9x19 mm (9 Luger)

Performance Duty Pistol or PDP – this is the name of the new Walther service pistol series. We've had the opportunity to hold the latest service pistol from the German manufacturer in our hands. Our first impressions of the Walther PDP are therefore exclusively available here on all4shooters.com.

The “highest capacity micro 9mm in the world” is now offered in a special package including a low-profile red dot sight – the new Hex Wasp – and a self indexing compensator that reduces muzzle flip. The result: fast target acquisition, accuracy and rapid follow-up shots.

Virtual Shot Show 2021 / New from Vigilance Rifles: PM Model 20. It may not be the most graceful gun to look at, but this compact submachine gun offers some interesting technical features. Chambered in 9mm caliber and also available in a full-auto version, it allows for quick barrel changes.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from CZ: the Czech manufacturer introduces Optics-Ready and Suppressor-Ready versions in the P-10 pistol series. The full-size P-10 F is now also chambered in .45 ACP caliber. Another novelty, the all-steel C75 P-01 Steel Black pistol in 9mm Luger. As for long guns, three new rimfire rifles in the 457 line-up and the return of CZ shotguns with eight 12ga models …

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from Cabot Guns: Apocalypse pistol. The manufacturer is known for its high-quality and extravagant interpretations of the 1911 design. Now, with the "Apocalypse" model, they introduce another extraordinary pistol. It is available in 9 mm Luger and .45 ACP calibers. all4shooters.com has already taken a closer look at the new model.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from SIG Sauer: P320MAX and P320 XCarry Legion. Not from Germany but from the US East Coast come the two new handguns from SIG Sauer, designed for different purposes. The brand new SIG Sauer P320MAX is a full-size match pistol primarily intended for IPSC/action, while the P320 XCarry Legion is a compact pistol for everyday concealed carry.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from ZEV Technologies: Z365 XL Octane pistol. “A new age of concealed carry”: this is how ZEV introduces the 9mm Z365 XL Octane carry pistol. The Titanium Gray Octane slide is optics compatible and allows mounting of a red dot without the removal of the rear sight.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from FN: FN 509 LS Edge pistol. The newest addition to the 9mm striker-fired 509 pistol line-up sports a lightening-cut long slide with patented optics mounting system and many features “to give users every advantage in the most demanding environments”.

ZEV Technologies announces the "Micro-Compact" Z365 pistol and accessories. From an official collaboration with SIG Sauer, the new 9mm gun enhances/improves the SIG P365 with a ZEV PRO barrel and a lighter slide featuring an RMSC optic cut. Octane slides and PRO barrels are available as upgrades for your existing P365 and P365 XL pistols too.

The Slovak gunmaker Grand Power, known for various "short carbine" models, introduces the smallest version of the series, the Stribog SP9 A3S in 9mm caliber with a 4.5”/114 cm barrel. We test fired it at the shooting range.

SIG Custom Works introduces the new “Equinox” Series with two throwback limited-edition pistols. Chambered in 9mm, thanks to a black anodized metal frame and Nitron stainless steel slide, the P226 Equinox and P229 Equinox feature a two-tone contrasting finish.

Besides a metal frame, the first pistol release from SIG Custom Works features an XSeries optic-ready slide, flat skeletonized trigger, custom Hogue G10 grip panels and backstrap insert. It's a limited edition gun.

Just last year, the traditional German manufacturer Carl Walther rounded off the in-house Steel Frame series with the Q5 Match SF Expert and its adjustable trigger. With the new Black Ribbon brand name, the manufacturer is now once again expanding its range with another special version. All4shooters.com tested  this exclusive semi-automatic competition gun.

The Austrian polymer pioneer GLOCK has already come up with a new, high-performance trio in the three "Full Size", "Compact" and "Subcompact" formats with the fifth generation pistol models G22, G23 and G27. On top of that, the two .40 S&W models G22/G23 Gen5 are also available in the Modular Optic System (MOS) version with a factory-milled slide for micro red dot sights mounting.

One of the concerns of a reloader is cartridges without powder, or squib loads. One of the biggest worries is that such a cartridge is fired. And the real troubles start when it happens. In this very unusual test report we take a look at a proven match pistol in the shape of the SIG Sauer P226 X-Six in 9 mm Luger, which we tested despite a damaged barrel. The results? Read them here!

The undisputed queen in the world of polymer-framed service pistols, GLOCK from Austria, is reacting ever faster to international trends and market requirements. At the beginning of 2019, the "Slimline" model line was extended by the flat, compact G43X and G48 models, which are now also available in the "Modular Optic System" (MOS) version.