This is one sweet looking pistol.  Always liked the Colt Agent models and now they come with a grip laser.  Nice…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. --(Ammoland.com)- Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC has teamed up with Crimson Trace Corporation for the first ever Lasergrips, grip-integrated laser sight emblazoned with the Colt logo, which is now standard on the Colt New Agent pistol.

This compact, lightweight Colt 1911 series pistol with wrap-around, front activation laser sight, gives shooters increased accuracy and confidence in their shot placement.

“The Colt New Agent is an excellent choice for a concealable pistol for personal protection,” said Joyce Rubino, Colt’s Vice President of Marketing, “With the addition of Crimson Trace® laser sights, New Agent shooters can be increasingly confident that their shots will hit the mark.”

The upgraded New Agent model 1911 weighs less than 24 ounces and measures 6.75 inches in length. While possessing the power and protection of a full sized pistol, this compact model is a great option for concealed carry. Colt’s New Agent offers a seven-round magazine capacity in .45 ACP and an eight-round magazine capacity in 9 mm Parabellum.

Source:  AmmoLand

New year and that means new set of gun giveaways from the folks over at Weapon-Blog.  This month doesn’t start off that great but you do have a chance to win a nice custom Springfield 1911 package (pictured above), a Sig Sauer P226 and a few others.

Click on the source link below for a complete list.

Source:  Weapon-Blog

For those 1911 fans out there, here’s yet another .22 caliber offering from Citadel.  I’ve shown you a couple of other options here which looked quite good, the most impressive design from Umarex.  However, this 1911-22 Tactical Pistol is certainly comes in a very close second in terms of not only its design, but its price tag as well.  It sports all the features you would expect, yet it has a MSRP of $337.  That includes some nice fiber optic sights.  However, after taking a look at this beauty, I was quite intrigued and decided to go online and actually did find a few sources that state they have them in stock.  One of these actually had it for only $289!  You just can’t beat that.  Nice economical practice pistol for sure.

Source:  AmmoLand

All you hardcore Glock lovers out there will likely find this quite interesting.  The Shot Show 2012 auction is a highly custom “Statue of Liberty” Glock 22.  It is currently active on Gunbroker.com and you’ll be quite shocked at the current highest bid.  There has been 24 bids so far and the price tag is up to a whopping $8,026.  That’s bad enough but to make things even worse, there are just under 35 days left before the auction ends!  I just can’t imagine how much this gun will eventually sell for.

Source: AmmoLand

Weapon-blog ends the year with yet another gathered list of gun giveaways.  There are quite a few nice giveaways this month.  They include a Diamondback DB9, Diamondback DB380, S&W M&P 9 compact, Taurus Judge 45 and even a very sweet Sig Sauer P226 MK5 I briefly covered here.

Head on over to their site for a complete list of giveaways…

Source: Weapon-Blog

While I personally do not find them to be of interest, I do know that many people do love Bersa handguns.  I’ve met a few who have them and they absolutely swear by them.  While they are not necessarily pleasing to the eye from a design standpoint, they are known to be accurate, reliable, and best of all…inexpensive.  Their very modest price tags are what seem to appeal most to many new gun owners.

Eagle Imports, importers of  Bersa firearms,  has just expanded their product line by introducing the BP9 Concealed Carry Pistol.  This 9mm pistol happens to be the very first polymer offering from the company.  It is basically the alternative to their Thunder CC, which is a .380 pistol that is really not that much smaller or lighter in comparison.  That’s where the BP9′s polymer frame comes into play and possibly why they chose to venture into this competitive market.  Not sure I’m intrigued by its overall size and weight for daily carry.  For many, it simply may be too large to carry comfortably.

The Bersa BP9 CC is a double action pistol that sports a “short reset trigger” according to the manufacturer.  I could not find any credible information on its actual trigger pull though so I’m not sure how light and smooth that trigger is.  This 9mm model provides 8+1 capacity.  Not sure what they will actually cost, as I have not really found them available just yet.  However, after some research, I did find just one online source that had this one listed at only $389.

Source: AmmoLand

This is a rather nice surprise.  For those of you who own a Kel-Tec PF-9, there is a company by the name Twisted Industries that has just released a .22 caliber conversion kit for this excellent handgun.  Visit the source link below from Guns.com.  As the author does state, this gun is not necessarily fun to shoot at all.  It is extremely light and can be unpleasant to shoot for long periods of time.  I couldn’t agree more.  As they also state, the trigger on the PF-9 is actually pretty damn good and very smooth.  It is long though and will take some practice.  A .22 conversion kit for this handgun will allow you to not only practice more comfortably to get a feel for the trigger, but also save you a bunch of money as well.  However, I do think the kit is a bit too expensive though.  Should be cheaper.

Source: Guns

Guns.com has a comparison of these two new 9mm pistols.  A video is included as well.  Although note that these really aren’t considered pocket pistols as they state.  These are in a new breed of micro 9mm pistols that are now growing in popularity.  They are simply too large to slip into your pocket.  For that, you must stick with a .380.

If you ever find yourself in a gun store or in a forum and you ask what is the perfect pocket pistol? you’ll get a variety of answers. People will spout out exact brands and models, or start matching designs with use. But just about all the answers include something with a three-inch barrel, a rather comfortable short grip, and chambered for either .380 or 9mm—mostly 9mm. And two frontrunners fitting that basic description are the Beretta Nano and the Ruger LC9. Actually, they do more than just fit the description. Right now they are the quintessential pocket pistols in terms of brand, design and price.

I’m a big fan of both guns and recently I had them in my possession to review, so I felt it was my duty as a gun writer to compare the two.

Source: Guns