Category: Handguns

Ruger SR1911 Commander

The much rumored Ruger SR1911 commander is now a reality after the company announced its introduction on its website. Ever since the introduction of the original SR1911, Ruger and 1911 fans have been asking for a commander-sized gun.

The new SR1911 commander is a traditional 1911-style pistol that is slightly shortened in general parameters of the original Colt commander 1911 pistols. The gun has a shorter barrel length (4.25″ instead of the full length 5″ barrel) and only holds seven, not eight, rounds in each magazine.

Tags 1911, 2013 SHOT Show, pistol, Ruger, SHOT Show, SR1911

Handguns

Ruger LC380

Welcome the Ruger LC380, a merging the popular LCP and LC9 platforms.

Ruger is introducing a new .380 ACP chambered pistol in the same form factor as the LC9 handgun. The key benefit is less recoil than the 9mm version of the gun.

Many of the specs are the same or similar to the LC9. Width is 0.9″ for both and the weight is only slightly heavier (17.2 ounces for the LC380 and 17.1 ounces for the LC9). Magazine capacity, seven rounds, is the same.

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Handguns

Ruger SR45

The Ruger SR45 is now a reality. Just days ahead of the 2013 SHOT Show, Sturm, Ruger & Co announced the big bore addition to the company’s popular “SR” series of handguns.

Chambered in .45 ACP, the new SR45 comes standard with 10-round magazines, giving the shooter a lot of firepower. Yet, Ruger claims the SR45 remains a relatively thin pistol like the SR9 and SR40. According to the specs, the SR45 is 1.27″ wide, which is just 0.07″ wider than a Smith & Wesson M&P. The grip width is not specifically mentioned for the SR45.

Tags .45 ACP, 2013 SHOT Show, pistol, Ruger, SHOT Show, SR45

Handguns

Kel-Tec Fail

Over at Gun Nuts Media, Caleb talks about quality control at various companies: specifically Kel-Tec and Smith & Wesson.

It seems that a shooter over at Reddit had a bit of a problem with a PF-9. In this case the barrel lug sheared off after about 300 rounds of factory ammo. Â Well, that’s not good…

Tags Kel Tec, PF-9, recall

Handguns

Heizer Defense Pistol Images

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 28, 2012
5 Comments on Heizer Defense Pistol Images

At the 2012 NASGW Expo, Heizer Defense was spreading the word that they would be introducing a small pistol in the near future. Jim Bruchas, the director of sales for Heizer Defense, suggested the new gun would be very similar to the DoubleTap pistol they had been contracted to produce for DoubleTap Defense before that relationship soured.

Here are the photos of the new Heizer Defense pistol.

As you can see, the new Heizer handgun bears a striking resemblance to the DoubleTap pistol. Frankly, other than a few minor cosmetic blemishes, I cannot see much of a difference.

At the NASGW Expo, Bruchas told me that the DoubleTap pistol was uncomfortable to shoot, and that an ergonomic change would be made to improve the handling and reduce felt recoil. Presumably, a change in the backstrap area of the gun might accomplish this. From the images, it is hard to tell if any significant modification was made.

Tags DoubleTap Defense, Heizer Defense, pistol