Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

Pocket pistols solved a real engineering problem: how to keep a defensive handgun small enough to carry when a larger pistol would be left behind. The difficulty appears when compact dimensions, short barrels, and low-energy cartridges are judged by a tougher standard than convenience alone. That standard is the 12-...

Glock’s latest portfolio reset is larger than a routine catalog cleanup. A broad swath of legacy pistols has been dropped, and the replacement strategy points to a narrower, more controlled product family built around resistance to illegal conversion devices. That matters because this is not just a branding exercise....

Firearm design often looks settled on paper long before it proves itself in hands, holsters, pockets, or stressful handling. The gap between a controlled engineering target and real-world use tends to appear in small places first: a trigger geometry that reacts badly to impact, a takedown procedure that depends...