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Here's one for all you fans of glossy blue steel and walnut...a Model 27 with a five-inch barrel. The more I look at this revolver, the more I think that the old S&W N-frame flagship guns are the apex in revolver design and manufacture. They won't ever make 'em like this again...even if...

On Friday, I treated myself to an early birthday gift by picking up a new FN Hi-Power. I've been in the market for another HP ever since I got rid of my shiny blue 9mm HP several years ago, but all the new ones I've seen around since then have been the two-tone Browning HP Practicals. I don't...

My wife recently switched to a wheelgun, so I got my hands back on the family parlor pistol, our Beretta 3032 Tomcat. For those not familiar with the gun, it's a tilt-barrel pocket gun chambered in .32ACP. I've been toting the little Tomcat in the pocket for the last few days, and I am...

Lately, I've been giving some thought to having my gunsmith remove the grenade launcher on my Yugo SKS, thread the barrel, and put a birdcage flash hider on it...so I can then file for the tax stamp for a .30 caliber suppressor. The Yugo has a shut-off valve for the gas system, so it could be...

Since everybody these days wants either tactical plastic or Magnums made out of styrofoam, there are plenty of abandoned and neglected old .38 Special steel frames around. This weekend, I acquired not just one, but two S&W Model 10 revolvers, a 3" heavy barrel and a 2" nickel version. The...

I'm usually a 4 o'clock strongside IWB kind of guy, but since I spend my "outside the house" time carrying an infant around, there's lots of bending at the hip involved. I am looking to come up with alternatives for strongside carry that don't involve the fanny pack, and crossdraw looked like...

When you think "America", what kind of handgun do you most closely associate with American image and our way of life? I listed my four closest candidates. If you think of another one that deserves the title, write it in.

Here are what I consider the best off-the-shelf personal defense pistol and revolver available at present. Your mileage may vary, of course, but these two are my personal "Best of Breed" examples. Let's see what kind of combos you come up with. Pistol is a SIG P229 in .357SIG, revolver...

I wasn't really shopping for a new gun today, but I couldn't pass up this deal. It's a NIB Model 65LS "Ladysmith", 3" heavy barrel K-frame in .357 Magnum. A three-inch fixed-sight Magnum K-frame is considered by many to be the ultimate carry wheelgun, and the 65LS is the nicest of the bunch...

Anyone who carries guns for a while usually ends up with the dreaded box-o'-holsters. On the downside, they were expensive to pile up, and a lot of them just plain don't work as well as you had hoped. On the upside, you get a lot of experience with different brands and types of holsters...

I don't know what possessed me at the time, but I picked up a FN FiveSeveN at the local Gunhaus yesterday afternoon. A few hundred rounds of ammo are on the way and should arrive tomorrow, at which point I'll actually be able to shoot the thing. I was able to secure a lot from AcuSport at...

Picked up this little beauty yesterday...a Para-Ordnance LTC, their version of a Commander. (CMDR and LTC are both O-5 pay grades.) Like a Commander, this one has an alloy frame and a 4 1/4" barrel. Few manufacturers make true Commander-length guns, Kimber and Springfield's Commander types...

Here are some recently finished "minor project" carry guns. This one is the Colt Defender I picked up a few weeks ago. The Hogues have been replaced by McCormick rosewood grips with hex head screws, the factory sights went out in favor of Meprolite night sights, and the sloppy Colt factory...

The common wisdom among 1911 gurus is to avoid sub-4" 1911s, since they tend to have spotty reliability. I must have lucked out with my latest addition, because I just got a LNIB Colt Defender that runs like a sewing machine. We took it in on trade at the shop, and I caught myself...

On Friday, I was able to obtain a brand new Ruger MK II at half the sticker price, taking home a 5 1/2" bull barrel variant for the princely sum of $165 out the door. I was lacking a .22 handgun in my collection, and the Ruger will finally patch that glaring hole in my lineup. I am curious...

My Benelli Nova project is finally done. It now wears a BSA red dot on a Weaver rail in front of the LPA rear sight, an extended magazine tube, and a Blackhawk buttstock pouch. Modest modifications, for sure, but I am pleased with the end result. I had a side saddle on this Nova for a while...

I have a chance to get a very nice Mosin 91/30 "Sniper" at work for $100-125. It has the turned down bolt handle, but no PU scope. The scope base is still on the left side of the receiver, complete with turnscrew, but the scope mount and scope have been removed. Overall, the rifle is in very...

I recently picked up a Yugo SKS from the shop, and there was actually a gorgeous little rifle underneath all that Cosmoline. (For easy, sweat-and-odor-free Cosmo removal, submerge the metal parts in boiling water, let them sun-dry for an hour or two, and work off what little grease remains with...

Maybe I am just getting old and cranky, but I am really starting to like the idea of a nice smallbore & shotgun over-and-under. I am particularly enamored with the little Savage O/U in .22LR over 20ga. Such a rifle would be a very versatile tool for many situations, up to and including the...

For the occasion of my naturalization last Thursday, I decided to treat myself to a top-shelf handgun to commemorate my citizenship. A coworker made me a good deal on a SIG P220ST. The gun has had less than 200 rounds through it, comes with new night sights, three 8-rounders, one...