The 5 best-selling semiautomatic handguns in the U.S. all have two things in common: They’re easily concealable and fill the need for a personal defense weapon.
Motley Fool’s Rich Duprey looked at monthly reports of best-selling new hndguns identified by online auction house GunBroker.com to compile the list. Here’s how the five best-selling handguns stack up in Duprey’s analysis:
1. Ruger LCP — This gun “more than lives up to the task” of concealed carry suggested by its name, which stands for “lightweight compact pistol,” said Duprey. Its price tag, which is about $260, is an attractive feature of this .380 ACP pistol.
The LCP II addresses many of the shortcomings of the original Ruger LCP introduced in 2008, improving the gun’s sights and trigger, according to The Daily Caller.
This gun also made Breitbart‘s list of pocket guns that are “great guns for mothers and grandmothers who realize they are the first line of defense for their children or grandchildren should trouble strike.”
2. Glock G19 and Smith & Wesson M&P Shield (tie) — The Glock 19, a single stack handgun with a 15-round capacity, retails for about $600. This gun will be carried by the Marine Corps Special Operations Command’s elite Raiders, Military.com noted, calling the gun a “reliable, easy-to-maintain 9mm pistol.”