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Although Fabrique Nationale hails from Belgium–not a country normally noted for its military prowess–FN’s line of rifles, shotguns, and pistols has a devoted cult following in America. Their smallest and latest addition to their line of FN 509 handguns, the optics-ready FN 509 Compact MRD, just might be the perfect combination of shootability and concealability….
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, life was different: People were still listening to Ace of Bass, the wave of expanding concealed-carry freedoms was only just starting to pick up steam, and Kahr Firearms Group had just introduced a stainless-steel duty gun that would become an instant classic, the K9. Standing in contrast to the…
It’s your right and mine…but that doesn’t mean I have to use that right. About five years ago, the NRA released a statement about open carry that quickly had the gun-owning community up in arms (pun intended. Sue me). A critique of people who were open-carrying their guns as part of protests in Texas, the…
Taurus, the Brazil-based gun manufacturer, just announced that the latest extension to their G-series line is shipping to dealers now and will be available to consumers within the next few days. The gun, called the G3, is a full-sized 9mm striker-fired pistol that the company created in response to shooters who wanted to see a…
James Bond may have made the Walther PPK a household name, but the credit for its enduring popularity is due entirely to the company. Part of the formula is innovation, and true to form, Walther just released a new member of their PPK family, a stainless version in .380 ACP. It’s shipping now and should…
I may be hard as woodpecker lips, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love an easy slide. Shooters with arthritis and other hand problems will be excited to learn that SCCY Firearms has recently announced a new semi-automatic handgun designed for concealed carry: the new CPX-4. This pistol, chambered in .380 AUTO, integrates an ambidextrous…
SIG’s anti-snag technology has just taken a step beyond the ordinary. SIG SAUER’s P365 has been changing consumer expectations for what a concealed-carry-optimized handgun should be since its introduction in 2018; its newest iteration on the P365 line, the P365SAS, is set to revolutionize those expectations again. The concept of the SIG Anti Snag (SAS)…
The 1911 is a fantastic firearm, no question, but it can be hard to conceal… The 1911 design has undergone very few significant changes since it was first brought to market over a century ago, and for very much the same reason that sharks haven’t evolved since the Devonian era: They were made perfectly the…
When SIG SAUER introduced their P365 pistol in January 2018, it raised the bar for concealed-carry striker-fired pistols everywhere, hitting the gun-sales charts at #1 with a bullet (so to speak). But SIG refuses to rest on their laurels, and has just released a brand-new version of the P365: the P365 XL. This big brother…
There’s a Reckoning coming…and I’m looking forward to it. One of the hottest new gun introductions at this year’s NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Indianapolis, Indiana, was the release of the brand-new, built-from-the-ground-up Naroh Arms N1…and leave it to CrossBreed Holsters, manufacturer of premium handcrafted concealed-carry holsters and quintessential “early adopters,” to work with…
Shut up and take my money. Once upon a time, if you wanted to carry a concealed handgun, you carried a derringer. Simply designed with either a single or double barrel, these itty-bitty one- or two-shot guns were carried by men and women alike as protection against danger that walked on four legs, two legs,…
When Ruger introduced the LCP in 2008, it sent the company to the head of the pack of designers of tiny, ultra-concealable CCW pistols. Twelve years later, the downsizing trend continues (in the best possible way) with the new, compact version of the Security-9: the Security-9 Compact. With an overall length of just 6.5 inches…
