5 Best Shotguns for Self-Defense 2025
Over the decades, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed dozens of self-defense shotguns chambered in 12 gauge, 20 gauge, or other bores. Some have been...
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...
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 —...