Handguns

The German company that makes the controversial iP1 pistol which only fires when held by a specific shooter is in deep financial trouble.

Organized by the U.S. Carbine Association, 2-gun matches are made up of stages that incorporate precision pistol work and transitions to AR-style rifle shooting. Many clubs are starting to incorporate 2-gun matches into their schedules and they’re a perfect way to ease into the growing sport of 3-gun.

Let’s face it, gun store customers are getting older. And while more new shooters are entering the market, our seniors have the money and want to spend it on their favorite pastime.

The first green laser designed for revolvers is the new LG-415G Lasergrip from Crimson Trace.

The 2011 series takes everything that’s great about the good old 1911 and brings it into the modern age, delivering a gun with a solid foundation, time-tested performance, and all of today’s customization features that high-level competitors require to reach their potential.

The HK P30SK was designed to deliver the most popular and useful features of the full-sized P30 and P30L pistols in a smaller, affordable package.

Kinetic Concealment of Jackson, Tenn., has introduced new Combo Packs for its line of inside the waistband concealed carry holsters to allow owners to easily switch over to outside the waistband carry.

Sig Sauer just announced it is in full swing producing and shipping to dealers the much-anticipated MPX pistol.

Popular movies and television shows depicting the coolest guns and accessories can really stoke the flames of customer interest. Be sure to have what’s hot and give prospective buyers a way to see them in action.

Shooting Sports Retailer had the chance to give the new RM380 a run during a writer's event at Gunsite Academy last year and the bantam-weight beauty is a hoot to shoot.

Try standing out from the pack by offering your customers a firearm made just for them … and make money while you’re at it.

Tactical continues its trend into the practical with this year’s offerings in defensive handguns, marked by concealable frames in bigger calibers. Manufacturers are giving shooters the gun they love in a size they can carry.

With a cylinder cloaked in a satin black Ionbond finish and a dull silver trigger and hammer adding a touch of contrast, the LCRX-3 is a serious choice for the personal defense customer.

Top handgun manufacturers are stepping up their game with new models that have lots to offer the competitor, plinker and defensive shooter alike.

The new Laser Plinking Can Kit from LaserLyte combines a Trigger Tyme Compact Training Pistol, an LT-PRO Pistol Laser Trainer unit and three LaserLyte Plinking Cans into one kit ready to deliver hours of fun and valuable training right out of the box.

It’s as if the G42 and the Glock 26 had a love child with a slim profile closer to the G42 but with the height and length roughly the same as the G26. From my perspective it is a fantastic compromise that delivers a great shooting defensive pistol while remaining slim without the bulk.

Beretta unveiled the new APX pistol at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi. The APX is Beretta’s first-ever striker-fired full sized handgun, and its introduction makes the company one of the few gun makers that offers full size polymer and metal frame pistols in both hammer and striker fired operating systems.