's Roy Huntington shows how you can have some cheap fun with your favorite 1911 using the Colt Ace .22 conversion unit.
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Ruger’s Super Wrangler

After offering the Single-Six for all these many years, someone at Ruger caught the same skill at reading the public pulse and came up with an alternative...
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Airguns

Your Range Training Partner

The Umarex GLOCK 17 Gen5 T4E First Edition is a faithful replica of the real GLOCK 17, and its manual of operation is so similar it can be used as a...
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Practice Without Using Up...

American Handgunner's Tom McHale finds a way to practice his handgun skills without using any ammo. Modeled after its award-winning 9mm counterpart, the...
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Umarex Is Changing The Way...

Introducing the new ReadyAir Airgun Compressor by Umarex. A newly patented oilless technology to fill up PCP reservoirs easily and quickly.
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Air Saber
AirSaber For Handgunners?

American Handgunner's Tom McHale has some First Look fun with Umarex's AirSaber air archery arrow rifle airgun.
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Full-Auto Fun With Beretta

American Hangunner editor Roy Huntington has his First Look at Umarex's Beretta Model 92A1 BB Pistol and takes a tin can down.
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AIRGUNS: AFFORDABLE ...

When you live in the suburbs, most neighbors tend to frown upon the idea of constructing a shooting range in your backyard.
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Miscellaneous Handguns

No Magic Bullet!

At the age of 5 I shot a 200-pound pig in the head with a .22 LR. It was dead when it hit the ground. I shot lots of .22 ammo as a kid, but after watching...
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Get A Grip!

Yeah, I have my share of GLOCKs. But my first and last love is single-action revolvers. There, I’ve said it and I’m sticking to my guns (mostly in .45...
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Keith’s Crown Jewel

I recently shared my favorite .45 caliber bullet molds from Lee Precision. My intention was to illustrate how low-priced molds can produce excellent,...
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Use Your Sights In A Gunfight?

Fortunately, technology has erased the need for compromise. It’s now possible to have precise sight alignment without ever taking your focus from where it...
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Review of Bond Arms Stinger
Review: The Bond Arms Stinger

In this video from American Handgunner, Nic Lenze reviews the Bond Arms Stinger.
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Ronnie Wells Grip Frames...

Consistency is the key for accurate handgun shooting. This includes loads, stance, whether you’re using a rest or not, trigger press, follow through and grip.
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