Handgun Reviews

Howdy Folks! The G48 is a 9mm handgun made for concealed carry. (I can't do that in Canada) It is a slimmer version of the G19 which restricts the magazines you can use on this handgun. Its very light and I had a great time shooting it.

The Crossman Repeatair 1008 is a CO2 powered .177 pellet gun. I think it's getting banned by the Canadian Liberal government and that's silly.

With C21 and the incoming handgun ban (freeze), many RPAL owners are looking to get in before the lock and buy their first handgun. But with scant availability and unknown timelines, what would be the best single handgun to own in Canada? Article at https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/if-you-could-only-own-1-handgun-for-life-what-would-it-be/

The Norinco CF98 (sometimes called the EMEI CF98-9) is a 9mm, semi automatic pistol made in China. It’s a 9mm export version of their QSZ-92. It’s rotating barrel, hammer fired, with a decocker/safety combo, and it uses a detachable steel frame inside the grip kinda like the Sig P320 does. And most importantly, they’re like $250. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/norinco-cf98-review/ 00:00 Intro 01:00 Trigger pull 02:00 Operations 03:40 Disassembly 05:50 Reassembly 08:13 Other thoughts 09:30 Canadian Handgun ban 11:00 Other Cheap Handguns 11:30 Ranting 13:20 Shooting footage

What if you took the Ruger Single Six, made it cheaper and made it in 22LR? Well, you’d get the Ruger Wrangler. The Ruger Wrangler is an inexpensive 6-shot, single-action, 22LR revolver made in the US. Is it any good? The Ruger Wrangler goes for around $180 to $250 in the US, while it goes for $250-350 in Canada. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/ruger-wrangler-review/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - looks great + Safety 2:03 - Shooting 3:20 - Epic Shooting Montage 3:36 - Who would use this? 4:28 - Disassembly 5:50 - Summary

The Zastava P10 is a Yugoslavian (or Serbian?) made pistol. After many other countries stopped making the Tokarevs, Serbia kept making them: making the long grip Zastava M57, and other variants including this beast. The P10 is a 10mm Tokarev, made in the 90’s (this one’s from 1996) using the same grip length as the M57. In Canada, these are the cheapest 10mm handguns you can currently buy. Wolverine Supplies asked if I wanted to try one out and sent me this one as a loaner. 00:00 Intro 00:56 Detail view 03:00 Fun stuff 04:17 Shooting footage 05:05 Compatibility and summary Full article here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/zastava-p10-10mm-tokarev/

I show you how to take down and reassemble a Zastava P10 for cleaning. https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/zastava-p10-10mm-tokarev/

The Rossi Ranch hand is a Mare's leg lever action rifle made in Brazil. 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Details view 02:57 Price, use 04:02 Shooting Footage 04:35 Should you buy one? Prefer reading? Here's the article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/rifle-reviews/rossi-ranch-hand-review/

I've only listed centerfire, 9mm pistols below. 22 handguns are great as well; you should get one, but I won't cover them here. Companion article here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/the-cheapest-handguns-in-canada/ 00:00 Intro 00:39 Tokarev or M57 02:24 Norinco NP34/NP22 04:20 Tara TM-9 06:05 Beretta 92S 08:16 Girsan MC28 09:55 Which one to get?

There are a pile of videos on these police surplus Beretta 92S pistols, so I thought I'd do a fairly quick video talking about what they compete with and why you should or shouldn't buy one. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/handguns/beretta-92s/ 00:00 Intro 01:00 Shooting Footage 01:55 Reliability and features 05:12 How it competes 07:22 Why I bought

A classic match up between the Beretta 92 and the Sig P226. But in a comparison between the two, which is better? Let's find out together!

I review Norinco's Sig P226 and P228 clones. These $300 handguns are cheap and cheerful pistols with the design of yesteryear. Article review here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/competition/everything-you-want-to-know-about-the-norinco-np22-np34/ 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Detail view and controls 04:22 Detail view on NP22 05:56 Range footage 06:28 Thoughts on range trip 11:45 Trigger pull 13:17 Summary 15:09 More shooting footage

It says "Perfection" on the side, but can this value-priced DA/SA handgun from Montenegro perform? Watch to find out! Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/competition/tara-tm-9-a-da-sa-striker-fired-pistol/ 00:00 Intro 01:50 DA/SA Trigger 03:03 Reliability 04:38 Build quality 04:55 Tara vs competition 06:11 Final thoughts

Let's fully disassemble our NP34 (Sig P228 clone). Pretty similar to a Sig P226/NP22 if you're interested. 00:00 Intro, basic disassembly 01:16 Firing pin, extractor, slide 01:33 Disassembly lever 02:00 Locking block 02:16 Slide stop and trigger pin 02:51 Grips 03:20 Trigger bar spring 03:48 Trigger bar 04:00 Decocker 04:39 Magazine release 05:17 Hammer strut and mainspring 05:39 Guts 06:45 Trigger parts 07:22 Install magazine release 07:46 Install guts 08:30 Install sear and spring 10:46 Set sear spring 11:08 Install decocker lever 12:17 Trigger and trigger bar 13:04 Trigger bar spring 13:42 Slide release and trigger pin 14:30 Locking block install 15:10 Install takedown lever 15:33 Install hammer strut 16:30 Grip reinstall 16:50 Greasing/oiling 17:18 Install barrel 17:25 Install recoil spring guide and spring 17:44 Function test

There are no videos out there on disassembling the Montenegro made Tara TM-9, so here it is. As I disassembled it, I found some interesting things like: Glock gen3 recoil springs and guide rods work, Glock firing pin springs fit, and the connector may fit as well (but I didn't try that one out). Full article here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/competition/tara-tm-9-a-da-sa-striker-fired-pistol/ 00:00 Basic takedown 01:24 Slide/firing pin/extractor 02:35 Frame pins and guts 04:45 Internals vs Glock 05:28 Striker spring 06:44 Slide reassembly 08:30 Reassembling frame parts 09:30 Reinstall slide release and trigger 11:30 Basic reassembly 11:58 Glock striker spring 13:10 Glock recoil spring

I review the Streamlight TLR-1 HL, an easy-to-use, high lumen, gun flashlight. For the full article, check out https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/streamlight-tlr-1-hl-review/

The Zastava M57 is a Serbian/Yugoslavian made version of the TT33 Tokarev. It has a bit of a taller grip, 1 more round in the extended mag, and a magazine disconnect, though mine is disabled. Article review here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/general/zastava-m57-review/ 00:00 Intro 00:46 Detail view 02:45 Disassembly 07:11 Reassembly 11:28 Usability & Conclusion

My take on the 8 MOA circle, Holosun Red Dot. If you prefer to read, check out the article here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/holosun-hs407co-v2-review/ 00:00 Intro 01:58 Details 03:00 Battery & Solar 04:38 Adjustments 05:05 View 05:40 Specs & Conclusion

The BRS99 is a cool little firearm, and once you've watched this video, you'll see how easy it is to disassemble and reassemble.

Cracking open a surplus box of corrosive Tokarev ammo from 1977 Russia.