“Handgun stopping power is simply a myth.” That line, drawn from the FBI Training Division’s long-circulating 9mm justification summary, captures the idea that reshaped modern service-pistol thinking.

“Ballistics are fine, but accuracy is final,” American Rifleman wrote while discussing the odd place the .22 LR still holds in defensive handguns. That line explains why tiny rimfires remain appealing ...

Within the last few months, I have had at least five readers ask my opinion of the Taurus G3c 9mm pistol for personal protection or concealed carry. Two were thinking about buying one, two owned the ...

Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency quoted a representative of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 5 January as saying that military “state tests of the Udav [boa constrictor] pistol have been ...