Glock
The company's simple emphasis on lightweight, slim-profile, "pointable" pistols was a recipe for success, impressing first-time shooters with their ease of use and longtime shooters with their reliability and accuracy.
America's prolific firearms industry means that choosing the top ten manufacturers is
no easy task. While boutique handgun builders may produce some very fine pieces, quantity
has a quality all its own,and several companies ship hundreds of thousands of handguns a year.
Here are some of the best gun manufacturers.
The company's simple emphasis on lightweight, slim-profile, "pointable" pistols was a recipe for success, impressing first-time shooters with their ease of use and longtime shooters with their reliability and accuracy.
Unlike Glock, Ruger manufactures both long guns and handguns. Ruger's handguns are generally similar to Ford pickup trucks: simple, reliable and moderately priced compared to the competition.
A redesign and reconfiguration into new full-sized and compact models saw the Sig series of handguns widely accepted among U.S. police forces, including the San Francisco Police Department, and are acceptable carry pistols for the New York and Houston police departments
One of the oldest names in American firearms. Today the "M&P" pistols are standard issue in many police departments worldwide, including the Chicago, Houston and Detroit police departments, while Smith and Wesson revolvers are considered the standard in American revolvers.
"H&K" as it is known in the U.S. market, makes everything from grenade launchers for the United States Army to the U.S. Marine Corp's new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. H&K's nine-millimeter VP9 series of handguns are durable and reliable, while the .
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Kimber Sapphire Ultra II 9mm 3″ Handgun The Sapphire Ultra II 9mm is a striking personal defense pistol that combines dynamic style with a host of performance-enhancing features. The light 9mm recoil offers easy handling and speeds sight recovery between shots. Tactical Wedge 3-dot tritium night sights are self-illuminating, offering a low-light tactical advantage. Learn more | |
Sig Sauer P320 9mm The P320 is a striker-fired modular, polymer-framed service pistol designed from the ground up with the input of law enforcement officers. It offers a smooth, crisp trigger, an intuitive, 3-point takedown and unmatched modularity to fit any shooter and any situation. The P320 also has an ambidextrous slide catch lever and a reversible magazine release for full ambidextrous operation. The P320... Learn more | |
Sig Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion 9mm The most compact 9mm in the Sig Sauer product line, the P938 offers the ballistic advantage of the 9mm cartridge in a platform similar in size to the P238 pistol. The single action only trigger coupled with full-size Siglite night sights makes the P938 handle like a much larger pistol, yet is still easy to carry concealed. An ambidextrous safety makes the P938 easy for left- and right-handed... Learn more | |
Sig Sauer 1911 45STX Single .45 ACP The Sig Sauer 1911-45-STX 1911 STX Pistol in .45 ACP features a 5-inch barrel, stainless duo tone finish, burled maple wood grips, adjustable night sights, an overall length of 8.5 inches, an unloaded weight of 41.6 oz, and an 8+1 round capacity. Learn more | |
Kimber America Custom TLE/RL II TFS 9mm 1911 Pistol This Kimber TLE II/RL II TFS is a great full size 1911 in 9mm. It offers all of the American manufacturing, accuracy and reliability that you have come to love from Kimber. This new 2016 model includes a flat top slide, integrated mainspring lanyard loop, mil spec tactical rail and aggressively textured G-10 grips. Learn more | |
Beretta APX 9MM 4.25″ 17+1 Black Interchangeable Backstrap Grip Designed specifically for military and law enforcement operators, the APX has been put through extensive testing and evaluation at the professional end user level. The result is a pistol that delivers superior performance in durability and reliability, ergonomics, trigger, and modularity. Utilizing a removable, serialized chassis frame, the APX can be easily modified with replaceable grip frame... Learn more | |
Kimber KHX Custom Single .45 ACP 5″ Handgun The Kimber KHX Custom 45ACP 2018 delivers a standard of performance unequaled by any other brand or model of production 1911. In truth, it bests many full-custom pistols as well. Designed for competition, its accuracy and dependability have made it a favorite for all-around use. Learn more | |
Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield M2.0 9MM Luger 3.1″ The Smith & Wesson M&P has a reinforced polymer chassis, superior ergonomics, ambidextrous controls, and proven safety features. In designing the M&P, Smith & Wesson considered the needs of military and law enforcement from every conceivable angle, so the M&P is the standard in reliability when your job is to serve and protect and your life is on the line. The M&P Shield... Learn more | |
Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield M2.0 9mm 3.1″ Pistol The Smith & Wesson M&P has a reinforced polymer chassis, superior ergonomics, ambidextrous controls, and proven safety features. In designing the M&P, Smith & Wesson considered the needs of military and law enforcement from every conceivable angle, so the M&P is the standard in reliability when your job is to serve and protect and your life is on the line. The M&P Shield... Learn more | |
Kel-Tec PMR-30 Pistol, .22 Magnum The PMR-30 is a lightweight, full size pistol (.22WMR). The PMR-30 operates on a unique hybrid blow back/locked-breech system, allowing for the use of a wide variety of ammunition as it seamlessly adjusts depending on the pressure of the cartridge. It uses a flush fit, 30-round double stack Zytel nylon magazine with round count ports. The trigger is a crisp single action with an over travel stop.... Learn more |