Guncrafter Industries is known for its one-of-a-kind customized 1911 builds. Guncrafter’s specialized .50 caliber model, the .50 GI, is one of the company’s more memorable models. For 2025, Guncrafter Industries is announcing the new release of the Polara 1911 pistol, a custom-style single-stack single-action full-size steel-framed 1911 that is available in 9mm, .45 ACP, .38 Super and 9x23mm. The Polara ...
Nevada-based GForce Arms has recently unveiled a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun patterned after the classic layout of the AR: the new GForce Arms 12 Hammer. As it is patterned after a traditional AR-10 layout, the new Turkish-made GForce Arms 12 Hammer shotgun feeds from a detachable-box magazine and has a stock that is straight and in-line with its bore. It also ...
Regardless of their execution and details, double-stack 1911 pistols all have the original Colt M1911 as their common ancestor. Although double-stack guns tend to retain the thinner slide of the progenitor in their construction, holsters are not typically interchangeable because of the different trigger-guard profiles on each pistol. Fortunately, Dark Star Gear offers a version of its utilitarian Apollo holster ...
Beretta USA was established in 1977 in Maryland. A measured portion of U.S. production followed, but things changed dramatically in 1985—when the Beretta 92FS was selected to replace the M1911A1 as the U.S. military’s official sidearm, and demand for its guns soared. Two years later, FN America established operations in Columbia, SC. Its focus was military, however, with M240 Squad ...
Not all gun people are knife people, and not all knife people are gun people. Those of us who balance both (or who can at least appreciate both) without going too far overboard either way are probably the most well-adjusted. Nevertheless, there are folks who balk at carrying a pocketknife. They open their delivery boxes with a box cutter and ...
Springfield Armory has collaborated with Lipsey’s to offer customers two special editions of the Springfield Armory SA-35 9mm single-action pistol, which is based on the iconic Hi-Power pistol. “The SA-35 provides shooters with a high-quality, U.S.-made version of one of the most popular and proven handguns ever designed,” said Steve Kramer, vice president of marketing for Springfield Armory. “With these ...