Taurus has just brought back the Model 58, a lightweight .380 ACP pistol with a 15-round capacity. .380 ACP has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance recently, and Taurus has responded by bringing back the once-discontinued Model 58. Featuring some minor modernizations and improvements, the compact .380 carry-sized pistol now boasts a larger magazine capacity, an aluminum frame and ...

9mm has become the king of handgun rounds, but bigger, more powerful rounds like .45 ACP and 10mm Auto are far from dead.  So if you need a bigger round for hunting, feel safer with a heavier self-defense round, or are a fan of hefty rounds, how do you choose between these two big boys?  Let’s take a closer look ...

SK Customs recently unveiled its most recent edition of its “Lost States of America” series of limited production 1911 pistols with the new “Lost State Of Montezuma” model. This full-size single stack 5-inch Government framed 1911 pistol in .45 ACP commemorates James Gadsden, who is best known for facilitating the Gadsden purchase in the American Southwest. “We are commemorating James ...

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Beretta USA and Bass Pro Shops cannot be held liable for a negligent shooting that resulted in a college athlete losing his leg. The decision hinged on the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which shields firearm manufacturers and sellers from liability when a firearm is misused. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE EMPORIA, ...

Hawke Optics is introducing the new Frontier Reflex sight, a reflex red-dot sight built for accuracy, durability and an adaptable mounting system. Featuring a wide-view optical window, the Frontier is designed for daily carry, competition and duty pistols while being equally at-home on AR-pattern guns and hunting rifles. The sight is available with an RMSc footprint for slimline pistols, Docter ...

It is interesting to look into the development of a tool. It begins with its purpose and is then refined in design, materials, and manufacture to produce a thing of performance. Occasionally, these processes fall short. The Navy Mark 3 Modification 0 knife would teeter on the brink of this premise. Although it has an aggressive appearance, the U.S. Navy’s ...

Texas-based Bond Arms is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Greg Bond, a longtime tool-and-die maker, founded the company in 1995. His brother, Gordon Bond, purchased the company from his brother in 2007 and has built the firm into one of the premier gun manufacturers today. Derringer-style pistols stayed the same basic design between the 1860s and the mid-1990s until ...

Big-bore carry guns are trending larger now, although Charter Arms’ compact Bulldog remains in production. I’m at a point in my long association with firearms where I don’t have a favorite type of handgun or a favorite cartridge anymore. I’d like to say that it’s because I’m jaded and sophisticated and generally too cool for such things, but the reality ...

In Patrol Rifle classes, it wasn’t uncommon for officers to have a match trigger in their AR-15, and a factory-stock trigger in their Glock. That can lead to problems. When it comes to the guns you use to defend yourself, is it smart to modify them with competition triggers? Before we get to making mockery of those who insist on ...

Southern New Mexico is home to a little-known museum that many mistakenly think is in El Paso, Texas, rather than New Mexico. While it’s close to El Paso, the airport at Santa Theresa, New Mexico, is home to a world-class aviation collection, the War Eagles Air Museum.  This museum is the brainchild of John and Betty MacGuire who founded it ...