Top guns of 2023 - My favorite guns I shot this year

This video from Honest Outlaw highlights 10 underrated handguns, ranging from budget-friendly options like the Taurus G3c to high-performance niche firearms like the FK Brno PSD. The presenter, Chris, emphasizes firearms that offer excellent value, reliability, and performance often overlooked by the mainstream market. The list includes a variety of calibers and sizes suitable for concealed carry, home defense, and even some specialized applications.

Brett from Nightwood Guns provides a top five list of 2011 pistols suitable for concealed carry, emphasizing value, reliability, and shootability. He ranks Bull Armory first for its superior shooting performance and value, followed by Staccato for its extensive carry options and duty use approval. Kimber 2K11 ranks third for its excellent shooting dynamics and customer service, GP Arms fourth for its performance-tuned options, and Stealth Arms Platypus fifth for its customization and reliability despite a sharper recoil impulse.

The Stealth Arms Platypus 2011 offers extensive customization through an online 3D builder, allowing users to select rails, barrel types (recommending the bull barrel), trigger configurations, slide designs, and Cerakote finishes. The reviewer highlights its reliability after 1,000+ rounds and its excellent shooting characteristics, comparing it favorably to other high-end 2011s.

This video, presented by an expert firearms instructor, analyzes 12 specific firearm models that are currently overstocked in dealer inventories due to a combination of factors including pandemic-era overproduction, market shifts, and safety recalls. The instructor critically evaluates each firearm's market position, reliability issues, and value proposition, highlighting models with significant safety concerns or poor market fit. The analysis emphasizes the importance of reliability and value for consumers in the current market, where buyer confidence has been shaken by recalls and production misjudgments.

This video highlights three budget-friendly firearms that offer exceptional value and reliability, often overlooked due to lack of hype. The Beretta APX A1, Ruger Security 9, and CZ P07 are presented as 'goldmines' for their reliability per dollar, long service life, and proven engineering, challenging the notion that price dictates quality. The instructor, with 18 years of experience, emphasizes that these guns provide duty-grade performance at a fraction of the cost of popular alternatives.

This video reviews the top five handguns from the NRA Annual Meet 2023 in Indianapolis. It highlights the FN Reflex as a new subcompact option with an internal hammer, the Rock Island 5.0 for its unique mechanical operation and low-profile slide, and the SIG Sauer P320 AXG Legion for its aluminum frame and integrated compensator. The Henry Big Boy Revolver is noted for its introduction into the revolver market, and the Stealth Arms Platypus stands out for its 2011 platform accepting Glock magazines.

This guide details a practical experiment to debunk the myth that an AR-15 round would 'blow off' an ear. The Humble Marksman demonstrates through testing with pig ears that common rifle rounds, and even heavier calibers, create clean holes rather than explosive damage on thin tissue. The expert's analysis highlights the difference between tissue interaction and ballistics gel cavitation.

This guide showcases the specialized 'Space Guns' used in Open Division competition at the Double Tap Championship. It highlights custom 2011 pistols, advanced optics like C-More RTS2 and Sig Sauer Romeo3 Max, and high-end holsters from Safariland and Double Alpha Academy. The content, presented by a seasoned competition shooter, offers insights into the gear and techniques employed in high-level shooting events.

This guide details an efficient iron sight technique, drawing on insights from 3-division USPSA Grand Master Tim Herron. It emphasizes a shift from rigid front sight focus to a more effective target-oriented approach, using the rear sight for gross aiming and the front sight for fine-tuning. This method is particularly beneficial for shooters transitioning from red dot sights.

This guide details the disassembly process for three popular 2011-style pistols: the Staccato P, Springfield Armory Prodigy, and Bul Armory SAS II Tac 4.25. It highlights differences in guide rod systems, with the Staccato P featuring a toolless system, the Bul Armory requiring a paperclip or staple, and the Springfield Armory Prodigy needing a hex wrench. Proper maintenance of the guide rod system is crucial for reliable firearm function.