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- The Top 20 2011-Style Pistols at SHOT Show 2026 January 25, 20261. Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show will likely be cataloged by small arms historians not merely as another annual exhibition, but as the distinct inflection point where the double-stack 1911—colloquially and historically identified as the “2011”—transcended its heritage as a niche competition instrument to secure its position as the dominant ...
- Revolutionizing Handguns: Key Innovations from SHOT Show 2026 January 24, 2026Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas serves as a definitive milestone in the trajectory of the global small arms industry. Unlike previous years, which were characterized by a chaotic race to the bottom in terms of size—the “micro-compact” wars—or the fragmented adoption of optics-ready systems, 2026 has introduced ...
- SHOT Show 2026: New Pistol Announcements Before the Event January 18, 2026As the global small arms industry converges on Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2026, the pistol market is undergoing a structural transformation defined by the democratization of elite performance features and the maturation of the “compensated carry” segment. An exhaustive analysis of product announcements made in the seven days preceding the show (January 11–18, 2026) ...
- Top 10 Duty Pistols Purchased by Law Enforcement in 2025 January 14, 2026The fiscal and operational year of 2025 marked a definitive inflection point in the United States law enforcement small arms market. Following a decade of transition from the.40 S&W cartridge to the 9mm Luger, the 2025 landscape has stabilized around the 9x19mm cartridge but has simultaneously fractured regarding platform architecture. The monolithic dominance of a ...
- Top 10 Selling Pistols of December 2025 January 13, 2026The conclusion of the 2025 fiscal year presented a complex, multifaceted landscape for the United States civilian firearms industry. December, historically a period characterized by high transaction volume driven by holiday purchasing behaviors and end-of-year distributor closeouts, offered a definitive dataset reflecting the evolving priorities of the American consumer. This report provides an exhaustive, analyst-grade ...
- Shot Show 2026 Preview – Pistols January 13, 2026The 2026 SHOT Show, held at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, represents a definitive inflection point for the global small arms industry.1 While previous years have been defined by incrementalism—shrinking existing platforms into micro-compacts or adding optic cuts to legacy designs—the 2026 exhibition marks a fundamental restructuring of the handgun market. ...
- The Performance Duty Pistol: Why Choose A Walther PDP? January 10, 2026The Walther Performance Duty Pistol (PDP) represents a distinct evolution in the striker-fired service pistol market, marking a deliberate transition from the legacy ergonomics of the PPQ (Police Pistol Quick Defense) to a modular, optics-centric platform engineered for the modern professional. Introduced in 2021, the PDP was designed to address specific operational gaps in contemporary ...
- Dan Wesson DWX Review: Performance and Value Insights January 3, 2026The introduction of the Dan Wesson DWX into the premium semi-automatic pistol market marks a distinct inflection point in small arms design, representing a calculated hybridization of the two most dominant pistol architectures of the 20th century: the John Moses Browning 1911 and the Josef and František Koucký CZ 75. This report serves as a ...
- HK CC9 Review: A Year of Reliability and Market Adaptation December 31, 2025The Heckler & Koch (HK) CC9 has now seen approximately one full year of operational service in the US commercial market. Originally introduced as a strategic pivot for the Oberndorf-based manufacturer—representing their first pistol designed, engineered, and manufactured specifically for the American concealed carry sector—the CC9 has stabilized into a distinct market niche.1 While initially criticized ...
- Technical & Market Assessment: Smith & Wesson Performance Center® M&P®9 Shield™ Plus Carry Comp December 25, 2025The concealed carry firearm market has transitioned through distinct evolutionary phases over the past decade, moving from the single-stack subcompact era to the high-capacity micro-compact revolution. The current market cycle, emerging in the post-2022 landscape, is defined by the integration of performance-enhancing features previously restricted to competition handguns—specifically, integral recoil compensation. The Smith & Wesson ...
- Glock Switch Crisis: Engineering Vulnerabilities Revealed December 25, 2025The global small arms industry stands at a critical juncture, precipitated by the proliferation of the “Glock Switch,” an illicit auto-sear capable of converting the world’s most ubiquitous polymer-framed pistol into a subcompact machine gun. This report provides a comprehensive technical and strategic analysis of this phenomenon, dissecting the engineering vulnerabilities of the Glock Safe ...
