Despite the rapid advance of pistol-mounted optics, many shooters still prefer a standard front-and-rear sight setup for reliability or as a backup. There are no batteries to go dead with this setup, and some shooters might feel this arrangement is more rugged or easier to conceal. It certainly s...
Trijicon is expanding its iron sight offerings with 22 new SKUs across its HD and HD XR Night Sight product lines. The expansion includes fresh configurations for Glock 43X MOS and 48 MOS platforms, additional Glock MOS variants, and new options for Smith & Wesson M&P, M&P M2.0, CORE,...
GENESEO, ILL. — Springfield Armory released a new 1911 DS Prodigy that pairs a 3.5 inch bull barrel with a full length grip module, and the result is 18+1 rounds of 9mm behind a short slide. The 1911 DS Prodigy 3.5″ AOS 9mm is not the same pistol as the Prodigy Compact 3.5″ already ...
Despite the plethora of well-designed and innovatively engineered modern polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols out there, the seemingly timeless design of the model 1911 is as popular as ever. When gun makers like Springfield Armory broke into the category of double-stack magazine versions of the...
CANiK’s Prime Radian packs 17+1 rounds, tritium sights, and Radian’s RAMJET/AFTERBURNER system into a Florida-built carry pistol.
Fort Worth, Texas (August 12, 2026) – XS® Sights is now offering its pre-drilled Standard Dot tritium sight, Fiber Optic sights, and ACRO Optic Plate for the Taurus 66 Combat revolver. XS Standard Dot Sight The high-contrast Standard Dot tritium sight delivers a precise sight picture without c...
Fort Worth, Texas (August 12, 2026) – XS Sights is now offering its pre-drilled Standard Dot tritium sight, Fiber Optic sights, and ACRO Optic Plate for the Taurus 66 Combat revolver. XS Standard Dot Sight The high-contrast Standard Dot tritium sight delivers a precise sight picture without c...
The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...
Back in the 1990s, it was widely predicted that laser sights might very well be the next “big thing” in handguns utilized for personal defense. The first successful laser sight was invented by Dr. John Matthews — founder of famed SureFire — some years before, but it wasn’t quite ready f...
The Springfield Armory Echelon is the pistol of choice for a lot of shooters because of its wide package of accoutrements and modern features. The only gripe that some shooters raise is that the more tricked out variations might be too expensive for their budget. So, Springfield has heard that re...