Whichgun.com

[Hoi Polloi]

It would be nice to see SAs and revolvers lined up by CCW factor instead of being in two distinct databases.

It would also be nice to filter by the sorting criteria (CCW factor, rating, price). Then you could search for something with a high CCW Factor, 4 or above on rating (or unrated), and in the price range of $0-500 and have all the SAs and revolvers that meet that criteria come back.

[jersey_emt]

It would be nice to see SAs and revolvers lined up by CCW factor instead of being in two distinct databases.

It would also be nice to filter by the sorting criteria (CCW factor, rating, price). Then you could search for something with a high CCW Factor, 4 or above on rating (or unrated), and in the price range of $0-500 and have all the SAs and revolvers that meet that criteria come back.

All noted. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Matt78665]

Very nice Good job!!!!!

[Thomas]

Awesome! Now, on the results page, all you need are check boxes for each gun and a button to click to compare them side by side. Kind of like what newegg.com does.

[RoyGBiv]

An EXCELLENT resource... Thanks.!

Be sure to ask if there's something you need/want our feedback/assistance on....

All the "it would be nice to have....." feedback in this thread is a very positive sign.
Folks like what they see and want more...

Already a winner with improvements on the horizon...

[jersey_emt]

A very good suggestion was made to me in order to improve the site -- allow multiple selections per filtering option. If you go to B&H Photo's page for DSLR camera shopping, on the left you can select multiple manufacturers, megapixel counts, LCD screen sizes, and so forth.

On WhichGun.com, a similar system will allow you to, for example, easily find all compact and subcompact pistols manufactured by Ruger or Kel-Tec and chambered for .380 ACP or 9mm. With these filter criteria, you would be presented with the Ruger LC9, Ruger LCP, Ruger SR9c, Kel-Tec P-11, Kel-Tec P-3AT, and Kel-Tec PF-9.

This would obviously be a much more powerful system for discovering which firearms fit your requirements.

I've already started rewriting some of the code and have made some progress towards making this feature available. If all goes well, this 'super enhanced' filtering system will be live by the end of this week. After that, I can start working on the side-by-side comparison feature (I think it is more important to let people search and filter the results based on their requirements first).

If anyone has any additional comments or suggestions, or if you have found an error or bug, please let me know about it.

[Thomas]

Great! Keep up the good work

[Katygunnut]

Great site.

I had to resort to researching manufacturer sites and listing all the relevant factors on a sheet of paper for my last CCW purchase (when I was looking for a pocket gun).

[brucehardin]

Great from what I have been able to view...not iPad2 compatible?

[jersey_emt]

Great from what I have been able to view...not iPad2 compatible?

I have no way of testing the site on an iPad. I'm on a Mac and tested in Safari, and it was my understanding that Safari on the iPad used the same rendering engine as the Mac OS X version of Safari.

If you could provide some screenshots on your iPad, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Katygunnut]

Great from what I have been able to view...not iPad2 compatible?

OK, now I like this site even more!

Sorry - I'm just a bit of a non-Apple fanboy.

[Thomas]

Sorry - I'm just a bit of a non-Apple fanboy.

[jersey_emt]

Great from what I have been able to view...not iPad2 compatible?

Was the problem a huge white are in the center of a firearm detail page like http://www.whichgun.com/firearms/pistol ... ger-sr1911? If so, I think the problem was some settings on the commenting system I'm using (Disqus) that caused this. Give it another shot and let me know what happens.

[CombatWombat]

Now that's a cool site

[Dusty Harry]

Hey Jersey_emt, I tried posting a comment to your article on which gun to choose for home defense, without success, so I'm dropping it in here. Maybe spark an idea for a good follow on article...

I would like to add another critical consideration for "Things to Think About" - your ability to use the firearm in question. Not only in ability to successfully hit what you are aiming at (under stress), but general shooting skills, willingness to keep training updated, and tactical mindset. Ultimately this factor is far more important than caliber or type. A veteran Navy SEAL will be deadly with a .22 pistol; a homeowner who is unsure whether they could actually pull the trigger, who has not thought-through when or when not to shoot, and has little or no shooting experience (and is unwilling to develop any) should seriously question if a firearm in the home is a good decision. Nothing worse than taking a gun to a knife fight, only to have the gun taken away and used against you.