How NATO standardized the FN 5.7x28mm cartridge
The FN 5.7x28mm cartridge is a bit of an oddity. Developed from the ground up by FN Herstal of Belgium, the round was designed for use in handguns and personal…
This is why ‘silencers’ don’t really exist — firearm suppressors do
There’s a common idea among people who get their gun education from movies and video games that all you need to make a firearm completely silent (or at least barely as loud as someone whispering, ”
pew“) is to attach a silencer to the…
Real cheap but good handguns that you should actually consider
I tested at least ten handguns and found the Heritage Rough Rider to be the best cheap but good handgun. I got into guns in my early 20s, which meant…
What is the strongest and most powerful handgun made in the world?
The Magnum Research BFR is the strongest and most powerful handgun in the world. In fact, it packs such a punch that people compare it to Magnum Research’s Desert Eagle pistol. BFR stands for…
Why WW2’s MP40 is one of the best submachine guns ever
Though not technically the first submachine gun deployed in combat, the German army’s Machinenpistole 40 is certainly one of the most recognizable.
From 1940’s-era news reel clips to just about every World War II movie ever mad…
This is the latest version of the M9 service pistol
While the M17/M18 pistols are entering service with the United States Army, let’s face it, the M9 will still be aro…
Every branch is getting the Army’s new modular pistol
The U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard have all placed orders to purchase the Army’s Modular Handgun System, according to S…
Marines will likely get the Army’s new pistol next year
The Marine Corps has budgeted enough money into its proposed fiscal 2019 budget to buy 35,000 of the U.S. Army’s new Mo…