The Walther P5: An Old School German Classic
I have always had a weakness for oddball guns that most people have never heard of, and the Walther P5 fits that description almost perfectly. This is not a gun that you see at the range very often. It’s also not a gun that shows up in movies or video games with any regularity. It’s […]
The Advantages of Metal-Framed Semi-Autos Over Their Polymer-Framed Counterparts
I own both metal-framed and polymer-framed pistols, and I shoot both regularly. This is not going to be one of those articles where I tell you that polymer guns are garbage or that metal guns are the only real choice. Both categories have their place, and both work fine for their intended purposes. But I […]
Old School Smith & Wesson Semi-Autos: Still Relevant in the 2020s?
I have been thinking about the question posed in the title a lot lately, mostly because I keep seeing these guns show up at my local gun shop for prices that make me do a double-take. We are talking about the old metal-framed Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistols…you know, the ones with the four-digit model […]