Dirty Harry is now outgunned: Smith & Wesson has introduced its biggest handgun ever, a .50-caliber Magnum. The five-shot revolver with an 8 1/2-inch barrel weighs about 4 1/2 pounds _ roughly a pound ...

One weapon has continually served the U.S. Armed Forces on land, at sea, and in the air for 105 years: the M2 heavy machine gun. First developed in 1918, the M2 has been in steady service throughout ...

Handguns are generally considered to be low in power and high in portability. They were originally thought of, and still are, as self-defense tools for close-quarters combat. But the handgun has ...

The .44 Magnum is a powerful revolver cartridge. It was initially developed to be a more potent load of the .44 S&W Special, its parent cartridge, by Elmer Keith in 1955. Made largely popular by Clint ...

Revolvers like the Undercoverette are simple, reliable, and less prone to failure due to their design, making them ideal for self-defense. The 32 Magnum cartridge offers high velocity with lighter ...

The great cowboy and gun writer Elmer Keith had a hand in the development of the 357 Magnum. To make it, Smith & Wesson lengthened the 38 Special cartridge and upped the pressure form 17,000 psi to 35 ...

Key point: All the benefits of a revolver, but with better range. The .44 Magnum is a powerful revolver cartridge. It was initially developed to be a more potent load of the .44 S&W Special, its ...