Last year saw a distinct rise in new double-stack 1911 and 2011 designs. People love the 1911, but they want it to hold more ammunition. With that in mind, they also didn’t want to spend a ton of money on these guns. The market of double stack 1911s and 2011s have existed for years...
I love the Beretta series of tip-up guns. I’m not sure why, but something about the clever design and downright cute nature of these guns appeals to me. I own four of them at this point and aim to own them all sooner or later. Imagine the solitary tear that rolled down my cheek...
The Hudson H9 was quite the draw in 2017. This gun blended qualities of firearms like the M1911 and Glock to create a very modern pistol. Sadly, Hudson failed and was the victim of numerous quality control issues. It’s a long story, and people were sad to see Hudson disappear and bite the dust....
The last two years have shown that Taurus can bring it when it comes to SHOT Show. Last year was huge for Taurus, and they followed up 2023 with a very interesting 2024. In the field of revolvers, Taurus has brought three very noteworthy options to the market. Taurus makes a bit of everything,...
My first ever real carry gun was a Bersa .380 ACP. I was a broke Marine who had just turned 21 and had Walther eyes but a Bersa budget. In all fairness, little Bersa served me well. It was the standard Thunder .380. Over the years, my carry guns evolved and grew, as did...
We exist in a firearms market where there are more choices than ever before. It’s a great market to be in, and we’ve seen the price of firearms fall, and we’ve seen budget firearms continually get better. There was a time when a Raven .25 ACP was a budget gun, but the performance of...
