Just released, the Charter Arms 9mm Pitbull revolver is the newest edition to the company’s line of wheelguns developed for rimless cartridges.  This 9mm revolver uses the same dual coil spring system in the extractor as the system used in the .40 S&W Pitbull revolver.
The Sphinx SDP Compact pistol was on display at the KRISS/Sphinx booth at the 2012 SHOT Show. The SDP is a 9mm pistol that is made in Switzerland.
The SDP Compact uses a traditional double-action/single-action system. The DA trigger pull is rated at 8.16 pounds, while the SA pull is around 3.3 pounds.
The frame is a little more non-traditional, as it has two halves: an upper aluminum and a lower polymer. The upper portion of the frame is hard-anodized aluminum, with full-length guides rails machined into the metal. The rails use Teflon inserts to help reduce wear.
The SIG P938 pistol has generated a lot of interest from shooters ever since word of it leaked in late 2011. Â The P938 is a single-action-only handgun chambered in 9mm.
I can understand why this pistol would generate a lot of interest. Â Essentially, the P938 is a 9mm version of the very popular SIG p238 handgun. Â Talking with one of the SIG reps, he said that the pistol has the same look and feel of the P238, and it doesn’t feel much larger than the .380 ACP gun. Â It is possible that many of the same holsters that fit the P238 will also work for the P938.
The SIG P938 will come in a variety of packages that have become standard across the classic SIG line including Equinox, Rosewood and Extreme. Â Night sights are standard, with one option utilizing a TRUGLO tritium-fiber optic front sight.
The SIG SAUER P290 will have a new trigger system soon, according to Jeff Creamer, the company’s Director of Product Management. Â Talking to Tom Gresham on the nationally syndicated radio show, GunTalk, Creamer said the new P290 trigger system will be a “true” double-action-only (DAO) system with a “second strike” capability.
The current generation of SIG P290 uses a trigger that is pre-cocked DAO instead of a traditional DAO. Â According to Creamer, another benefit to the new trigger system is a lighter pull-weight: Â 7.5 pounds instead of about 9 pounds. Â Nice.
The “second strike” capability allows the shooter to pull the trigger a second (or third, fourth or fifth) time if the gun fails to fire. Â With many semi-auto firearms, pulling the trigger a second time will never fire the weapon, because the gun did not cycle causing the firing system to reset. Â With a trigger system like what will be in the new P290, pulling the trigger resets the firing system and allows the firing pin another whack at the ammunition.
In August 2011, unofficial word leaked out that Beretta was jumping into the subcompact gun market with the Nano pistol. In September of the same year, Beretta officially announced the new handgun. Â Since that time, there have been more than one Beretta Nano review, updates to the product line and even some torture testing. Â In this article, we will provide you with all of the latest information on the little handgun.
The Beretta Nano is a striker-fired, 9mm pistol with a polymer frame. Â The magazine holds six for a total of seven rounds. Â The guns are completely made in the United States.
As of the time of this writing, the Nano is not available in any caliber other than 9mm. Â However, that may change in the future. Â While the company will not discuss future plans with regards to caliber, I can’t help but thinking a .40 caliber Nano would be a good selling handgun for the company.
The Nano uses a modular chasis, similar to that of the SIG SAUER P250. Â The chasis is the “firearm” part of the gun, meaning that you could buy multiple sizes of grip frames without going through an FFL. Â Depending on which frame you wanted to use, you would merely drop the chasis into the frame and head off to the range.
It is unknown if Beretta will eventually make different sized frames to match the varied hand sizes of shooters.  However, Beretta has introduced a variety of frame colors that would allow you to change the gun to reflect your mood, attire or other whim.  More on that later in the article.  For now, being able to remove the internal chasis is simply a way to make detail cleaning easier.
This Beretta has several nice features not typically found on subcompact guns. Â For example, the magazine release button is reversible. Â This allows the owner to move the release to the right-hand side of the frame for easier shooting if he or she is a south paw. Â The release is not ambidextrous, meaning that it can only be used on one side of the gun at a time.
In many subcompact pistols, the sights are minuscule and hard to use.  Adjusting them is difficult at best with some companies’ guns.  The Nano, however, has low profile, but very useable sights in a three-dot configuration.  Additionally, the sights are easily adjustable using a hex wrench only – no gunsmith or cumbersome sight pushing tools needed.  This adjustment method is a jump ahead of many full sized pistols.