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Top 10 Compact 9mm Pistols for 2025
The 9mm Luger cartridge, also known as the 9x19 NATO or 9mm Parabellum, has become the favorite chambering for self-defense pistols in all handgun...
Gun Tests Cartridge Glossary: Common Ammunition Terminology
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Accidental Discharge (AD): An unexpected and undesirable discharge of a firearm.
Accuracy: A measurement of how widely dispersed a group of projectiles is.
Action: The combination...
Colt Python Vs. S&W Model 586 357 Magnums
Gun Tests shooters had a lot of fun pitting two 357 Magnum revolvers in the October 2024 issue.
Contributing Editor Joe Woolley's Houst on test...
Biden & Harris Announce Additional Actions to Restrict Gun Ownership Rights
In a September 26 announcement, the Biden-Harris administration is pushing more radical gun-control policies as the 2024 election draws closer.
Their latest executive orders go...
FPC Sues To End New Jersey’s “1-In-30” Firearm Ban Following Victory Over California
Following its victory ending California’s “1-in-30” firearm purchase ban, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a new federal lawsuit to strike...
Gun-Kit Maker Polymer80 Shuts Down Operations
Polymer80, the largest manufacturer of kits for making homemade firearms, has shut down.
The reason for the shut down, Polymer80 CEO Loran Kelley Jr. wrote...
Colt Python Vs. S&W Model 586 357 Magnums
Gun Tests shooters had a lot of fun pitting two 357 Magnum revolvers in the October 2024 issue.
Contributing Editor Joe Woolley's Houst on test...
Smith & Wesson SD9 2.0 13931 9MM Luger
In this time of inflation, with salaries not expanding as quickly as prices, it’s tempting to postpone getting the tools needed for self defense....
Sarsilmaz SAR9 METE Safari SAR9METESABL 9MM Luger
In this time of inflation, with salaries not expanding as quickly as prices, it’s tempting to postpone getting the tools needed for self defense....
Colt Python Python-BP4-WTS 357 Magnum
People keep suggesting that the revolver market is dead, that the segment is obsolete and that the most suitable solutions to any problems self-defense...
Appeals Court Upholds AR Ban
In an almost incomprehensible decision in early August, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 10 to 5 to uphold Maryland’s...