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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) is a polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistol introduced in the summer of 2005 by the American company Smith & Wesson. It uses a Browning-type locking system. While targeted at law enforcement agencies, the M&P is also widely available on the commercial market. In 2008, Smith & Wesson introduced new versions of the M&P: the M&P45 Mid-size, the M&P45 Compact, the M …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisA highly rated concealed carry pistol, the Taurus 709 Slim is filled with the standard options Taurus is renowned for and at a very reasonable price. Those are the greatest attributes of this compact 9mm or .40 caliber sidearm, along with a smooth design that doesn’t snag on clothing when pulled. The hammerless design lends itself well to waistbands, leg holsters, and especially purses. It was designed by Taurus as an entry-level self-defense weapon that can still deliver …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Luger, also known as the Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), is a recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol with a toggle-lock mechanism. It was produced in various models by different nations from 1898 to 1949. Georg Luger first patented the design as an improvement of the Borchardt C-93 pistol. It was initially produced as the Parabellum Automatic Pistol, Borchardt-Luger System by the German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabrik …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisFinally available for public consumption is the much anticipated Scorpion sub-gun. Imported as a pistol, it is a blowback-operated semi-auto in 9mm with a short 7¾” barrel. Equipped with our newly designed low-profile sights, its rear sight has four different aperture sizes for everything from close quarters to way out there. The sights ride on an 11” Picatinny rail perfect for mounting optics. Simple and reliable, the Scorpion not only has ambidextrous controls, its non-r …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Military Armament Corporation Model 11, also known as MAC-11, was designed by an American firearm designer named Gordon Ingram in the 1970s at the Military Armament Corporation (MAC) in Powder Springs, Georgia, United States. It is a smaller semi-automatic version of the Model 10, which is also known as the MAC-10. Sometimes, people mistake the MAC-11 for other variants of the MAC, such as Sylvia & Wayne Daniels M-11/9, Leinad PM-11, or Vulcan M-11-9, which are all …