- STRATEGIC PRODUCT EVALUATION: SMITH & WESSON BODYGUARD 2.0 December 24, 2025The fiscal years 2024 and 2025 have marked a decisive pivot in the micro-compact handgun sector, characterized by the “High-Capacity Micro.380” phenomenon. This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the Smith & Wesson (S&W) Bodyguard 2.0, a platform that represents a total architectural departure from its predecessor, the M&P Bodyguard 380. By transitioning from a ...
- TACTICAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT: THE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY KUNA (HS PRODUKT) PDW PLATFORM December 22, 2025The global small arms market has witnessed a decisive shift in the past half-decade, moving away from the ubiquity of the 5.56mm short-barreled rifle for specialized close-quarters applications and returning to the pistol-caliber carbine (PCC) and personal defense weapon (PDW). This renaissance is driven by a convergence of logistical optimization, advancements in 9x19mm terminal ballistics, ...
- Comparing the Ruger LC Carbine, S&W M&P FPC, and Stribog SP10A3 10mm Platforms December 19, 2025The contemporary small arms market has witnessed a distinct resurgence of the 10mm Auto cartridge, a caliber historically marginalized by law enforcement but increasingly favored by civilian operators for its ballistic superiority in wilderness defense and tactical applications. This report provides an exhaustive engineering and market analysis of three primary competitors in the 10mm Large ...
- Technical Assessment and Market Analysis: The Taurus TX22 Ecosystem and the Evolution of Modern Rimfire Training Platforms December 17, 2025The contemporary firearms market has witnessed a paradigm shift in the utilization of rimfire platforms, moving from pure recreational “plinking” toward serious tactical cross-training. In this evolving landscape, the Taurus TX22 has emerged not merely as a budget-friendly option, but as a disruptive engineering case study that challenged the hegemony of legacy manufacturers. This report ...
- Strategic Analysis: Tisas 1911 Duty B9R Double Stack Performance and Market Impact Report December 16, 2025The global small arms market is currently navigating a significant paradigm shift in the realm of semi-automatic handguns, characterized specifically by the democratization of the “2011” platform—a double-stack modernization of the classic John Browning 1911 design. For decades, this segment was monopolized by high-cost, semi-custom manufacturers catering primarily to competitive shooters and elite tactical units. ...
- Technical and Market Performance Analysis: Atlas Gunworks Athena 9mm Pistol December 16, 2025The Atlas Gunworks Athena represents a paradigm shift in the “semi-custom” 2011 pistol market, occupying a critical transition point between high-volume production firearms (e.g., Staccato) and bespoke, one-off custom builds (e.g., Infinity or Chambers Custom). Marketed primarily as a “Perfect Zero” pistol, the Athena is engineered around a specific return-to-zero philosophy that prioritizes slide velocity ...
- A Review of BUL Armory SAS II TAC 4.25″ Pistol December 15, 2025The global small arms market has witnessed a distinct paradigm shift over the last decade, transitioning from the ubiquity of polymer-framed striker-fired pistols toward a resurgence of the single-action, hammer-fired 1911 architecture, modernized for high capacity. This category, colloquially termed the “2011” platform, was once the exclusive domain of competition shooters. However, it has increasingly ...
- Girsan Witness 2311 Match X: A Comprehensive Review December 15, 2025The contemporary small arms market is witnessing a paradigm shift of historical significance, specifically within the segment of single-action, double-stack semi-automatic pistols. For decades, the “2011” platform—a modular evolution of the 1911 featuring a wide body and double-stack magazine—was the exclusive domain of elite competition shooters and high-budget tactical units. Manufacturers such as STI (now ...
- Affordable Performance: The MAC 9 DS Comp Unveiled December 15, 2025The small arms industry is currently witnessing a paradigm shift in the “double-stack 1911” (2011) market segment. Historically, this platform was characterized by a distinct bifurcation: high-cost, hand-fitted custom firearms used primarily in competition, and lower-tier imitations that suffered from catastrophic reliability issues. The introduction of the Military Armament Corporation (MAC) 9 DS Comp, manufactured ...