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Top 10 Subcompact 9mm Pistols for 2025

The 9mm Luger is a favorite chambering for self-defense pistols, and it's particularly popular in smaller sizes, such as in pistols with barrel lengths...

Gun Tests Master Index 1989 to 2024

2024 HANDGUNS Issue Date Beretta Model 84BP 380 ACP May 2024 Cimarron Firearms Co. Model No. 3 1st Model American CA8661 45 Long Colt June 2024 Colt Government Model O1911C-SS...

Video: HECKLER & KOCH HK45 TACTICAL Follow Up

In the March 2021 issue of Gun Tests, Contributing Editor Joe Woolley evaluated a trio of polymer 45 ACPs. They were the Springfield Armory XD-M,...

Video: MEUSOC-style 1911s From Springfield, MAC, and RIA

In the November 2024 issue, Gun Tests shooters led by Contributing Editor Robert Sadowski tested three Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable 45 ACPs. They...

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...

Marlin Legacy 1894 44 Remington Magnum (2008), $800

In the July 2024 printed edition of Gun Tests, we tested a Ruger-made Marlin 1894 Classic in 44 Special/44 Remington Magnum Model No. 70401...

EAA Shipping Girsan MC1911 Influencer and Liberador Series in 38 Super

EAA Corp is shipping the Girsan MC1911 Influencer and Liberador Series in 38 Super. Prices start at $669 MSRP for the Influencer Black model. The...

357 Magnum Showdown

The 357 Magnum is ballistically superior to the 9mm, but that magnum power comes at a cost, and that is recoil, as the Gun...

Glock 49 vs. Walther PDP Compact 9mm Pistols

In the August 2024 issue of Gun Tests magazine, we've got an interesting head to head matchup of the Glock 49 and the Walther...

Bear Creek Arsenal’s New Grizzly Handgun Is Only $295

Bear Creek Arsenal's new Grizzly full-size duty polymer 9mm Luger handgun has a 20-degree grip angle and "bear fur" stippling for control and extra...

Taurus Optics-Ready Revolvers are now California Approved

The Taurus 856 T.O.R.O. and 605 T.O.R.O. (Taurus Optics Ready Option) revolvers were added to the California Department of Justice’s roster of Handguns Certified...

Ammo Price Increases Are Coming

Since President Donald Trump’s announcement on April 4 about new tariffs — a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, plus targeted reciprocal tariffs —...