How the Mini-14’s Garand-derived fixed-piston design and the AR-15’s modular, direct-impingement architecture became the two dominant answers to the same question: what .223-caliber semi-auto rifle should you buy?
How Smith & Wesson’s L-frame 686 and Ruger’s GP100, designed four years apart to solve the same durability problem, became the two default full-size .357 Magnum revolvers for the next four decades.
How two pump shotguns designed a decade apart, by completely different teams, both ended up claiming more than 11 million units produced and a permanent place in American hunting, police and military service.
How a ten-round magazine squeezed into a subcompact frame in January 2018 created an entirely new category of concealed-carry pistol, and turned the P365 into the best-selling handgun in America two years running.
How a 1899 revolver design became the standard police sidearm of the 20th century, served two wars as the Victory Model, and quietly stayed in production longer than almost any handgun ever made.
How the Colt Government Model 1911 and the Browning Hi-Power, both born from John Browning’s designs a generation apart, ended up with opposite answers on caliber, capacity and trigger feel.
The Taurus RPC is a 9mm firearm built around a roller-delayed operating system. This overview examines its published specifications, design terminology, and the limits of the available information. It separates manufacturer descriptions from conclusions that would require independent testing. This article does not report a firsthand range test. There are no original accuracy measurements, recorded reliability results, or measured recoil…
The compact 9mm PDW market has become one of the most interesting corners of the firearm industry. Shooters want something smaller than a rifle, easier to control than a traditional handgun, cheaper to feed than a rifle-caliber platform, and ideally fun enough to burn through several boxes of ammunition before realizing what they have done to their range budget. That…
I recently had the chance to look over the CANiK TTI Combat and the CANiK METE SFT Pro side by side, and there is no question that both pistols make a strong first impression. But we decided to put them side by side for: CANiK TTI Combat vs METE SFT Pro. The TTI Combat immediately grabs your attention. It has…
Choosing between a pistol-caliber carbine style firearm and a handgun chassis is not just about looks. It comes down to how you plan to use it, what handgun you already own, how much you want to spend, and whether you want a dedicated firearm or a modular upgrade for your existing pistol. In this blog we will discuss PCC vs…