Best Rifle, Handgun, and Shotgun Self-Defense Ammo Choices
Gun Tests ammunition testing can potentially save you money and time by narrowing the list of candidates you might try in your own gun,...
Top 10 Budget 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...
Top 10 Snubnose Revolvers for 2025
We have tested dozens of snubnose revolvers over the past few decades. As a direct result of this experience, we have isolated areas of...
10 Best 357 Magnum Revolvers
Over the past few years, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed more than 25 revolvers chambered in 357 Magnum. Of these handguns, here are the...
Springfield Armory Compact Prodigy 3.5″ PH9115AOS 9MM Luger
Three of the Houston test group’s members regularly tote somebody’s version of the Colt 1911 Officer’s Model as an everyday carry pistol. The “O”...
Staccato 2011 CS 14-1501-000012 9 MM Luger
Three of the Houston test group’s members regularly tote somebody’s version of the Colt 1911 Officer’s Model as an everyday carry pistol. The “O”...
Smith & Wesson 642 AirLite 103810-2 38 Special
We have tested several 38 Special snubnose revolvers over the past few decades. As a direct result of this experience, we have isolated areas...
Smith & Wesson Ultimate Carry 642 13995 38 Special
We have tested several 38 Special snubnose revolvers over the past few decades. As a direct result of this experience, we have isolated areas...
Smith & Wesson Performance Center Pro Series Model 640 178044 38 Special/357 Mag
We have tested several 38 Special snubnose revolvers over the past few decades. As a direct result of this experience, we have isolated areas...
Two Gun Groups Challenge Law Prohibiting Mailing of Handguns via USPS
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), together with Pennsylvania resident Bonita Shreve, have filed a lawsuit against the United States...
DOJ Sues LA Sheriff for 2A Civil Rights Violations
Oh, man, this is so awesome. On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against the Los...