Grant's New Book Has Arrived 24 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am

Taurus 24/7 9mm 13 Aug 2013 | 10:48 am

I love writing about Taurus handguns because it brings the Taurus haters out in full gale force.  One of the things I love is that most of the haters have never fired one, held one, or even seen one i...

Smith & Wesson, Protecting Guests on Disney's Jungle Cruise Since 1955 5 Aug 2013 | 11:09 am

Vietnam War Trophy 29 Jul 2013 | 10:02 am

Whilst perusing the offerings of Arnzen Arms in Eden Prairie, MN I could see a large box with a pistol sticking out of it sitting on the shelf of their used handgun case towards the rear of their hand...

SPRINGFIELD XDm SERIES 15 Jul 2013 | 12:19 pm

In this article we are going to examine the Springfield XDm series of pistols; specifically the pistol shown above which is the 5.25 inch competition model in .45 ACP. The roots of the Springfield XD...

U.S. Arms Patriot 15 Lower 27 Jun 2013 | 06:43 am

The AR rifle platform has been used by the U.S. Military since 1963.  That 50 year run makes the AR the longest in-service rifle ever used by our Armed Forces.  But the road wasn't rosy for the new AR...

Beretta M9 Commercial 30 May 2013 | 10:32 am

When the Beretta M9 was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces in 1985 it usurped a  title long held by the Colt Manufacturing Company.  Colt had been supplying sidearms to the U.S. Government since 1842 wh...

CZ 97B .45 ACP 9 Apr 2013 | 07:42 am

OK, when we left off last time I was in the midst of suffering from a bad case of CZ fever.  I had just picked up and fallen in love with a 9mm CZ D PCR.  At the time I made that purchase, Bill's Gun ...

CZ 75 D PCR 14 Mar 2013 | 07:13 am

I'll let you in on a little secret.  In the fall ole' Average Joe was getting bored with shooting.  I didn't care if I shot well and couldn't get motivated to even go to the range.  Then one Saturday ...

STI Guardian .45 ACP 28 Feb 2013 | 07:05 am

The Guardian is an aptly named pistol.  If I were in the executive or VIP protection business this is the type of pistol I would want to carry; a compact, easy to shoot single action pistol, with the ...