Personal Defense

You will not achieve the best accuracy with a second- or third-rate handgun. Thankfully, there are a number of affordable handguns that still exhibit excellent accuracy.

You need to give your own handgun skills an honest appraisal. From novice to expert, these standards will encourage the average shooter to excel and present a basis for procedure.

While a box stock Glock will run like a champ right out of the box, these four upgrades will make yours even more accurate and shootable.

The U.S. has had a love of the .45-caliber cartridge for many years. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the enduring popularity of the .45 ACP.

Smith & Wesson's M&P M2.0 Compact Series boasts the same new design points as the rest of the line's next generation pistols and a few extras that should appeal to those in the market for a concealable striker-fired pistol.

Developing your natural point of aim is key in placing shots accurately and consistently with your handgun. And it only takes a few steps to perfect.

Success favors the prepared, and being prepared means having the right gear. Here’s some new concealed carry gear to help stack the odds in your favor.

Are .357 Magnum snubnose revolvers still a good choice for those who carry?

Mechanical and practical accuracy are two ways at looking at defining handgun accuracy and are tested in much different fashions.

The best handguns for women often land outside the pink-it and shrink-it category. Check out this list of great options for any shooter.

Boasting one of the most reliable designs, capable of shooting some of the most powerful handgun cartridges, and deadly accurate, the revolver just plain delivers.

In the 1950s, Ruger introduced the venerable Blackhawk revolver, which remains both a desirable collector piece and a popular current-production gun.

The new Springfield Armory XD-E is the manufacturer’s first hammer-fired pistol in its popular XD line and offers shooters several different carry options to suit their preferences.

The development of the semi-auto pistol has been marked with some icons that stir the imagination of any true firearms nut. Here are six of these absolute classics.

The Springfield Armory RO Elite Series takes what works under the hood of the original Range Officers and makes it better with a number of notable upgrades.

When the weather heats up, many shooters ditch their usual carry pieces for lighter, more concealable guns. Here’s a list of 13 top summer carry guns.