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…
20 Guns That Were Made for a War and Are Better for Everything That Came After
War has a way of forcing engineers to stop daydreaming and start solving problems. Mud, cold, sand, rough handling,…
20 Pistols That Are Simpler Than They Look and More Capable Than Anyone Expected
Gun counters and internet comment sections are full of “complicated” pistols that supposedly take an engineering degree to understand,…
20 Guns That Competitive Shooters Won With and Weekend Hunters Actually Trust
There’s a funny gap between what wins matches and what earns trust in a muddy truck floorboard or a…
20 Revolvers That Are the Standard by Which Everything Else Gets Compared
Every revolver guy has a mental yardstick. It might be what his granddad carried in a truck door pocket,…
20 Pistols That Have No Business Being This Reliable
Some pistols earn their reputation the easy way. They come from famous manufacturers, cost serious money, and arrive with…