EDC’ing the Master Class 10-8 Performance 1911

Editor’s Note: Springfield Armory provided the Master Class 10-8 Performance 1911 pistol used by the author in this review. The opinions and evaluations expressed here are the author’s own. I must admit something: I’m a Fudd at heart. I love carrying a full-size 1911 .45 ACP in a leathe...

By Yamil Sued •

POTD: The Etchen Colt Detective Special – A Cop Gun in a Tuxedo

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a working cop gun that somebody put in a tuxedo. The Detective Special showed up in 1927 when Colt cut the Police Positive Special down to a two inch barrel. That was the whole idea. Six rounds of 38 that would ride under a coat all [&#8230...

By Sam.S •

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Truck Guns, Part 4: Bullpups

Nothing stirs more of an emotional divide in the 2A community than the bullpup. While there are factual arguments for the practical use of the platform design, the emotional responses are rarely middle ground. The bullpup is a rifle that end users either love or hate; rarely is it undecided.

By Toby M •
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