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Sarsilmaz SAR ST10 Pistol – Turkish Duty Gun

Sarsilmaz SAR ST10 pistol

I got a chance to handle the Sarsilzmaz SAR ST10 pistol at the 2013 SHOT Show, and I was impressed by the apparent build quality and feel in the hand. The handgun felt to be roughly the same size as my SIG P226, but a touch lighter.

The SAR ST10 pistol is a 9mm handgun with a traditional double-action/single-action trigger. It has a manual safety that is engaged when moved into the upper position. To fire, the shooter sweeps the safety downward. The safety can be engaged while the gun is in double action mode (hammer down) or single action mode (hammer back).

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Boberg XR9-L: Longslide Version of this Unique Pistol

Boberg XR9-L

The Boberg XR9-L is a new addition to the company’s ingenious concealed carry line of pistols. There are a lot of unique features to this pistol that are explained farther down. If you are already familiar with the pistols, I’ll quickly fill you in on the differences in this model.

Essentially, the XR9-L is the same gun as the company’s original XR9-S, but with a little added on to the end of the barrel and slide. It has the same length grip and overall height. It is the same width. The magazines are the same.

The barrel on the XR9-L, however, is 4.2″ long, which is up from the shorter XR9’s 3.35″ barrel. Gun length is longer as well:  5.95″ vs. 5.1″. The sight radius is also increased to 5.25″ from 4.4″

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SIG P290 Rainbow

SIG P290 Rainbow photo

The SIG P290 Rainbow is another in a series of multi-chromatic pistols introduced by the company over the past several years. While some people hate the look, there are a lot of people who really like it.

At this year’s SHOT Show, SIG Sauer showed the latest of these color changing handguns, and I have to say it looks a lot better in person that it does in photos. I’m not sure I would ever buy one, but they are eye-catching.

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SIG P238 Tribal

SIG P238 Tribal picture

The SIG P238 Tribal is just one of the new variations of existing guns that SIG Sauer showed at the SHOT Show this year. Generally, the company will roll out several variations of their popular guns at the show, with some of them becoming permanent additions to the line, while others become limited runs. The P238 line has seen quite a few variations during the past few years.

The P238 Tribal is little different from the standard pistol in function and size. The gun is still a single-action, subcompact handgun chambered for the .380 ACP cartridge. It has a 2.7″ barrel length and weighs only 15.2 ounces (unloaded and without a magazine.)

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Kahr CM45: Details from the 2013 SHOT Show

Kahr CM45 review

Another new gun shown at the 2013 SHOT Show is the Kahr CM45 (Model #4543). The CM series of handguns is the economy version of the PM series that Kahr produces. Adding the venerable .45 ACP caliber to the CM series of handguns should bode well for Kahr, as the CM series has been a popular line for the company. Although, not the top of the line offering like the PM series, the CM series still offers many desired features, while allowing a market price far below the PM series.

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