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. At the 2019 SHOT Show, I will try to track down someone at Taurus who will be willing to comment on the problems I’ve experienced with the gun.) Taurus made…
SCCY will officially announce a new .380 ACP pistol at the 2015 NASGW Expo & Annual Meeting. Called the CPX-3, the new handgun will be slightly smaller than the existing CPX-1 and -2 pistols with some upgrades that make it the best shooting gun in the company’s current line-up. Let’s take a look at the…
The new Beretta Pico was announced today at the 2013 National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Houston, TX. The new gun is intended for the concealed carry market and comes to the table already looking like a mature platform with multiple options, frame colors and accessories ready to go. The Pico is being…
Kahr announced the new CW380 at the SHOT Show. The new pistol is chamered in .380 ACP and continues the budget line of pistols the company has been putting out for several years. Other calibers in this line include the CW9 and CW40 in 9mm and .40 S&W respectively. The CW380 has a 2.58″ barrel…
My wife and I were able to get out of the house for a little while last night and see the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. We both really enjoyed the movie, and if you like action movies you’ll enjoy this. There are some great throwback references as the movie goes along, and the show…
The new Taurus M380 is a 380 revolver. Yes, that’s right a wheel gun chambered for the rimless .380 ACP cartridge. IÂ love the panache of Taurus. They aren’t afraid to try new things, and they can often start a little stir in the industry. Who would have thought the original Judge would sell well, much…
The Taurus SLIM 708 pistol in .380 ACP was one of two new SLIM pistols announced at the 2010 SHOT Show. The Taurus SLIM 740 in .40 S&W was the other. The Taurus 708 is modeled on the very popular 9mm SLIM introduced by Taurus in 2009. The 708 is a compact pistol that holds…
The Walther PK380 pistol is a newest .380 ACP handgun for sale and is based on the very popular P22. It is a compact handgun with a polymer frame. The gun is hammer fired, not striker fired as many modern polymer guns are. These Walther pistols are not the tiny, subcompact pistols like the Ruger…
The SIG SAUER P232 pistol was updated for 2009. The new P232 features a newly designed slide that reduces “slide bite” on larger hands and removable sights. For those not familiar with the SIG SAUERÂ P232, the gun is a .380 ACP pistol that is more substantial in size and weight than the recent crop of…
The Taurus TCP was a micro-sized .380 ACP pistol released by Taurus in 2008. Taurus manufactured the gun until about 2014. Aimed at the same market that was dominated by the Ruger LCP, Taurus’ attempt to woo buyers to the TCP 380 ultimately failed. Low prices are typically the major selling point for Taurus firearms,…
