Diamondback Firearms DB380 Bottomline Compact, and lightweight, the Diamondback DB380 is a pocket-sized powerhouse, but its poor reliability might make you think twice! Summary: Jed Henson’s review of and rating for the Diamondback Firearms DB380 pistol, including a description, range report, photos, pricing, specs and user ratings. (Click here to see all of Henson’s handgun reviews, […]
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UPDATED 3/15/21 Since our launch in September 2010, GunsGunsGuns.net has included a star rating and comment system that allows every reader to rate, on a scale of 1–10, each handgun listed on our site. Such wisdom-of-crowds voting systems aren’t new; these days this type of crowd-sourced data helps amateur astronomers identify the best telescopes on
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This article pulls info for all semiauto 9mm pocketguns into one place. To make the cut, each pistol had to measure no more than 5.75″ long and 4.3″ tall. I came up with 13 guns by 10 manufacturers. Each pistol’s listing (below) is an excerpt from its main info page, which contains the gun’s full
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In recent years, pocketguns have surged in popularity, and Ruger‘s LC9 and LC380 pistols have sold particularly well. If you own one, you’ve probably thought about adding a laser sight to it, but where to start? These guns do not feature an accessory rail, eliminating universal-type lasers as options. Your search is over.
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At last count, roughly 25 manufacturers are producing nearly 400 different 1911 models. They are available in a wide variety of calibers, including .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super, .40 SW and even .357 Magnum. Oh, and one really small cartridge: .22 LR. Why build the combat-oriented 1911 in diminutive .22 LR? Cost, for one thing.
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In recent years, pocketguns have surged in popularity. Numerous manufacturers now offer tiny handguns you can literally fit into a pocket, in a wide variety of calibers, actions, finishes, etc. This article pulls info for all semi-auto .380 ACP pocketguns into one place. To make the cut, each pistol had to measure no more than
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In America, many of us gravitate toward the biggest, the baddest, the fastest. Hence the Corvette, Pamela Anderson, 60-inch TVs, Wild Turkey, Mike Tyson, the Kingda Ka roller coaster and the Super Bowl. This inclination has its adherents in the handgun world, too. Pistol power has been ratcheting up for, well, forever, and it’s due
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Handguns chambered for .410-caliber shotshells have cultivated a growing fan base recently, particularly since heavyweight manufacturers Smith & Wesson (S&W) and Taurus introduced new .410-capable revolvers this year. It appears there’s just something about a pistol-sized shotgun that draws peoples’ interest. S&W and Taurus aren’t the only players in this market, of course, and neither
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1911 pistol designed by John Browning and originally produced for the U.S. military. The 1911 is wildly popular today, with (at press time) 289 models under production by 25 manufacturers. Many of these manufacturers offer centennial-edition 1911s to commemorate the 100th anniversary. The design of these pistols
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