It’s been a while since I’ve heard anyone talking trash about “mouse guns.” Hopefully the “manly myth” that only weaklings of questionable intellect venture from home carrying a handgun caliber less than .40 has been laid to rest. From the very beginning it was kind of a foolish statement, considering …

As of April 26, 2022, North American Arms officially became employee-owned, as 30-year president and owner Sandy Chisholm sold the company to an employee stock ownership trust. Over a period of several years, the trust will distribute equity ownership pieces to NAA employees at no cost. The arrangement is intended …

There was a time when revolvers were the kings of daily carry, and for the real pros—those who packed day in and day out—a compact, six-shot revolver with a 3-inch barrel was the sine qua non of defensive tools. So much so that it was the standard issue of the FBI before …

GForce Arms, Inc. is introducing its first pistol, the GF9 Equalizer, to the American firearms market. The GF9 pistol is an American-made 9mm subcompact semi-automatic pistol designed with some commonality in with certain Glock parts. The GF9 Equalizer is equipped with an optics-ready slide that uses a Trijicon RMR footprint …

European American Armory is a leading importer of firearms from overseas, and now they are importing a new, smaller sized, clone of the venerable Browning Hi Power. The MC P35 PI is an all steel 9mm chambered semi-automatic handgun with the delayed blowback system made famous by John Browning himself. The …

Optics are an increasingly vital part of more and more firearms, from traditional rifles to MSRs to shotguns and even ultracompact, concealed-carry handguns. With few exceptions, however, nearly every optic is made overseas, and every manufacturer uses at least one or two components of foreign origin. With the supply-chain crises …

Taurus Intl. Mfg. Inc. has a long and storied history of producing double-action revolvers. Its roots go back to 1924 when a small tool-and-die-forging plant, called Forjas Taurus (the name would later be changed to Taurus Armas), was established in Porto Alegre, Brazil. By 1941, the first Model 38101SO revolver was in production. It …

The first red-dot sight designed for a firearm came from Aimpoint nearly 50 years ago. It quickly staked a claim in the rifle world and—after shedding cumbersome bulk—is taking the pistol market by storm. The popularity shows in the number of handguns that ship wearing either an optic or factory-cut slide for …

Ignore 2020’s and 2021’s record-shattering firearm sales pace—driven by the historic collision of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest—and this year is shaping up to be another banner one for the industry, likely eclipsing the mark set in 2019 and vying to place among the top-three in all-time purchases. …

It’s said that in life, one never gets a second chance to create a first impression. SDS Imports, the company that imports the Tisas firearms manufactured in Turkey, appears to have embraced that piece of wisdom, because I was extremely impressed from the moment I opened the box containing its new PX-9 …