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Para Tomasie Custom
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Colt Marine Pistol
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STI Tactical SS 5.0
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STI Tactical SS 4.0
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STI Tactical SS 3.0
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Ithaca Gun Company 1911
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Summary: The description, specs, photo, pricing and user ratings for the Ithaca Gun Company 1911 pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
STI Tactical 3.0
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Summary: The description, specs, pricing and photo for the STI International Tactical 3.0 pistol.
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Dan Wesson Specialist
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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 »
Red Jacket 1911
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Summary: The description, specs, pricing and photos of the Red Jacket Firearms 1911 pistol. Read the rest of this entry »
Les Baer 1911 Ultimate Tactical Carry
Summary: The description, specs, photos and MSRP for the Les Baer 1911 Ultimate Tactical Carry pistol.
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Les Baer says its Ultimate Tactical Carry pistol is a self-defense pistol designed by firearms professionals who teach others to survive in a dangerous world. Features include:
- A Baer steel NM frame;
- a Baer steel NM slide with front and rear serrations, and fitted to the frame; Read the rest of this entry »
Les Baer Shooting USA
Summary: The description, specs, photos and MSRP for the Les Baer Shooting USA pistol.
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In November 2010, television host Jim Scoutten came to Les Baer Custom with his television crew to shoot an episode for his Shooting USA series. At the end of two and half days of shooting, Jim and Les Baer agreed to offer a Shooting USA 1911 pistol built by Les Baer Custom. The special pistol includes most of the features of Les Baer’s flagship Premier II pistol and also comes with: Read the rest of this entry »
SIG Sauer P210 Legend
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Smith & Wesson Model 460XVR
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Dan Wesson Valor
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Wilson Combat Spec-Ops 9
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Les Baer 1911 National Match Hardball
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Les Baer 1911 Bullseye Wadcutter
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Les Baer 1911 PPC Distinguished Match
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Les Baer 1911 Thunder Ranch Special
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