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• PRICIER 1911 HANDGUNS: WE TEST FIVE
• 350 LEGEND RIFLES
• GALCO’S FASTRAX PAC

• NEW RIMFIRES FROM GLOCK, S&W, AND RUGER
• M1 AND M1A RIFLES GO HEAD TO HEAD
• PLINKER SHOOT OUT

• LIGHTWEIGHT 1911 9MMS
• COMPACT 357 MAGS
• KYDEX AND LEATHER HOLSTERS

• 308 BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
• 22-CALIBER WHEELGUNS
• SHOULDER HOLSTERS COMPARED

Single-Stack 9MMs; Survival Guns; and Portable Handgun Safes

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We tested four new 40 S&W subcompact handguns: Springfield XD-S 3.3-inch, Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, Kahr's CW 40, and the Taurus G2C, along with a used SIG Sauer P224 SAS 224-40-SAS2B. Which one was the clear winner?

Tested: Iver Johnson Hawk, Taurus 1911 Commander, Kimber Pro Carry SLE, and Desert Eagle's 1911C. Three of the handguns were worth their price. One had defects that knocked it out.

Tested: The Glock 43X, Glock 48, and Mossberg's MC1sc, all designed for concealed carry. Which is most easily concealed, reliable, accurate, and hard-hitting? We liked one in particular.