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Just like a classic, it improves with age. Today it’s still the first place handgunners everywhere turn for the latest and most reliable handgun news and information. For custom handguns, new factory models, competition, pistolsmithing, handloading and more, each issue continues to deliver the goods while staying on top of the rapidly changing world of handgunning. What’s the best home-defense gun

for you? Is a laser sight worth the investment? American Handgunner can help you decide. Looking for the benchmark of handgun news and enjoyment? You’ve found it in American Handgunner. American Handgunner is published six times per year by FMG Publications.

What’s the greatest military aircraft of all time?
08/23/2025

What’s the greatest military aircraft of all time?

What’s the greatest military aircraft of all time? We have a deep pool from which to draw. The B-17 and B-24 helped drive N**i Germany to its knees during World War II

In this first installment of a three-part series, Roy Huntington introduces the Volquartsen Black Mamba, a highly accura...
08/22/2025

In this first installment of a three-part series, Roy Huntington introduces the Volquartsen Black Mamba, a highly accurate and reliable .22 LR pistol built on a R***r 22/45 frame and upgraded with Volquartsen’s proprietary components.

Roy Huntington introduces the Volquartsen Black Mamba, a highly accurate and reliable .22 LR pistol built on a R***r 22/45 frame and upgraded with Volquartsen’s proprietary components.

Gun nerds can generally be broken down into three categories: users, collectors and accumulators. Rare is the person who...
08/22/2025

Gun nerds can generally be broken down into three categories: users, collectors and accumulators. Rare is the person who’s neatly packaged into one of these categories; we’re all a mixture, or combination of all three, to varying degrees.

Gun nerds can generally be broken down into three categories: users, collectors and accumulators.

Can you really trust what people say about handgun accuracy? In this episode of American Handgunner Insider, Tom McHale ...
08/21/2025

Can you really trust what people say about handgun accuracy? In this episode of American Handgunner Insider, Tom McHale breaks down what “accuracy” actually means — and how to test it the right way.

Can you really trust what people say about handgun accuracy? In this episode of American Handgunner Insider, Tom McHale breaks down what “accuracy” actually means—and how to test it the right way.

First offered for sale in 1897, the Ma**er C96 was a standout among its first-generation self-loading pistol peers.
08/11/2025

First offered for sale in 1897, the Ma**er C96 was a standout among its first-generation self-loading pistol peers.

First offered for sale in 1897, the Ma**er C96 was a standout among its first-generation self-loading pistol peers. For starters, it was a genuine and immediate commercial success in the late 19th century and continued to be a solid seller beyond the brief period before superior designs, like those....

In addition to a great deal of good old-fashioned subterfuge, a decorated German general named Hans Cramer unwittingly d...
08/10/2025

In addition to a great deal of good old-fashioned subterfuge, a decorated German general named Hans Cramer unwittingly did his part to help the Allies.

Operation Overlord, the 1944 Allied invasion of mainland Europe, was one of the most audacious military enterprises in human history.

Gear up for fall!
08/09/2025

Gear up for fall!

Guns and the gear to carry and outfit them. Check out 2025’s latest.

Imagine if you will, it’s 1976. It’s the Bicentennial of our country. Disco was king, Jimmy Carter was elected president...
08/08/2025

Imagine if you will, it’s 1976. It’s the Bicentennial of our country. Disco was king, Jimmy Carter was elected president, bell-bottoms were the rage, and Pet Rocks were the craze, showing us how gullible we were. Despite these crazy generational flops and follies, there was one meaningful and positive event happening: the Fourth Annual Outstanding American Handgunner Awards.

Imagine if you will, it’s 1976. It’s the Bicentennial of our Country. Disco was King, Jimmy Carter was elected President, bell-bottoms were the rage, and Pet Rocks were the craze, showing us how gullible we were.

The Rost Martin RM1C compact is slightly smaller than the G***K 19 but larger in performance.
08/07/2025

The Rost Martin RM1C compact is slightly smaller than the G***K 19 but larger in performance.

Although the poly-framed striker-fired market is large, the Toomers figured there’s always room for a quality U.S.-made pistol “full of features” priced competitively. The RM RM1C proudly infers its ‘Made in the USA’ quality with its Dallas, Texas brand roll-marked on the slide as proof of...

If we’re lucky, someone enters our lives, influencing us like no other. Dick “Sixshot” Thompson is one of those people t...
08/06/2025

If we’re lucky, someone enters our lives, influencing us like no other. Dick “Sixshot” Thompson is one of those people to me.

If we’re lucky, someone enters our lives, influencing us like no other. Dick Thompson, aka ‘Sixshot’ is one of those people to me. Dire circumstances have a tendency to bring people together, whether the other person knows it or not.

In case you missed it: Ta**us has reintroduced one of its most powerful and versatile revolvers.
08/05/2025

In case you missed it: Ta**us has reintroduced one of its most powerful and versatile revolvers.

Ta**us has reintroduced one of its most powerful and versatile revolvers — the Raging Judge 513 — with a limited-production model.

Thinking while fighting.
08/04/2025

Thinking while fighting.

Thinking with a gun in your hand is a critical element in self-defense training. In the world of tactical self-defense training today, serious students speak of “the three Cognitive Johns:” in alphabetical order John Hearne, John Holschen, and John Murphy. They earned the “Cognitive” nicknam...

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American Handgunner was introduced in 1976 as the first magazine devoted entirely to handguns. Just like a classic, it improves with age. Today it’s still the first place handgunners everywhere turn for the latest and most reliable handgun news and information. From custom handguns, new factory models, competition, pistolsmithing, handloading and more, each issue continues to deliver the goods while staying on top of the rapidly changing world of handgunning. What’s the best home-defense gun for you? Is a laser sight worth the investment? American Handgunner can help you decide. Looking for the benchmark of handgun news and enjoyment? You’ve found it in American Handgunner. American Handgunner is published six times per year by FMG Publications.