Browning BLR Lightweight ’81 034006111 243 Win
Lever-action repeating rifles were originally designed to shoot cartridges with flat-nose bullets because those rifles used tubular magazines. Because cartridges rest on each other...
Henry Repeating Arms Long Ranger H014S-243 243 Win
Lever-action repeating rifles were originally designed to shoot cartridges with flat-nose bullets because those rifles used tubular magazines. Because cartridges rest on each other...
Should the 25 Creedmoor Be Your Next Rifle Chambering?
The 6.5 Creedmoor was an overnight success that only took about a decade to gain traction. The brainchild of Dave Emary and Dennis DeMille,...
Top 10 Lever-Action Rifles 2026
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...
Traditions Nitrofire Pro CR53-84660450 .50 Caliber
Recent emails from readers requested that we look at modern muzzleloading rifles, and with the introduction of Federal’s Firestick technology in 2020, we also...
Mossberg 990 Aftershock 83001 12 Gauge
Mossberg introduced the 590 Shockwave 12-gauge pump firearm in 2017, and a variety of different shotgun manufactures copied the idea and created their own...
Rossi R95 Triple Black 953030161TB 30-30 Win
More than a century and a half after the introduction of lever-action rifles, the American shooting public seems to be discovering these guns anew....
Marlin Dark Series Model 336 70902 30-30 Win
More than a century and a half after the introduction of lever-action rifles, the American shooting public seems to be discovering these guns anew....
CVA Optima V2 PR2020SM .50 Caliber
Recent emails from readers requested that we look at modern muzzleloading rifles, and with the introduction of Federal’s Firestick technology in 2020, we also...
Citadel Tidalwave CBSTW1214 12 Gauge
Mossberg introduced the 590 Shockwave 12-gauge pump firearm in 2017, and a variety of different shotgun manufactures copied the idea and created their own...
Gun Tests Master Index 1989 to 2025
2025 HANDGUNS
Issue Date
AMT DAO Back-Up 40 S&W (GT Classic)
Feb 2025
Astra A-100 45 ACP (GT Classic)
Dec 2025/Jan 2026
Auto-Ordnance General (GT Classic)
Mar 2025
Bersa Thunder...
Want a New York Carry Permit? Well, Let’s Go!
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) is inviting people to apply for non-resident firearms-carry licenses under a recent settlement with New York State and several...