Choosing a pistol-caliber carbine is less about brand loyalty and more about how you actually plan to use it. When you narrow the field to 9mm, 10mm, and .45 ACP, you are really deciding how to ...

For decades the FBI claimed the .40 Smith & Wesson was the optimal personal defense round. But the 9mm versus .40S&W battle rages on. (Photo by FBI) Defensive caliber arguments have been going on ...

I have received a lot of email responses from my July 3 article on the Army’s Modular Handgun System praising .45 caliber as far superior to 9mm. Pistol-caliber choices are personal and everybody has ...

The story of the 9mm vs .45 ACP is kind of a strange one. If you asked even self-described “gun people,” they would likely say that the 9mm is the newer cartridge, and the .45 ACP (or .45 Auto) is an ...

I posted an update story on Military.com this morning looking at the Army’s Modular Handgun System effort. The service is holding its second MHS industry day July 29. This is not the first story I ...