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New Products: The First WeekWe haven’t even reached January’s annual SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show), yet companies are already pumping out their new product releases. This proves that companies in the Social Media age are more willing to release products on their own timeline…

The Reflex is FN’s take on the best-in-class “slimline” carry pistol. (Yes, that’s the official classification. Don’t confuse slimline with compact. That nomenclature is reserved for G19-sized guns, which are mainly used as duty guns and not always compact enough for c…

2011s or Double-Stacked 1911s (or now 2K11s because each manufacturer trademarks its naming convention) aren’t new, but they’ve become the rage. While their existence dates back a few decades, it was primarily in competition circles. Here, competitors would fork over $5,000 or more to build the best…

The Glock 19 is ubiquitous. Glock itself revolutionized the firearms world by introducing an ultra-reliable polymer-framed striker-fired pistol. At first, it was met with criticism. How could a plastic gun be better than the classic steel and hammer guns that have been around for decades? But decade…

Springfield Armory’s Echelon has caused a stir in the polymer-framed handgun market. While Glock, Smith & Wesson, and Sig Sauer have been stalwarts in the arena, Springfield challenged the status quo with an all-new pistol designed to be the best fighting pistol available. And honestly, I…