Rock Island Armory AL9.0 Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$599
The AL9.0 is imported by RIA from Czech Point, the U.S. location for Czech Small Arms located in Czech Republic. We...
Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 986
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$1129
Nearly double the cost of the RIA, and a step up in performance, is the S&W 986. The 986 comes out...
Springfield Armory XD-M Tactical 45 Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A (OUR PICK)
$585
If we had a product that lent itself to further development and kept selling, we would ride that horse...
Heckler & Koch HK45 Tactical
GUN TESTS GRADE: B+
$823
Until the acceptance of the SIG Sauer P320 in 2017, the U.S. military had survived and thrived during most of the...
Smith & Wesson M&P 45 M2.0 Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A-
$523
One of our testers has a Smith & Wesson Model 559 in his safe. That pistol is a second-generation version of...
Ruger American Pistol Pro Duty 10 08607 9mm Luger
GUN TESTS GRADE: A (OUR PICK)
$579
As determined by figures released by the BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), Ruger is now No....
Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield EZ NTS 12437 9mm Luger
GUN TESTS GRADE: A-
$479
Smaller stature, injury, and age can bring the best of us to a point where firearms can be difficult to manipulate....
Taurus G3C 1-G3C931 9mm Luger
GUN TESTS GRADE: B+ (BEST BUY)
$306
Taurus has a long-standing and well-deserved reputation for producing inexpensive firearms. In their case, inexpensive does not necessarily mean...
KelTec PF9 Blued/Black 9mm Luger
GUN TESTS GRADE: B+
$358
We at Gun Tests have examined any number of KelTec designs, with the most recent being the company’s PMR30, a high-capacity...
Throwing Shade on Lugers?
Re “Dufflebag Guns: We Test Four Shootable Older 9mm Pistols,” December 2020
Dear Todd, upon opening my mailbox and finding my December Gun Tests, I...
Colt Python (2020) PYTHON-SP6WTS 357 Magnum Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$1800
The new 6-inch Python has all the same attributes as the 4.25-inch model. No need to repeat except to say the...
Colt Python (1980) 357 Magnum Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$~2500
This original Python was manufactured in 1980, and the blue finish was in 85% condition. It did have aftermarket Hogue grips,...
Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...