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SW380 – Forgotten Pocket Gun That Should Stay Thataway

by Mike Searson | May 17, 2023 | Guns | Pocket Guns

There is nothing wrong with the Smith and Wesson Sigma series SW380 – at least as long as you don’t have to stake your life on it.

Weapon Trivia Wednesday: S&W Model 61 Escort, "You Talkin’ Ta Me?"

by Mike Searson | Jan 3, 2018 | Learnin' | Mike the Mook, Pocket Guns, Weapon Trivia Wednesday

WTW: S&W Model 61 Escort, "You Talkin' Ta Me?!" Mike the Mook When most people are asked if they've heard of the S&W Model 61 or "Escort," they usually draw a blank. However, anyone who has seen the 1976 film Taxi Driver will certainly remember this little...

Unending Caliber Controversies: .380 vs. 9mm

by David Reeder | Apr 20, 2017 | Learnin' | Pocket Guns

April 20 is the anniversary of the first Colt .380 pocket pistol, designed by the empyrial St. John Moses Browning. Let’s talk 380 vs 9mm.

ALL NEW from Heizer!! Or Is It?

by Mad Duo | Feb 8, 2017 | Musings | Pocket Guns, Tamrawesome

ALL NEW from Heizer!! Or Is It? Tamara Keel So, there's a corner of the first floor display area at SHOT Show where you're in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Well, not really, but you're far away from the glitz of the huge displays upstairs, where the big...

Eyes On: NAA Sidewinder & the "Hot War" on Police

by David Reeder | Oct 24, 2016 | Musings | Eyes On, Gun Reviews, Pocket Guns, ReederWrites, Trails Found

Eyes On: NAA Sidewinder & the "Hot War" on Police David Reeder There are some who don't care for so-called "pocket pistols". I'm not one of them. Call it a GOM (Get Off Me) gun, BUG (Back Up Gun), hideout or mousegun, these little pistols are often derided,...

WTW: FP-45 Liberator

by Alexander Crown | Oct 19, 2016 | Learnin' | Pocket Guns, Weapon Trivia Wednesday

Weapon Trivia Wednesday: FP-45 Liberator Alexander Crown America’s pastimes: baseball, apple pie, and killing Nazis. In World War II we were all about killing Nazis, so much so we wanted everyone to join in the fun. Thus, the FP-45 “Liberator” Pistol was born. Given...

WTW – Mossberg’s Brownie

by Mike Searson | Sep 28, 2016 | Learnin' | Mike the Mook, Pocket Guns, Weapon Trivia Wednesday

[This article was brought to you by JTF Awesome member Daniel Defense. In case you have been living in a cave or communist country: they're the semi-subtle-yet-totally-baller AR manufacturer that the free world knows and loves] Weapon Trivia Wednesday - Mossberg's...

WTW: Hk P7 Tactical Staple Gun

by Mike Searson | May 18, 2016 | Musings | Mike the Mook, Pocket Guns, Weapon Trivia Wednesday

Yes, a staple gun comparison and we're not even talking about a Glock. Shocking, we know. Mad Duo Weapon Trivia Wednesday: The Hk P7 Tactical Staple Gun Mike the Mook The Heckler & Koch P7-series of pistols was a unique design developed for the German military,...

A look at North American Arms

by Mad Duo | Feb 1, 2016 | Musings | Pocket Guns, SHOT Show 2016

There are some folks who don't care for so-called "pocket guns." Our minions aren't to be counted in that group...well, not most of them anyway, and the rest of us make fun of 'em. Looking for a little blaster in .22 short, .380 ACP or the like? Look no further than...