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Foldy-Glock: The Full Conceal M3D (History and Shooting)

October 18, 2025 Ian McCollum 49

Full Conceal was a company that designed a folding Glock. The intent was to create a pistol that could be easily, discreetly, and safely carried in a pocket but still offer the handing and capability […]

Forgotten SIGs: SIG Pro SP2009 & SP2022

October 10, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

In 1998, SIG released the SIG Pro SP2340, essentially a polymer framed P226 chambered for .40S&W. This was followed the next year by the SP2009; the same gun but in 9x19mm. These pistols proved quite […]

An Interesting Silenced Bulgarian Makarov

September 29, 2025 Ian McCollum 3

Today we are taking a look at an interesting silenced Bulgarian Makarov with a mechanism added to lock the slide. This sort of feature is usually thought of as a sneaky way to avoid ejecting […]

Prototype vz.38 “Nutcracker” in 9x19mm

September 19, 2025 Ian McCollum 19

Check out Headstamp Publishing’s extensive catalog of excellent books: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/home-forgotten The Czechoslovakian military adopted the vz.38 pistol as a simple blowback action chambered for .380 ACP (well, the Czech military version of .380 ACP). Other […]

Steyr’s New Modular Pistols: AT-C Competition and AT-D Defense

September 6, 2025 Ian McCollum 19

Steyr has just released its first new handgun since the M9. This new design is call the AT (Austria), with a competition model (AT-C) and a service/carry/defense model (AT-D). The gun is a Browning short […]

A Modern Integrally Suppressed Pistol for Everyone: The SilencerCo Maxim 9

August 20, 2025 Ian McCollum 41

SilencerCo announced the Maxim-9 pistol in late 2015. Having gone through some huge growth of the past few years, the company wanted to expand its capabilities and thought that the time was right for a […]

Fox .32: Police Prototype of CZ’s First Pistol

July 18, 2025 Ian McCollum 24

Alois Tomiška, best know for the Little Tom pistol, was one of the original founders of the South Bohemia Armory, which became CZ of Strakonice. The first pistol produced by the company was his “Fox” […]

FK Brno 7.5mm at the BackUp Gun Match

July 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 45

The FK Brno is a take on the classic CZ75 pistol made in the Czech Republic. It was originally released as a boutique steel-framed gun, and then later as a much more affordable polymer-framed model. […]

Prodynamic II: A New High-End Competition Pistol

June 16, 2025 Ian McCollum 46

Proarmis is a Slovenian pistol manufacturer that has introduced a new high-end competition pistol (priced at approximately €4000). The first example has arrived in the US, and I had the chance to borrow it for […]

Modern Stocked Pistol: B&T’s Universal Service Weapon (USW)

June 9, 2025 Ian McCollum 31

The genesis of the B&T USW was a two and a half hour car ride home from a youth hockey game, when Karl Brugger and a friend were thinking about how to improve police effectiveness […]