5 best handguns in the world today

The best guns in the world today prove usable, compact, enduring and trusted by many security forces around the world.

The global weapon industry today makes durable handguns with high accuracy. Many of these pistols have existed hundreds of years ago, with mass production over the past decade.

Here are five of the best handguns in the world today, according to military expert Kyle Mizokami in National Interest magazine.

Short pistol for more than 100 years

Colt M1911A1 pistols.

The history of the Colt M1911 shotgun began in the early 1900s, when the famous designer John M. Browning developed a semi-automatic shotgun for the Colt company. The M1911 semi-automatic pistol was named correctly at the time of its birth in 1911, replacing the type of revolver that was popular at the time.

The original M1911 weighs about 1kg and uses 7 rounds of ammunition. The upgraded version was born in 1924 called M1911A1, towards comfort for users.

After the patent expires, global weapons manufacturers are allowed to rely on the M1911 model to create their own version of the handgun. Millions of guns were produced in the US during World War II under the US government contract.

In 2012, the task force of the US Marine Corps was given the Colt M45A1 pistol, an upgraded version of the old M1911A1.

The most handy shotgun in the world

Glock 17 pistols are famous for their convenience and compactness.

Glock 17 is based on 3 main elements: Simple, convenient and highly reliable.

Glock 17 has a simple design, few parts, so it is quick and easy to remove. Most of the parts are made of synthetic materials, only the barrel, the barrel is made of metal, helping to minimize the weight.

Glock pistols have passed a rigorous test by the Australian army with only one bullet getting stuck out of a total of 10,000 consecutive shots.

Glock 17 uses 9 x 19 mm bullets, 17-caliber bullets, an effective range of about 50 m, a speed of 360 m / s. This shotgun model can even be modified to fit all types of ammunition for semi-automatic guns.

US Task Force Delta Force opted to use Glock pistols instead of the legendary M1911A1 shotgun.

Favorite American SEAL pistols

SIG Sauer P226 is trusted by SEAL USA during 28 years.

P226 was developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements of the US Army to replace the legendary Colt M1911 pistol. The gun uses a 9 x 19 mm bullet size, loaded with a jet. The P226 has an 870 g aluminum alloy version and heavier stainless steel version, weighing about 1.1kg.

The gun is compatible with the 15-caliber ammunition box, the speed of the head is 350 m / s, the effective range is about 50 meters. P226 is seen popular among military and gunmen in the US. As of 2015, the P226 is still manufactured in the US. Durable, high reliability are outstanding advantages of this model.

Sig Sauer P226 is trusted by SEAL USA for 28 years, until replaced by the lighter Glock 17 and Glock 19 versions.

Pistol of the US police force

Smith & Wesson M&P pistol model 45.

Built in 2005 by Smith & Wesson, this shotgun does not have a specific designation but uses Military and Police names to describe its use.

This type of pistol is built with many versions compatible bullet 10 x 22 mm, 9 x 22 mm, 9 x 17 mm, 11.43 x 23 mm and 9 x 19 mm.

M&P is highly reliable, compact and easy to hide, using a 17-capsule relay box, effective range of about 50 m. Under the gun barrel, there is a small picatiny rail section for mounting tactical flashlights, laser lights.

The main model of M&P pistols is trusted by US police and many other security forces around the world.

Powerful gun 75 CZ

Short gun CZ 75B.

This handgun model was built in 1976, as of 2007, more than 1 million shipments were shipped. The first impression of the CZ-75 is a very smooth, beautiful, easy-to-hold design, high reliability, accuracy and ease of use.

The gun uses a 9 x 19 mm bullet size, 16-bullet relay box, a speed of 360 m / s barrel, an effective range of about 50 meters. The CZ-75 is widely available in the Czech Republic Army and exported to many other countries.