Posted by Jason Brumett
It’s the most famous pistol ever produced. More than 100 years old, the design has endured largely unchanged. Almost every pistol manufacturer throughout the world has made one at some point or another, and yet most attempts at improvements fall short and John Moses Browning’s design continues along the same as it has since 1911. That’s right, the 1911 pistol is an icon and is revered by many as quite possibly the perfect design.
Sure, metallurgy and materials technology have allowed for newer more modern designs that incorporate super-light super-strong polymer components. Advances in cartridge development has created loads with faster muzzle velocities and bullets with better expansion. But JMB’s famous design persists as a viable combat pistol.
Make: Remington Model: 700 XCR Compact Tactical Caliber: 223 Remington, 308 Win
This rifle performs. If you dope the wind right and work up some handloads, I'm confident the XCR Compact Tactical will shoot one-ragged-hole groups as easily as any custom rifle I...(more)
Make: FN Herstal Model: Five-seveN Caliber: FN 5.7x28mm Designed By: Jean Louis Gathoye Make Year: 2004
The FN Five-seven, trademarked as the Five-seveN, is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The pistol is named for its 5.7-mm (.224Â in) bul...(more)
Make: Ruger Model: P345 Caliber: .45 Auto
The Ruger P345 is the company's latest offering in their P-Series line of pistols. Introduced in 1987, Ruger P-Series pistols were the first firearms produced at Sturm Ruger's Pres...(more)
Make: Ruger Model: No.1 Medium Sporter Single-Shot Caliber: .300 Win. Mag., .45-70 Gov't., .460 S&W Mag., .475
The Ruger No.1 Medium Sporter single shot rifle features a strong, simple, and compact falling block breech mechanism with an artillery-style breechblock and an under-lever which i...(more)
Make: Colt Model: XSE O4860XSE Caliber: .45
Colt 45 acp XSE™ Series O4860XSE the smallest and lightest of the XSE Series Colt pistols at just 7.75" and 27" (unloaded ammo not included in weighted figure). Despite this...(more)
