I feel lucky that during the course of my professional life span (about 26 years now) I've seen the evolution of several new handgun cartridges: the .40S&W, the .357Sig and the .45GAP to name a few.

This article, "The First-Generation GAP," appeared originally in the June 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman ...

Key point: It’s still a glock at heart. Glock’s ecosystem of guns, all based on a common operating system but diversified into different calibers and sizes, has proven a highly successful tactic for ...