Top 10 38 Special Revolvers for 2025
Also known as the 38 Colt Special and, more generally, as simply the 38 Special, this cartridge was developed by Smith & Wesson and...
Top 10 40 S&W & 10mm Auto Pistols 2025
The resurgence of the 10mm Auto cartridge and handguns chambered for it continues, and so does our coverage of pistols chambered for the powerful...
Top 7 12-Gauge Pumpguns for 2025
The 12-gauge pump shotgun or shotshell-firing pump firearm is a mainstay for home defense and as a truck gun. Pump actions offer ease of...
Top 10 Lever-Action Rifles 2025
Gun Tests has evaluated many lever-action rifles and shotguns in various chamberings over the last few years, and we've often NOT liked some market...
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...
Gun Tests Ammunition Comparisons (2005-2024)
Here's a compilation of head-to-head ammunition testing conducted by Gun Tests magazine.
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...
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...