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Pocket Pistol Reality Check

Pocket pistols are a fascinating breed of firearm. Carried properly and backed with good training and tactics, they can be extremely potent defensive weapons. However, if any aspect of your…

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Sig’s Pocket Elite

After four years working for a division of a major firearms manufacturer that has supplied the U.S. military with 9mm pistols for several years, I’m familiar with military and law…

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Compact Handgun Control

The laws of physics can’t be cheated. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The more muzzle energy your handgun generates, the more recoil you will experience.…

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North American .22s and Guardians

Nestled in the mountain valley of Provo, Utah, North American Arms is busily producing some of the smallest defensive handguns available for concealed carry. Since 1971, this company has been…

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Modern Derringers

In the 1830s, Philadelphia gunsmith Henry Deringer designed and introduced a number of compact, large-caliber percussion pocket pistols that were very popular with both frontiersmen and even more “urban” types.…

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Baby Desert Eagle

Worldwide, the CZ 75 pistol is almost as famous as Browning’s iconic 1911. It’s the handgun of choice among many European police and military organizations. More than a million of…

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Springfield Armory Extreme Duty

Over the years, several smaller pistols have passed through my hands with varying degrees of success. For the most part, compact and subcompact pistols just don’t seem to suit me.…

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Colt Mustang Pocketlite .380

Concealed carry pocket pistols are not new. Yes, the latest .380 and 9mm ultra-compacts are, but the idea itself is centuries old. The very first were little single-shot flintlocks dating…

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Revolver Versus Auto

Should the pocket-carried handgun be a revolver or a semi-automatic pistol? Each side argues vociferously for their favorite. Often, it’s a matter of habituation: The old, retired cop who carried…

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Raging Bulls

The term “pocket pistol” is a bit subjective. Depending upon the user’s size and mode of dress, a pocket pistol might be nearly any standard-sized handgun. In the northeastern part…

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Kahr Protection

Back when revolvers dominated the scene, choosing a smaller handgun for self-defense was pretty much a no-brainer. Uniformed law enforcement officers, by and large, carried medium- or large-framed service revolvers,…

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Glock Subcompacts

In the world of concealed carry, there are two kinds of people: those who carry a gun because their work demands it, and those who carry a gun because their…

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