Springfield Armory Loaded Operator PX9105LL 45 ACP
GUN TESTS GRADE: A (BEST BUY)
$1,162
This was a recent price at TombstoneTactical.com. When ordering this handgun, a letter makes a difference. The ML pistol...
Nighthawk Custom Falcon 45 ACP
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$3,699
This was a recent ordering price direct from NighthawkCustom.com. The Falcon is a 5-inch-barrel Government Model-type 1911 without a frame rail....
Dan Wesson 1911 Heritage RZ-45 01981 45 ACP
GUN TESTS GRADE: A-
$1,227
This was a recent price at BudsGunShop.com, but the SKU is showing out of stock as we went to press. The...
Uberti Cattleman 22 356186 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: A$453This was also a recent pre-Covid price at BudsGunShop.com. The Cattleman 22 is a traditionally styled revolver with all the heft...
Cimarron Plinkerton ASPLINK1 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: B$172This was a pre-shutdown price at BudsGunShop.com. The Cimarron Plinkerton is inexpensive and looked it. This model is actually discontinued by...
Smith & Wesson M&P22 Compact 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: A (OUR PICK)$286The barrel is fixed. We liked the takedown; twist a lever and pull the slide back and up. The...
Ruger Wrangler 2003 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: A$210This was also a BudsGunShop.com price prior to the lockdowns. We think old man Ruger would have been delighted with the...
Cowboy Plinker Shoot Out: Cimarron, Ruger, and Uberti
If we were to put together a list of top plinking pistols, we would have to put single-action rimfires at the top of that...
Testing New Rimfire Pistols from Glock, S&W, and Ruger
Within the past few months, two major firearms makers, Glock and Ruger, introduced 22 rimfire versions of popular centerfire handguns. Already in the smallbore...
Ruger LCP II Lite Rack 13705 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: B
$299
The grip design and forward cocking serrations are each well designed and effective. The barrel doesn’t recoil with the slide, but...
Glock G44 Compact 11921822 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: B
$367
This turned out to be the least reliable handgun we have tested from a maker famed for reliability. The Glock 44...
Compact 357s from Rossi, Rock Island Armory, and Colt
A reader recently asked if we could run a test of compact 357 Magnum revolvers to see if there was any significant difference in...
Listen to Mexico’s lawsuit against Smith & Wesson
I know you won’t do it, but I want to encourage you anyway. Go listen to the oral arguments attached to the blog entry entitled,...