Galco’s Summer Comfort inside the waistband holster with Springfield Ronin pistol and CRKT Para Cord knife

Concealed Carry

Springfield Ronin Operator Commander .45 ACP

If you love 1911 handguns, the Springfield Ronin Operator Commander will be a pistol after your own heart. The pistol…Read More >

CZ 75 pistol with two original magazines and two Mec-Gar magazines

Gear, Parts and Accessories

Mec-Gar: New-Breed Magazines

Pistol magazines are amazing for their reliability. The feed devices feed from six to 19 cartridges into the handgun’s chamber.…Read More >

Reviews

Review: Rock Island Armory Tactical 1911 9mm

I have used Rock Island Armory handguns for many years—since the Rock was first introduced. From my first experience, I…Read More >

Firearms

Review: Colt 1991A1 — The Modern Colt

A couple of decades ago, Colt needed a price beater. The company was losing market share to Springfield’s GI and Mil Spec pistols, not to mention the imports. Initially, the 1991A1 featured cheap plastic grips and a matte finish. However, the grips did not support the plunger tube and were soon replaced by superior rubber stocks. Today’s 1991A1 pistols feature a blue finish, nice wooden grips, and all of the features of a top-performing modern 1911.

Ammunition

The Rock Island 1911 and a History of the .38 Super Cartridge

The .38 Super is dimensionally identical to the .38 ACP of 1900. The .38 ACP fired a 130-grain bullet at 1,100 fps. The .38 Super was a sensation, noted for its high velocity of 1300 fps and nine fast shots. Colt upped the power of the cartridge but used the same length cartridge case and chambered the .38 Super in the 1911 when it dropped production of the .38 ACP pistols. At the time, you had to know not to fire a .38 Super in older Colt 1903 pistols.