Innholdsfortegnelse for December/January 2023 (Gun Buyer's Guide) i Personal Defense World

DIFFERENT SHELLS SERVE DIFFERENT PURPOSES; we all need to swallow that. While people love turning to buckshot for home defense, buckshot isn't made for shooting people…it's made for shooting bucks. Specifically, a running buck, galloping through the woods with nothing too crucial behind him. This certainly is not the same scene as your living room. Winchester Close Range defender is designed to keep pellets contained to a man-sized target while offering uncompromised stopping power at the distances where they will likely be deployed. I used these in my test and didn't see pellets into the outer D-zone until I reached a distance of 20 yards. I don't know about you, but no room in my house will ever be that big unless this magazine adds another zero to my paycheck.…

PDW GUN TEST The Century Arms line of semi-auto MP5 clones are quality Heckler & Koch licensed copies made in Turkey by MKE. Small changes in the design separate these civilian-legal, semi-auto guns from the ones MKE turns out for their military and police clients, but you would have to know what you were looking for inside to spot them. If you do, among other things, you'll see that a select-fire trigger pack won't fit. On the outside, however, these guns look the part and will have all the historic appeal of their select-fire cousins. Internally, they are also nearly the same, firing from a closed bolt and utilizing a roller-lock, delayed-blowback action. It has the same controls with the notable absence of a full-auto setting on the selector/safety lever.…

PDW SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED I NEED TO START WITH SOMETHING IMPORTANT. I am an absolutist when it comes to the Constitution and every amendment in the Bill of Rights. I do not believe our founding fathers intended it to be a loosely defined, easily changed document. Its language is clear: Anyone who thinks otherwise is willfully ignorant. SHORT, SWEET & TO THE POINT If you have ever read the Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution or the Bill of Rights, one thing stands out-they are incredibly short-worded and to the point, especiaiiy considering the weight they hold. The Constitution has roughly 4,500 words. The Declaration of Independence is around 1,400 words with the Bill of Rights coming in at 652 words. The Second Amendment is a mere 27 words.…

BRAVO COMPANY RECCE 11 KMR-A Caliber: 5.56mm Barrel: 11 Weight: 5.1 pounds Grip: BCM Gunfighter Sights: None Features: Semi-auto Finish: Matte black Capacity: 30+1 MSRP: $1,399 BRAVO COMPANY RECCE 9/12 KMR-A Caliber: 300 BLK Barrel: 9”, 12” Weight: 4.9-5.2 pounds Grip: BCM Gunfighter Sights: None Features: Semi-auto Finish: Matte black Capacity: 30+1 jS MSRP: $1,399-$1,499 CENTURY ARMS AP5 Caliber: 9mm Barrel: 4.6”, 5.8”, 8.9” Weight: 4.43-5.5 pounds Grip: Polymer Sights: Adjustable rear, fixed front Features: Semi-auto Finish: Black Capacity: 30+1 MSRP: $2,000 CENTURY ARMS C39v2 Caliber: 7.62x39mm Barrel: 10.6” Weight: 6.55 pounds Grip: Magpul MOE Sights: Adjustable Features: Semi-auto Finish: Nitride Capacity: 30+1 MSRP: $880 CENTURY ARMS DRACO Caliber: 7.62x39mm Barrel: 10.5” Weight: 6.3 pounds Grip: Polymer Sights: Adjustable Features: Semi-auto Finish: Nitride Capacity: 30+1 MSRP: $725 CENTURY ARMS DRACO…

LEGENDS M3 GREASE GUN Caliber: .177 BB Barrel: 8 inches Weight: 7.65 pounds Stock: Metal Sights: Post/peep Features: CO2, full-auto Finish: Gun Metal Capacity: 60 MSRP: $250 (From Umarex USA) SIG SAUER MCX ASP Caliber: .177, .22 Barrel: 18” Weight: 7.3 pounds Stock: Synthetic Sights: Flip-up front and rear, optional scope Features: CO2, up to 700 fps Finish: Black, FDE Capacity: 30 MSRP: $222-$300 UMAREX AIRSABER ELITE X2 Caliber: Umarex Arrow Barrels: 20” air tube Weight: 8.73 pounds Stock: Synthetic Sights: None Features: PCP, double-barrel Finish: Composite/ OD Green Capacity: 2 MSRP: $500 UMAREX EMERGE Caliber: .177, .22 Barrel: 17.5” Weight: 7.5 pounds Stock: Synthetic Sights: Fiber-optic, scope Features: Up to 1,000 fps Finish: Black Capacity: 12 MSRP: $190 UMAREX GAUNTLET 30 Caliber: .30 Barrel: 28.25” Weight: 8.97 pounds Stock:…

