Nick Hall

The Sig Sauer P229 is the compact workhorse of the classic Sig line — a hammer-fired, DA/SA metal-frame pistol carried for decades by federal agents and serious civilians alike. Built around a machined stainless slide, it is heavier and softer-shooting than its polymer rivals, and its aftermarket reflects its all-metal heritage: the upgrades that matter … Read more

The Beretta 92 — and its military M9 sibling — served as the U.S. armed forces sidearm for over three decades and remains one of the most iconic full-size 9mm pistols ever made. It is a hammer-fired, DA/SA metal-frame gun with a devoted following, and its aftermarket reflects that heritage: the upgrades that matter are … Read more

The Springfield XD and XD Mod.2 built a loyal following as a rugged, high-capacity striker-fired 9mm with a grip safety and an aggressive texture. It is a workhorse duty and home-defense pistol, and while its aftermarket is smaller than a Glock’s, the right handful of parts sharpen its two weak points — the trigger and … Read more

The Glock 20 is the full-size 10mm Auto Glock, and it occupies a special niche: a high-capacity, hard-hitting semi-auto that shines as a woods gun, a bear-defense sidearm, and a handgun-hunting platform. The 10mm’s power is the whole point, which shapes how you upgrade it — the best parts help you manage that recoil, aim … Read more

The Glock 34 is Glock’s long-slide 9mm built for one thing: shooting well. Its extended barrel and slide, longer sight radius, and factory optics-ready MOS cut make it a favorite of competition shooters and a mainstay on SWAT teams. Because it is already a purpose-built performance gun, a Glock 34 build is about sharpening the … Read more

The Sig Sauer P226 is a legend — the pistol that served U.S. Navy SEALs for decades and set the bar for the full-size combat handgun. It is a hammer-fired, DA/SA metal-frame gun, which means its aftermarket looks different from a striker-fired polymer pistol: the upgrades that matter are grips, sights, a smoother trigger action, … Read more

The Glock 26 is the original “Baby Glock” — a double-stack subcompact 9mm that carries like a single-stack but feeds from the same magazines as a Glock 19 or 17. That magazine flexibility is its superpower: run flush 10-rounders for deep concealment, or drop in a 15- or 17-round mag for the range or a … Read more

The Springfield Hellcat kicked off the high-capacity micro-compact race, cramming up to 13+1 rounds of 9mm into a gun barely an inch wide. It is one of the best-selling carry pistols in America, and like any dedicated CCW gun, the upgrades that matter are the ones that make it easier to shoot well and carry … Read more