In retrospect, it seems inevitable that modern service pistol models would be high capacity, with less dangerous carry settings, standardized ammunition, and test regimes that bring out the weak points in a design until they can be lighted upon. No that came by chance. The most significant handgun contests in...

The past decades of handgun design have been trying to make them a little lighter, with less complex manual-of-arms, and with easy accessory mounting. Shifting frame Polymer frames and modular chassis frame systems that shift inevitably exist. However, even the use of metal-frame pistols and even full-size revolvers continues to...