LIKE THE LAST 940 PRO I HAD, I used the Crimson Trace RAD or rapid aiming dot for my testing. I just fell in love with the design and its simplicity, as it is 100% automated and foolproof. The RAD stays on for more than one full year and dims or brightens based on your ambient light conditions. This optic sat on top of my safe for four months in between shotguns, and when the time came to use it again, it was still running strong off of its single CR 1632 battery, A generous 5-MOA aiming dot makes it easy to find and center up on target, and its 7075 aluminum construction gives me a little extra assurance that this thing will work when I need it, regardless of…

PDW HOTTEST THERMAL THE SOUND that has caused anxiety and fear since the dawn of human existence is the unknown bump in the night. You are laying in bed when you hear something downstairs. You hold your breath a moment and ask yourself if you really heard it. And with a sinking stomach, you hear it again. Your brain turns into a super sound diagnostic computer as you work to determine what the sound was. The cat again? Is it one of the kids getting a drink of water? What was it? Fear begins to rise as the sound becomes more pronounced, and it is obviously not the cat. This is a terrifying scenario and one that unfortunately happens across the U.S. nightly. You are driven to see who or…

BIG FRAME REVOLVER Caliber: Over 12 calibers from .44 Mag to .500 Mag Barrel: 5”, 5.25”, 7.5”, 10” Weight: 57.6-84.8 ounces Grips: Rubber Sights: Fixed front, adjustable rear Features: SA Finish: Brushed stainless steel (many custom options available) Capacity: 5 MSRP: $1,184 (from Magnum Research) CIMARRON 1862 POCKET NAVY CONVERSION Caliber: .380 ACP Barrel: 6" Weight: N/A Grips: Walnut Sights: Bead front, notch rear Features: SA Finish: Blued, brass, casehardened MSRP: $589 Capacity: 5 CIMARRON MODEL NO. 3 1ST MODEL AMERICAN Caliber: .45 Colt, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .44 WCF Barrel: 5", 8” Weight: N/A Grips: Walnut Sights: Fixed Features: SA Finish: Blued Capacity: 6 MSRP: $1,225 CIMARRON PISTOLERO Caliber: .357 Mag/,38 Special, .45 Colt Barrel: 4.75“ Weight: 40 ounces Grips: Walnut Sights: Fixed Features: SA Finish: Blued, casehardened, nickel…

BARRETT 95 Caliber: .50 BMG Barrel: 29” Weight: 23.55 pounds Stock: Synthetic Sights: None Features: Bolt action Finish: Parkerized Capacity: 5+1 MSRP: $6,671 BARRETT 99 Caliber: .416 Barrett, .50 BMG Barrel: 29”, 32” Weight: 23-25 pounds Stock: Synthetic Sights: None Features: Bolt action Finish: Several options available Capacity: 1 MSRP: $3,967-$4,222 BARRETT MRAD Caliber: .300 PRC, .300 NM, .300 WM, .338 LM, .338 NM, .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor Barrel: 17”, 20”, 22”, 24”, 26” Weight: 12.83-14.43 pounds Stock: Adjustable, folding Sights: None Features: Bolt action Finish: Cerakote Capacity: 10+1 MSRP: $4,995-$6,154 BENELLI LUPO Caliber: .243 Win, .270 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30-06, .308 Win, .300 WM Barrel: 22”, 24” Weight: 6.9-7.1 pounds Stock: Synthetic, walnut Sights: None Features: Bolt action Finish: Black Capacity: 5+1 MSRP: $1,699-$2,199 CHRISTENSEN MODERN PRECISION RIFLE Caliber:…

