The SIG P365-AXG Equinox is a compensated, metal-frame 9mm carry pistol that combines a polished Equinox slide, black aluminum AXG grip, G10 panels and E-Nickel controls. It looks like a presentation pistol, but SIG equips it as a serious concealed-carry gun with an integrated two-port expansion chamber, optics-ready slide and three 12-round magazines. We fired…

The Smith & Wesson Model 22 is back in two distinctly American forms: a long-barreled Model 22 of 1917 Classic patterned after the World War I service revolver and a handier four-inch Model 22 Classic chambered for both .45 ACP and .45 Colt. Smith & Wesson announced both revolvers on October 27, 2026. Each is…

The FN 309 MRD offers an appealing combination: a $549 suggested price, easier slide manipulation, optics readiness and an internal-hammer trigger. This FN 309 MRD review examines whether those features make it a sensible Glock 19 alternative, with particular attention to magazines, holsters and the difference between promising specifications and demonstrated reliability. I have not…

The federal switchblade ban was stupid when Congress passed it, and decades of enforcement did not make it smarter. On October 21, 2026, the Fifth Circuit held that the Federal Switchblade Act’s interstate-commerce restrictions violate the Second Amendment. In Knife Rights, Inc. v. Blanche, the court recognized switchblades as protected arms and rejected the government’s…

The Ruger production pause for 2026 affects some of the company’s most recognizable revolvers, pistols, carbines and rifles. Production of the Ruger LCR, SP101, GP100 and Bearcat has stopped immediately, while final production of numerous other families—including the PC Carbine, SR1911, Redhawk, Blackhawk, Hawkeye and Ruger Precision Rifle—is scheduled to conclude during 2026. That sounds…

Hornady’s new SBR Suppressed ammunition and three-inch Critical Defense Shotgun No. 1 buckshot appear to address opposite ends of the defensive-firearm spectrum. One is optimized for compact suppressed rifles; the other delivers a large payload from a 12-gauge shotgun. Naturally, we brought both to the same range. The rifle portion included Hornady’s new 73-grain 5.56…