By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 31, 2019 While DefenseReview (DR) liked the new G43X (Glock 43X) pistol, DR loved the G48 (Glock 48), since the G48 is essentially a slimline, single-stack G19 (Glock 19), which is currently our favorite all-around 9mm pistol, including our favorite concealed carry (CCW) pistol. The G19 may very well be the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 31, 2019 If you like the idea of a G43 (Glock 43) sub-compact concealed carry pistol with a larger grip and more rounds on board–10 rounds total, to be precise–then the G43X (Glock 43X) is the sub-compact/compact 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol for you. DefenseReview (DR) handled the G43X at SHOT …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 9, 2018 Last updated on 9/11/18. DefenseReview’s (DR) been covering Caracal pistols for quite awhile now, particularly because we’ve always enjoyed T&E’ing them at SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range. Well, the big news this year is that Caracal USA is now manufacturing the latest and greatest Caracal Enhanced F …

By Jeff Gurwitch September 3, 2018 Last updated on 9/03/18. The internet is a great thing. Type in a few words, and a few clicks later, pages upon pages of information will be presented to you, from pictures, to the written word, to videos on whatever it is you want to know about. While the majority of information out there …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 14, 2018 Last updated on 6/14/18. DefenseReview (DR) readers may already be aware that the Nous Defions Arsenal Democracy custom Glock-type pistols are currently our favorite Glock-type pistols, and that our latest favorite is their ND-AD Blackside 19MC (Mayhem Carry) compact 9mm combat/tactical Glock 19 (G19)-type pistol with SWiTCH Trigger and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 13, 2018 Last updated on 2/13/18. In addition to full-custom Nous Defions Arsenal Democracy (AD) Blackside Glock-type pistols like the AD Blackside 19MC (Mayhem Carry) custom Glock 19 (G19)-type 9mm combat/tactical pistol, AD still customizes Glock factory pistols for customers. They can customize and optimize various parts of it a la …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 8, 2018 Last updated on 2/13/18. DefenseReview (DR) has been covering the Nous Defions Arsenal Democracy (AD) Blackside custom Glock-type pistols for a few years, now (starting right after we first saw and handled them at SHOT Show 2015), and for good reason. They’re hands-down our favorite custom Glock-type pistols, and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 31, 2018 Last updated on 1/31/18. Speaking (briefly) of Glock pistols, there’s been a bit of interest surrounding the Glock 19X (G19X) and Gen5 Glock pistols, and perhaps even a bit of hype, so DefenseReview (DR) was glad to get to test fire them at SHOT Show Industry Day at the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 28, 2018 Last updated on 2/13/18. We here at DefenseReview (DR) are, historically, unabashed Glock 9mm guys (specifically the Glock 19, or G19). That’s what we carry. However, Walther Arms (and Walther USA) appear to be really killing it with their PPQ (Police Pistol Quick Defense Trigger) and PPS pistols, and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com October 10, 2017 While DefenseReview (DR) was at the Handl Defense booth at SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industryi Conference) 2017, we got to check out the Haley Strategic Partners HSP Skimmer Trigger and HSP Th1rte3n Sights for for Glock 9mm combat/tactical pistols, and they looked pretty good. We’ll cover the Skimmer first, …