What if James Bond had a choice? Sure, Q stuck him with the Walther, but would the super spy have preferred a Sig? Let the debate begin. The SIG P232 and Walther PPK series could be mistaken for brothers. They look so utterly similar. It wouldn’t be out of the question to assume that one …
Who doesn’t love a Derringer? These pistols offer you a weapon that’s about as small as a gun can be. They are very simple with few moving parts, and tend to be very easy to conceal. In fact, that was the purpose of the first derringers. While small guns had existed before, a man named …
Rat shot for self-defense? Travis tackles this most unusual question. Recently a friend purchased an S&W Bodyguard .38 Special revolver, a fine little gun that’s plenty modern but also affordable, reliable, and easy to conceal carry. I opened the cylinder to unload the gun to dry fire it and found a round of rat shot …
Pocket pistols mean different things to different people. In the early 1900s, the Colt 1903 and 1908 were called Pocket pistols, and they’d be tough to shove in your pocket today. Coat pocket might have been a more accurate name. However, in 1931 we got one of the first examples of a modern pocket pistol, …
This oft-overlooked pistol is a fan favorite for those who know what they have. The S&W Shield was released in 2012, and the world lost its mind. Seriously, I remember people paying way above MSRP to get an original Shield. It was the single stack 9mm that everyone needed and loved. For some reason, everyone …
There is a difference between bullseye shooting, where you are trying to hit the center X on the target, and training for defensive purposes. People make the mistake of shooting at a bullseye, thinking that it is good training for self-defense. It is, but it isn’t because there is not a massive X on the …
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