The Swedish K was used by Army Green Berets of the Studies and Observations Group (SOG) during the Vietnam War. The standard combat load was 13 magazines—468 rounds of 9 mm Luger. It was nicknamed the “green devil,” and it was used by devils in green faces in what could …

With precious few guns on the market chambered to fire it, and even fewer load options for those guns, the 5.7×28 mm FN cartridge has seemingly been on life support for most of its 30-year lifespan, kept alive only through the patronage of a small but dedicated fan club and …

Beretta’s APX Carry is the latest edition to the APX line of polymer-frame, striker-fired pistols. Similar to the APX Carry in dimensions and sharing the same modular chassis frame is the Beretta Nano, but the two pistols diverge in obvious and subtle respects. Unlike the Nano, the APX Carry has …

Everyone who knows anything about 1911-type pistols and competition knows STI International. It makes high-capacity handguns for action-shooting events, right? Well, the company also makes flat, compact, everyday carry (EDC) pistols as well. Case in point: the Staccato-C, a compact, single-stack 1911-type pistol chambered in 9 mm. The slide-and-barrel fit …

Completely disassembling your frame allows you to replace the pistol’s pins and firing controls, including magazine release, the slide stop and each of the components that make up the trigger module. One thing to keep in mind when disassembling the frame is the pins should be removed from left to …

I’ve said it before and it bears repeating: Optics-equipped pistols are the future. Mounted on a pistol, a red-dot optic reduces the number of sights and focal planes a shooter needs to manage, and it facilitates accuracy at extended ranges thanks to the fine aiming point provided by its reticle. …

More SUBSCRIBE Buying a silencer is not difficult, it simply takes diligence and time. First, find out if a silencer is legal to own in your home state. At the time of this writing, they’re legal to own in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, …

Despite the all-American claim that bigger is better, there are some cases in which smaller and more compact really pays dividends. For instance, when you’re looking for the ultimate truck gun, an easily stored and transported range gun or simply need a highly maneuverable home-defense gun, a pint-size AR pistol can …

More SUBSCRIBE Following the unveiling of Hiram Maxim’s machine gun in 1883, the first semi-automatic pistols soon followed. In 1891, Austrian Archduke Karl Salvator and Count Georg Von Dormus patented the Salvator-Dormus pistol (photo above), of which few examples have survived. Next came the Schonberger-Laumann 1892, which was an upgrade …

There are always interesting new guns launched at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Expo and Annual Meeting. However, this year’s show had more new models on display than usual, which implies that we’ll see even more at the 2020 SHOT Show. In 2019, the product trends included …