9x19 mm (9 Luger)

Built from a Vertec-type steel frame, the 9mm Beretta 92X Performance is the latest development in the evergreen Beretta 92/98 pistol series and has been designed specifically for competitive dynamic shooting. A new trigger, new finish, new grip: let's take a look at the many features studied by the "racing team" of the Italian company.

Whether it is a handgun or not, is a matter of dispute. However, in some countries the law classifies the Heckler & Koch SP5K as such because of its length. For this reason all4shooters.com included this unusual gun in the 9 mm pistol test series. Discover here what the civilian derivative of the MP5K is capable of.

Shield is the name given by S&W to the small, single-stack polymer pistols that are technically based on the Military & Police series, but unlike the latter they feature a particular magazine. Thus the US manufacturer succeeds in accommodating one additional cartridge each in the magazines available for these guns, with 7 and 8 rounds respectively. We at all4shooters.com tested the M&P 9 Shield in …

In the USA everyone knows it as Springfield Armory XDM. In Europe, however, these polymer-framed pistols are traded under their actual manufacturer name, HS Produkt XDM. Apart from the name, the Springfield and HS Produkt pistols do not differ in design and quality. They are all manufactured in Croatia anyway, including the USA models. all4shooters.com extensively tested this model as …

STP – the three letters stand for "Sport Target Pistol" and designate the pistol series made in-house by the gunsmith Karl Prommersberger from Kühbach, Germany. Not only has Prommersberger been the chairman of the German Club 30 tuning association for years, but he also introduces a series of (in the best sense of the words) highly bred handguns with the STP models, which are precisely tailored to …

At the IWA in March 2019, GECO introduced a new all purpose cartridge for handguns: the GECO Action Extreme, designed for shooting , self-defense and hunting. Thanks to its excellent expansion behavior, the new ammunition should produce an unmatched stopping effect. We tested the new GECO bullet in 9 mm Luger on the firing range and we fired test shots into clear ballistics gelatin blocks. Watch …

Police Pistol Schmal, or PPS for short: this is what Carl Walther from Ulm, Germany, called a polymer pistol with striker-fired action introduced in 2007. Exactly nine years later, Walther’s pistol underwent a facelift à la Hollywood star – in other words: so thorough that you have to look twice to recognize it. We have now tested this model on all4shooters.com.

The new additions include the “Black” and “Rail” versions for both the G43X and G48. The 9mm GLOCK slim handguns are in fact now also offered with a nDLC finished black slide and with a GLOCK mounting rail for tactical accessories. Apparently, for the moment the new Rail versions will be available in the EU only. A combo version with specific tactical light will be available soon.

Smaller and smaller, but still with good grip ergonomics and, of course, a capacity that makes every double-barrel derringer green with envy. The result is the SIG Sauer P365 and is intended for daily concealed carry. The manufacturer even advertises the gun in the USA as a "Micro-Compact-Pistol". We at all4shooters.com  tested the pistol in practice, discovering a well-designed and accurate tiny …

Even if GLOCK's latest model is listed under number 45, it comes in caliber 9 x 19 mm. In addition to new features, it combines a handy top with a 4-inch barrel – the length of the GLOCK 19 – with the full-grown grip of a GLOCK 17. We have put the polymer pistol through its paces: what came out of it? Read it now here at all4shooters.com.

Unusual: a 1911 by the US manufacturer Ruger, and in 9mm caliber to boot. Here is some background: The tested version is made for competition shooting and it's technical basis is the classic Colt Government. Our international team went to the shooting range with the SR1911 Target and tested it extensively. You can read the report here on all4shooters.com.

Deriving from the acclaimed P365 model, the new version in now shipping. It combines the capacity, control, and shootability of a full-size pistol with the concealability of a micro-compact. Featuring a 12-round magazine, an integrated carry magwell and an extended beavertail, it only adds about 1/2" (or some 13 mm) to the overall length and height of the micro-compact P365.

"Optical Ready" pistols are currently enjoying great popularity. The German manufacturer Heckler & Koch does not stay away from this trend either and offers its SFP9 semi-automatic pistol also in an "OR" version. We tested the pistol, and you can read about it here on all4shooters.com.

The new flagship of the P320 platform features an exclusive TXG grip module developed by SIG Sauer engineers with a patent-pending process by infusing tungsten into the polymer material providing the weight of steel with the flex of polymer. This helps reduce felt recoil and muzzle flip.

B&H, a German dealer, currently offers a series of very special SIG Sauer LDC II models. These exclusive guns do not only come from the SIG Sauer Mastershop, but also bring customized features with them, which you don't see every day on an ordinary LDCs. Here we introduce all three models from the series in a test.

You can already count them as classics: the pistols of the Beretta 92 series. At the SHOT Show 2015 Beretta presented the newest member of this family with the model M9A3: all4shooters.com took a look at the current version. You can read our review here.