'10mm' Category
Bond Arms Mini
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Summary: The description, specs, photos, pricing and user ratings for the Bond Arms Mini pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Wesson Razorback
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Dan Wesson Razorback pistols.
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Bond Arms USA Defender
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Summary: The description, specs, pricing, photos and user ratings for the Bond Arms USA Defender pistol.
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Dan Wesson Titan
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Summary: The description, specs, pricing and photo for Dan Wesson’s Titan pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Handgun Roundup: The Semiauto Magnums
Charles Bronson deployed a Wildey in Death Wish 3. © MCMLXXXV Cannon Productions N.V.
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 to demand. Remember when the .44 Magnum was the most powerful handgun in the world? That was a long time and many new cartridges ago. Modern behemoths include rounds such as the .500 SW Magnum, the .454 Casull and many others.
Most magnum-capable handguns are revolvers. Why? It’s proven difficult to construct a practical, functional, usable, magnum-caliber semiauto. Typically, semiautos hold the ammo inside the grip (there are exceptions, such as the Tec-22, Ruger Charger, etc.), and because magnum rounds are big, they require a big grip. Too big for some shooters to feel comfortable with, it turns out.
That’s not to say semiauto magnums don’t exist. Over the years, at least seven models have gone into production chambered for heavyweight rounds such as the .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .44 AMP, .45 Winchester Magnum and several others.
A number of these semiauto magnums have entered popular culture. Quick, what was that big semiauto Dirty Harry broke out in the movie “Sudden Impact?” The Auto Mag, of course. Charles Bronson shot bad guys with a Wildey in “Death Wish 3” (pictured at right), and the Desert Eagle has appeared in countless action films.
Of the seven pistols listed below, five appear to be out of production (the Auto Mag, the AutoMags, the Grizzly and the Wildey). You can still find used specimens for sale in gun shops and on online sites such as GunBroker.com. The Desert Eagle and Coonan are both still in production (at press time).
This article pulls basic info for the semiauto magnums into one place. Each pistol’s listing is an excerpt from its main-info page, which contains the full description, specs, more photos, pricing info (when available) and links to external articles and reviews. To go to that page, Read the rest of this entry »
Bond Arms Ranger II
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Summary: The description, specs, MSRP and photo for the Bond Arms Ranger II pistol, plus user ratings. Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk Custom Heinie Long Slide
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Summary: The description, specs, MSRP and photos for Nighthawk Custom’s Heinie Long Slide pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
Wilson Combat Hunter
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Summary: The manufacturer’s description and specs, the average user rating, and pricing info for the Wilson Combat Hunter pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade
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Summary: The manufacturer’s description and specs, the average user rating, and pricing info for the Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
STI Perfect 10
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Summary: Mike Boyle’s review of and rating for the STI Perfect 10 pistol, including a range report, STI’s photos, MSRP and specs, and user ratings. (Click here to see all of Boyle’s gun reviews.) Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk Enforcer
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Nighthawk Enforcer pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk GRP Recon
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Nighthawk GRP Recon pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk GRP
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Nighthawk GRP pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
American Derringer M-1
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the American Derringer M-1 pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk Predator
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Summary: The description, specs, photos and pricing for the Nighthawk Predator pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Sarsilmaz K2
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Summary: The description, specs, photo, pricing and user ratings for the Sarsilmaz K2 pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
LAR Grizzly
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Summary: The description, specs and photos for the LAR Grizzly pistols. Read the rest of this entry »
Nighthawk Talon II
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Nighthawk Talon II pistol.
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Nighthawk Talon
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Summary: The description, specs, photo and pricing for the Nighthawk Talon pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Colt Delta Elite
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Summary: The manufacturer’s description and specs, and the average user rating for the Colt Delta Elite pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
