When you’ve carried a handgun long enough—on your belt, under your jacket, in a chest rig, inside a waistband—you start to notice the tradeoffs. Full-size guns shoot easier but print more. Compacts ...

Over the years, the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP) cartridge has grown on me a little bit. When I was first learning about firearms some of the younger guys would call the .45 a “fudd round.” I’ll ...