It only makes sense that one of the leading duty and self-defense pistols should have a rimfire counterpart. Carry an M&P9 to keep from getting robbed; practice with an M&P22 to keep from going broke. The M&P22 has a 12-round magazine, a 4.1-inch barrel and weighs 24 ounces. MSRP is only $419 and it drew quite a few questions yesterday at the Smith & Wesson booth.
Since 1961, the O.F. (Oscar Frederick) Mossberg company has sold more than 11 million of its Model 500 pump-action shotguns, making it the most popular shotgun of all time, if not one of the most sold guns in any category, period.
Got a gun with that has seen better days? Perhaps Grandpa’s favorite gun was obviously “well loved?” Talented gunsmiths and other artisans are out there who can give your favorite firearm a much-needed face-lift.
Dead Air Armament is adding the Primal, a new.46-caliber magnum rated suppressor to their lineup of firearms sound suppressors.
There are still heroes in this world. We mourn the loss of one some 20 years later on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Yes, you may never have to fire your handgun in defense of your life or family, but the possibility always exists.
In retrospect, Smith & Wesson had nobody to blame for the situation but themselves. The company didn’t invent the subcompact, lightweight, single-stack nine, of course. Walther and Beretta had preceded the original Shield to market by a few years with the PPS and the Nano, respectively, and Kahr had more or less created the niche back in the 1990s.
