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,...
Colt Python (2020) PYTHON-SP4WTS 357 Magnum Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$1300
The new 4.25-inch-barrel Python comes in a hard plastic box with a lock and a packet sample of oil. We wish...
Colt Python (1964) 357 Magnum Review
GUN TESTS GRADE: A-
$1800
Our 1964 Python was used and sure looked like it. This revolver had been rode hard and put away wet, but...
First Look Video: New and Old Colt Pythons
The Colt Python is back, and more than a few Gun Tests readers have requested a face-off between the new Pythons and the original...
2020 Guns & Gear Top Picks
Toward the end of each year, I survey the work R.K. Campbell, Roger Eckstine, Robert Sadowski, David Tannahill, Tracey Taylor, and John Taylor have...
Taurus TX22 1-TX22141 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: A
$249
The TX22 is a full-size grip, polymer-frame, blowback-operated, striker-fire semiautomatic with a single-action trigger. That sounds like a lot, and we...
KelTec P17 22 LR
GUN TESTS GRADE: A-
$199
The KelTec P17 was the lightest pistol tested, weighing 10.9 ounces unloaded. It came in a hard-plastic foam-lined case with three...
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...