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Home Defense - Featured Revolver
Ruger GP-100 .357 Magnum, $474
From the 01-01-1999 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Handguns
Category:Revolvers
Model Name:GP-100
Manufacturer:Ruger
Model Number:.357 Magnum
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The Ruger GP100s grips were black rubber without grooves, but the sides had decorative inserts of brown wood-like material (which some actually found attractive) that give the gun a distinctive look. The grips felt just great in both aimed single-action fire and in rapid-fire double action. Recoil was spread over a large area of the hand and that made for good shooting comfort, even with the heaviest loads. The controls all functioned well and positively, and we found this to be a pleasant gun to handle and shoot. The trigger was well curved and smooth, and the double-action cycling was just slightly heavier than that of the Smith & Wesson. Trigger movement was even and smooth enough to permit good accuracy when shooting it slowly in the double-action mode.
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Home Defense - Featured Pistol
Glock GL23 .40 S&W
From the 10-01-2002 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Handguns
Category:Pistols
Model Name:GL23
Manufacturer:Glock
Model Number:40 S&W
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The .40 S&W is the leading round chosen by todays local and federal law-enforcement professionals. Compact .40s (3.5- to 4.25-inch barrels) bridge the gap between plainclothes duty and civilian concealed carry, and of these, the lightweight plastic pistols lead the way. And the Glock line of pistols is perhaps synonymous with the word polymer. In this report we take a look at the latest .40-caliber compact model from Glock, the GL23.
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Home Defense - Featured Shotgun
Remington 11-87 Police 12 Gauge, $850
From the 02-01-2008 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Long Guns
Category:Shotguns
Model Name:11-87 Police
Manufacturer:Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Model Number:12-gauge 3-inch No. 9861
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Many of the advantages of a tactical shotgun are the same as that self-defense shotgun you might have propped in the corner of your bedroom: devastating firepower, mechanical reliability, ease of use. But your bedroom shotgun and working tactical shotguns do have differences: beefy tactical guns are ready to go on the offensive to serve warrants, root out armed bad guys, and break stuff with either lead or steel.
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