If there’s one thing backcountry hunters should agree on when it comes to picking between revolvers and semi-autos for bear defense it is this: Neither is ideal. A bear, whether attacking out of fear, ...

Shooters who grow up on semi-automatic pistols often assume revolvers are mechanically simple and nearly immune to surprises. After all, there is no magazine, no slide, and no cycling energy to worry ...

Key point: A handgun is a dangerous weapon designed to kill people. That said, it is also merely a tool, and there are some situations in which it is the only tool that can effectively respond to a ...

In many modern gun engagements, the handgun owner often expends the entire magazine of fifteen or so rounds in the first two seconds. One of the most important roles a handgun can play is in home ...

A Colt Model 1903 automatic pistol is held at the Camp Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, in 2018. (U.S. National ...