Videos tagged with Duty Size Pistol

This video provides a tabletop review and field strip of the Sig P365 Fuse, a full-size variant of the popular P365 platform. The reviewer highlights its increased capacity with 21-round magazines, the new Romeo X optic, and Dawson Precision sights. The field strip reveals a longer guide rod compared to the P365 XL and a fully supported chamber, indicating Sig's continued evolution of the P365 design for enhanced performance and capacity.

This video reviews the Springfield Armory Echelon 9mm pistol, highlighting its suitability for concealed carry despite its duty size. It details the Echelon's competitive dimensions, capacity, and innovative Variable Interface System (VIS) for direct optic mounting without adapter plates. The review also covers the Crucial Concealment Covert OWB holster and the Leupold DeltaPoint Pro red dot sight, discussing their integration and performance.

This "I Carry Spotlight" episode from NRA Publications breaks down the four primary sizes of semi-automatic pistols: full-size, compact, subcompact, and subcompact single-stack. It details general characteristics for each, including grip size, barrel length, and magazine capacity, while also discussing their respective advantages and disadvantages for concealability, shootability, and accessory compatibility. The video emphasizes that these are general guidelines and manufacturer variations exist.

This video provides a detailed tabletop review and field strip of the Walther Q4 Steel Frame pistol. The reviewer, a self-proclaimed Walther fan, highlights the pistol's all-steel construction, comparing it to the Q5 Steel Frame and standard PPQ models. Key features discussed include the frame design, machining quality, ergonomics, trigger feel, and magazine compatibility. The field strip process is demonstrated, emphasizing the ease of disassembly and the quality of internal components like the captured recoil spring and steel guide rod.

This video revisits the Arex Rex Zero 1, highlighting its lineage from Zastava designs like the CZ-99 and CZ-999. The instructor praises its accuracy, excellent trigger, and robust build, noting its reliability with a wide variety of ammunition. Key features include ambidextrous controls and an external safety that can be engaged with the hammer down. While an excellent duty or range gun, its size and weight are noted as drawbacks for everyday carry.

The SAR USA SAR9 is a new 9mm duty-size pistol designed to meet NATO specifications. It features a lightweight polymer frame, a patented double-action style trigger, ambidextrous thumb safeties, and a low-profile design for improved recoil management and faster follow-up shots. The pistol also includes steel three-dot sights and conventional rifling suitable for lead cast bullets, with a 17+1 capacity and an oversized magazine well for quick reloads.

This review of the Arex Rex Zero 1 highlights its potential as a feature-rich duty-size pistol offered at a competitive price. While praised for its overall build quality and trigger reset, the firearm's width was noted as a potential ergonomic challenge for some shooters, impacting access to controls like the slide release and ambidextrous magazine release. Despite these ergonomic considerations, the Rex Zero 1 demonstrated good accuracy and a predictable trigger for follow-up shots.

This video explores the performance of reduced recoil handgun ammunition in different firearm platforms. It highlights that while reduced recoil aims to lessen felt recoil by altering bullet mass, velocity, or powder burn, it can cause cycling issues in recoil-operated firearms like handguns. The test specifically examined how such ammunition performed in a compact concealed carry pistol (Walther PPS) versus a larger duty-sized pistol (Walther P99), noting potential failures to cycle.