BENELLI NOVA/SUPERNOVA Gauge: 12, 20 (2¾”, 3”, 3½” chambers) Barrel: 24”, 26”, 28” Weight: 6.4-8.1 pounds Stock: ComforTech, SteadyGrip Sights: Red bar front Features: Pump action Finish: Many options available Capacity: 4+1 MSRP: $449-$669 CZ 612/620/628 Gauge: 12, 20 (2¾”, 3”, 3½” chambers) Barrel: 26”, 28”, 32” Weight: 5.21-6.8 pounds Stock: Walnut, synthetic Sights: Fixed, fiber-optic, bead front Features: Pump action Finish: Matte black, camo Capacity: 4+1 MSRP: $415-$615 FABARM STF 12 Gauge: 12 (3” chamber) Barrel: 18” Weight: N/A Stock: Synthetic Sights: Detachable front and ghost-ring rear Features: Pump action Finish: Black, FDE Capacity: 5+1 MSRP: $1,295-$1,395 MOSSBERG 500/590/590A1 Gauge: 12, 20, .410 (3” chamber) Barrel: 18.5”, 20”, 22”, 24”, 26”, 28” Weight: 5-7.75 pounds Stock: Synthetic, walnut, hardwood Sights: Bead, ghost ring, white dot, adjustable fiber-optic Features: Pump…

THE ATHLON RENDEZVOUS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF MANY WRITERS’ FISCAL YEAR, AND RIGHTFULLY SO. As it takes place a few months before SHOT, we get to see firearms that the rest of the world has yet to lay eyes on with many still in their beta stages. Naturally, a manufacturer as popular as Mossberg wouldn't miss out on this event. This year, there was a ton of buzz around an admittedly predictable rendition of the 940 Pro, the Tactical. As a dozen hand-selected writers put a combined 200 shells through this compact semi-automatic shotgun without fail, you could imagine our confusion when we were informed that “it's not ready yet.” Fast forward to January, and it was the same story at the NSSF Shot Show. However, the picture was starting…

AUTO-ORDNANCE 1911 Caliber: .45 ACP Barrel: 5” Weight: 39 ounces Grips: Polymer, wood Sights: Blade front, drift-adiustable rear Features: SA Finish: Black oxide Capacity: 7 + 1 MSRP: $637-$662 BERETTA 92X CENTURION Caliber: 9mm Barrel: 4,3” Weight: 33.3 ounces Grips: Flat and wraparound polymer Sights: Orange front, black rear Features: DA/SA Finish: Bruniton Capacity: 10+1/17+1 MSRP: $699 BERETTA 92X COMPACT Caliber: 9mm Barrel: 4.3” Weight: 27.2 ounces Grips: Polymer Sights: Orange front, black rear Features: DA/SA Finish: Bruniton Capacity: 10+1/13+1 MSRP: $699 BERETTA 92X FULL SIZE Caliber: 9mm Barrel: 4.7” Weight: 33.3 ounces Grips: Polymer Sights: Orange front, black rear Features: DA/SA Finish: Bruniton Capacity: 10+1/17+1 MSRP: $699 BERETTA 92X PERFORMANCE Caliber: 9mm Barrel: 4.9” Weight: 47.7 ounces Grips: Polymer Sights: Fiber-optic front, adjustable rear Features: DA/SA Finish: Nistan Capacity:…

GLOCK 17 GEN5 Caliber: .43 (paint/dust/ rubber balls) Barrel: 4.21” (smooth) Weight: 25.6 ounces Grips: Synthetic Sights: Front blade, adj rear notch Features: CO2, 360 fps Finish: Black Capacity: 8 MSRP: $350 (Officially licensed product of Glock from Umarex.) RUGER MARK IV Caliber: .177 Barrel: 5.3” (rifled) Weight: 21.6 ounces Grips: Synthetic Sights: Front fiber post, adj rear notch Features: Break barrel, 320 fps Finish: Black Capacity: 1 MSRP: $60 (Manufactured by Umarex under license from Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.) SIG SAUER 1911 Caliber: .177 Barrel: 5” Weight: 41.6 ounces Grips: Alloy Sights: Fixed Features: CO2, up to 410 fps Finish: Two-tone, PVD Capacity: 16 MSRP: $111 SIG SAUER P226 Caliber: .177 Barrel: 5” Weight: 37.9 ounces Grips: Polymer Sights: Fixed Features: CO2, up to 480 fps Finish: Black,…