Walther Arms announced its latest pistol: the Walther PPQ SubCompact. This new 9mm handgun takes all of the popular features of the PPQ M2 and puts them into a more concealable platform. This announcement was made at the 2018 SHOT Show where the guns were on display at the Industry Day at the Range … Read more about Walther PPQ Subcompact
DRD Tactical announced it would show the new FERRO 9mm pistol at the 2018 SHOT Show. The new pistol is fed from Glock compatible magazines, but unlike a Glock pistol, it has a significant twist: it has a steel frame. A stainless steel frame is a bit heretical for many fans of the Glock system. Even … Read more about FERRO 9mm Pistol from DRD Tactical: Steel Frame Glock
Beretta USA is expected to announce three new APX pistols at the 2018 SHOT Show in January. The new pistols are the APX RDO, APX Combat and APX Flat Dark Earth. These guns are an expansion of the line that was only recently introduced to the US commercial market. Beretta APX RDO RDO stands for … Read more about New Beretta APX Pistols for 2018
Taurus USA announced on its Facebook page that the company is now shipping the Spectrum pistol. (Update: You can read my Taurus Spectrum review here.) Taurus made the announcement on December 22, narrowly beating an "end of the year" deadline that I was told the company was working toward. The … Read more about Good News – Taurus Now Shipping the Spectrum
FN America will introduce a new line of AR-style pistols at the SHOT Show next month. The new FN 15 Pistol will be offered in two models. One is chambered in 5.56 NATO while the other will be in 300 BLK. These guns are based on the company's FN 15 rifles. FN 15 Pistol 5.56 The new 5.56 pistol will … Read more about FN 15 Pistols – New AR-Style Handguns from FN America
Days ahead of the 2018 SHOT Show, Ruger announced a new handgun aimed at being an affordable self-defense pistol: the EC9s. The Ruger EC9s is a new model, but one that is very similar to the company's existing LC9s. The two guns share many features and are the same size. However, the EC9s is more … Read more about Ruger EC9s – A New Inexpensive 9mm for Concealed Carry
It appears Polymer80 is set to release a new 80% Glock compatible pistol frame at the 2018 SHOT Show. Called the PF940SC, the new unfinished frame is designed to be compatible with the sub-compact sized Glock pistols like the G26 and G27. Polymer80 offers a number of 80% receivers that allow you to … Read more about Polymer80 PF940SC: The New 80% SubCompact Glock Frame
A recently formed Nevada company, Full Conceal, Inc., is showing a new prototype product online called the FC-G17 that might be one of the worst ideas for a handgun that I've seen in a long time. The FC-G17 appears to be an 80% receiver kit with a chopped grip and rail attachment. The receiver … Read more about Full Conceal FC-G17: Bad Idea?
Inland Manufacturing recently announced a new derringer-style handgun on Facebook. Called the Liberator, the new handgun is a double barrel design chambered in .45 ACP. … Read more about New Derringer from Inland Mfg
Heckler & Koch (HK) released a new VP9 pistol with a grey frame. This follows the release of flat dark earth (FDE) versions of the pistol earlier this year. Four variations of the new grey frame guns will be available: standard capacity and 10-round models with standard or night sights. They … Read more about HK VP9 in Grey
FN America is now selling a flat dark earth version of the FNS-9 Compact pistol. This announcement comes two months ahead of the 2017 SHOT Show, suggesting the company could be reserving a few big announcements for January. … Read more about New Color: FNS-9 Compact in FDE
IWI US announced the company is now offering Jericho JGear Pistol Kits featuring the 941 pistols. These kits include both a gun and the shooting accessories. Guns available are the F9, FS9, PL9 and PSL9 versions of the model 941 handgun. All of the guns are equipped with Meprolight Tru-Dot night … Read more about New Gear: Jericho JGear Pistol Kits
Colt's Manufacturing Company (Colt) announced several new additions to its Competition Pistol line of 1911-style handguns. One is a blued finish pistol chambered in .38 Super while three additional models are in stainless steel. … Read more about New Competition Pistols from Colt
Walther Arms is now introducing a new pistol called the Creed. The new Walther Creed promises to deliver all of the standard, high-quality features that the company's handguns are known for, but at an incredibly low price: $399. The new Creed is a full-size 9mm pistol with many of the same features … Read more about New Gun: The Walther Creed
