My Shift to Semi-Auto: Why It Works for Me. For years, I carried a Smith & Wesson 329 PD revolver chambered in .44 Magnum. It was my go-to bear gun because it was lightweight and easy to carry ...

Colorado Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress Last year, CO raised the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 ...

Despite my migration to a semi-auto, a revolver isn’t a bad choice either. This fall my buddy Cody carried his .357 during our elk hunt in grizzly country.

Still, with a power factor of 442, the 50 AE is likely the most powerful handgun cartridge you can get in a semi-automatic pistol. Smith & Wesson Model 29, .44 Remington Magnum.

The revolver is cocked by sliding the top half of the piece back and releasing it, much like cocking a semiautomatic pistol. When fired, recoil forces the action, cylinder, and barrel backwards on the ...