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Bear Country 10mm Revolvers: Ruger Redhawk vs S&W 610

Guns & Gear, Handloading & Reloading, Pistol Reviews / By Jay Langston

Introduction: The Rise of the 10mm Revolver Impact-Site-Verification: 1658509422 Sturm, Ruger & Company made a bold move when they stepped away from their single-action Blackhawk roots and introduced the double-action Redhawk platform. As demand grew for more powerful handgun cartridges beyond the .44 Magnum, the need for a “beefier” revolver became clear. That evolution ultimately […]

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The Colt Mustang .380 #90: America’s 100 Greatest Guns–The Pocket-Sized 1911 That Started the Micro-Carry Craze

America’s 100 Greatest Guns, Guns & Gear, Pistol Reviews / By Jay Langston

If you carry a pocket pistol today — a Ruger LCP, a Sig P365, a Kel-Tec P3AT — you’re carrying a descendant of a gun that almost didn’t survive the 1990s. The Colt Mustang .380 was ahead of its time when it launched, got discontinued just as the market it helped create finally caught fire,

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Kimber’s “Fin-less” R7 Mako

Guns & Gear, Pistol Reviews / By Jay Langston

The hottest trend in firearms over the past four years is the sub-compact semi-auto, and Kimber’s recently-released R7 Mako joins the frenzy. This trend really got started when Sig Sauer’s P365 launched, with its sub-4-inch barrel, 4-inch height, 6-inch length and double-stack 9mm capacities. Several companies have followed with their own micro 9s. Mako shark

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Big Horn’s AR500… a T-Rex Thumper

Guns & Gear, Pistol Reviews / By Jay Langston

Worried about taking on a flock of T Rexes and want a lightweight rig to bolster your confidence? Well, Big Horn Armory’s AR500 Auto Max just might fit the bill. It’s funny, need I say strange, the things that can run through a writer’s mind when trying to start an article… for some reason a

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Getting Nighthawked!

Guns & Gear, Pistol Reviews / By Jay Langston

Nighthawk Custom Guns: Custom gun capabilities for a perfect 1911 build. Over the past few years I have been fortunate to spend the first week of October in Idaho at numerous editorial rendezvous. More than a dozen gun writers gather to see what the firearms industry has to offer for the coming year. On the

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