Guns of the Cold War: The Beretta M9 Pistol
Was the M9 Beretta a pistol perfect? No, but its adoption was responsible for a big advance in handgun training and the M9 is the pistol that carried us over from the Cold War into the modern era.
Was the M9 Beretta a pistol perfect? No, but its adoption was responsible for a big advance in handgun training and the M9 is the pistol that carried us over from the Cold War into the modern era.
The Kodiak is bound to be a hit. It’s a big, beautiful, powerful weapon. It would carry well enough on the hip, and perfectly in a chest holster or under the arm in bear country.
In the first article of this series, I gave you my first impressions of Ross Martin’s new RM1C-Comp. Now that I’ve had a chance to put some rounds down range, let’s see how my initial impressions hold up, and how I’m setting up this pistol for carry.
I remember seeing a Diamondback DB9 in my gun store long ago and thinking it was perfect for concealed carry. However, I never bit the bullet and bought one. Now, years later, an old Gen1 became mine for a mere $100.
The guts are thoroughly modern, but the look is a throwback to classics that haven’t been seen since the hard-boiled detective classics were on broadcast TV. I still can’t believe Colt made this gun, but man, I’m sure glad they did.
Moving forward with our series of Cold War era guns, the next long gun is one that was originally listed
By Matt Berger Last summer, I got the itch to get one of Rock Island Armory’s 1911 variants to see
In 2025, everything is expensive. Every month, our grocery bills increase, property taxes rise, and the prices of trucks and
The Taurus TX22 T.O.R.O. is an outstanding value, well above the quality of similarly priced options on the market. It’s accurate, reliable, feature packed, and just an absolute ball to shoot.
The problem with “creative” guns is that they rarely work well at all. The weird little features and design cues seem kinda neat, but they tend to be unreliable, prone to breaking, and not particularly enjoyable to shoot.