Back in muzzleloading days, guns designed to be held and fired with one hand were called pistols. With the advent of the revolver—a repeating handgun with a revolving cylinder—this didn’t really ...

You hear it all the time—revolvers don’t jam, semis can fail. But that’s not the full story. If you’re looking for a sidearm you can trust, especially when things get ugly or cold, you’ve probably ...

Key point: A handgun is a dangerous weapon designed to kill people. That said, it is also merely a tool, and there are some situations in which it is the only tool that can effectively respond to a ...