The 20 Pistols I Recommend to First-Time Buyers Who Don’t Know What to Ask
You can tell a first-time handgun buyer the second they walk up to the counter. Their eyes bounce from…
20 Guns I Kept After Buying Something Supposedly Better
I’ve bought plenty of “upgrades” over the years. Newer model. Better trigger. Better finish. Better accuracy on paper. And…
The Best Full-Size 9mm Pistols That Aren’t the Obvious Choice
If you hang around gun counters long enough, you start to notice a pattern. Everybody knows the usual full-size…
20 Revolvers That Are at Home on a Hip or Behind Glass and Either Way Make Sense
There are revolvers you carry because they work, and there are revolvers you keep because they’re right. The funny…
The Best 9mm Pistols for New Shooters Who Are Serious About It
You can tell who’s serious about learning to shoot the first time they show up at the range with…
20 Pistols That Police Officers Qualified With and Kept After Retirement
When a cop retires, the uniform goes in a closet and the schedule finally lets up. But the handgun?…
The 20 Carry Pistols I Actually Recommend When People Ask Me Privately
When somebody pulls me aside at the range or sends a late-night text that starts with, “Don’t laugh, but…,”…
20 Guns I Would Grab First if I Had to Leave Everything Else Behind
Every gun safe has a few “nice-to-haves” and a handful of guns that actually keep the lights on, so…
Revolvers I Keep Coming Back to No Matter What I Buy Next
I buy other handguns. I try the latest “carry revolution.” I pick up something with a new finish or…
20 Pistols That Are More Accurate Out of the Box Than Most People Can Shoot
You can spend a lifetime chasing accuracy and still get shown up by a plain old pistol with decent…