A handgun is a firearm that is designed to be fired by one hand. Handguns typically use short, high caliber cartridges, designed to minimize recoil.

		Beretta M9 (92FS) Pistol Class: Semi-automatic Pistol Rating: 9.4 - Excellent Added: 12/12/2007

		Smith & Wesson Model 60 Class: Revolver Rating: 9.0 - Excellent Added: 2/19/2008

		Taurus Judge Class: Revolver Rating: 8.2 - Great Added: 11/1/2010

All weapons are scored based on five common factors shared by all weapons. The scores are then averaged, resulting in the final overall score for the weapon. For a more in-depth review of how we score weapons, please refer to ourscoring chart.

All weapons are scored within their own category. Please do not compare a Primary weapon to a Secondary or vice versa.