![]() ![]() ![]() Tobacco in Greenwich, CT and executive publisher for Texas Sporting Journal in Houston. managing editor for the Hunter's Handbook Annual (Seattle) consulting editor for The Range Report, produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown, CT regionals editor for Heartland USA, produced by U.S. Other roles he has served in included Shooting Venue Press Chief for the Atlanta Olympic Games in July 1996 editor, Guns, Gear & Game editor, American Gunsmith Book Series editor, Women's Shooting Sports Foundation Magazine editor, Performance Shooter Magazine marketing manager for Kenner Boat Co. He was also the first A&M student to qualify for an NCAA Championship slot. In college at Texas A&M, he earned three letters on the university's smallbore rifle and air rifle teams, and he served as captain of the team for two years. He began competitive shooting at the age of 10 in NRA-sanctioned smallbore rifle matches, earning various local and regional wins as a sub-junior shooter, including a state 4H championship. Todd Woodard has been editor of Gun Tests Magazine since 1998 and had previously been managing editor and a contributor for the magazine going back to 1992. Includes access to the full online archives. Our best deal is the digital version for $20/year for 12 issues. To get reviews of firearms without blather or commercial promotions, subscribe to Gun Tests magazine today. Older pistols may still be available as NIB products or as used handguns. Note: All prices reflect actual retail purchase prices at the time of testing. Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield 180021 9mm Luger, $394. SIG Sauer P938 Emperor Scorpion 9mm Luger, $639. Kimber Micro 9 Desert Tan (LG) 3300168 9mm Luger, $659. Springfield Armory Hellcat HC9319BOSP 9mm Luger, $550. Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield Plus 13246 9mm Luger, $553. ![]() Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield EZ M2.0 12436 9mm Luger, $499. SIG Sauer P365 365-9-BXR3 9mm Luger Honorable Mentions Does a little 9mm snap in your hand a bit when fired? Of course. Small enough to fit in a pocket and carrying 10+1 rounds of 9mm, a small pistol such as the P365 does a lot right for comfortable concealed carry. ![]() Our only complaint was its lack of forward slide serrations. While some may complain about the single-stack magazine, we think 7+1 rounds are plenty. We would not hesitate to purchase this pistol. It is compact, thin, safe, and has an exceptionally smooth trigger. The K9 is an excellent option for conceal carry. 3500 9mm Luger Kahr K9 K9093A 9mm Luger 2. The Ruger would be Our Pick if price were no object. The Ruger is the price beater and the overall best performer. Various Shield Plus Performance Center pistols with fiber-optic sights and an optics ready slide, which we have not tested, will cost about $300 more than the version tested. The Ruger features a tritium/fiber optic front sight and is optics ready while the Shield is not, making the Ruger the better buy by a considerable margin considering Ruger’s standard features. The Ruger was the most accurate pistol tested but barely shaded the Shield and not with every load. The Ruger and the Shield have similar performance. The Ruger MAX-9 was the largest pistol but only slightly larger than the Shield, not enough to matter in an inside the waistband holster. It was also the most accurate in this test, averaging under 2.25 inches per five-shot group. Among other things, the good recoil mitigation helped make the SAR the fastest in our speed trials, by a couple of tenths of a second. The SAR 9cx was the heaviest pistol in the group and had the least recoil. This pistol was Our Pick in this match up of four 9mm pistols. The full review of this gun is for subscribers only. There is a wide range of support in magazines and holsters, and the lifetime warranty is attractive. The G3X is accurate - surprisingly so - and reliable. Named a Best Buy in this issue, the Taurus G3X 1-G3XSR9031 is a recent introduction based on a proven template. If you’re in the market for a smaller 9mm handgun, here’s how we’d spend our money: 5. The sole basis for these recommendations is how the pistols worked during our testing with various shooters and various ammunition. Here are our top five 9mm handguns that our experienced testers believe you’ll like if you want to buy a handgun of this type.Īs always, Gun Tests Magazine is supported by reader subscriptions only, so you can depend on these recommendations being free of monetization considerations on our posts or videos or social media traffic, and we don’t accept display advertising in the magazine. Of these compact and subcompact handguns, a few have gotten “Best Buy” or “Our Pick” recommendations. Over the past two years, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed more than 25 concealable pistols chambered in 9mm Luger. ![]()
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