With the $200 NFA Tax Deleted, Sales Are Way Up
The $200 NFA transfer tax for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and any other weapons as defined by the NFA has been eliminated, leading...
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...
ATF Recalls NFA Examiners to Work During Shutdown
ATF recently called its National Firearms Act (NFA) examiners back to work during the current government shutdown.
In early October, ATF furloughed all NFA processors,...
SAF Urges SCOTUS to Hear Short-Barreled-Rifle Case
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the court hear David Robinson Jr....
After ATF Request, Franklin Armory Asks Customers to Return 5.56 Antithesis Firearms
Franklin Armory, the Minden, Nevada-based firearms maker, asked its customers to return all 5.56-chambered Antithesis line of short-barreled firearms after a request by the...
Gun Groups File Suit to Overturn National Firearms Act
Several gun owners-rights groups and individual gun owners have sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to have elements of the...
Ruger Introduces LC Carbine in 10mm Auto
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has introduced the Ruger LC Carbine chambered in 10mm Auto. This carbine features a 16.25-inch threaded barrel, adjustable folding...
Smith & Wesson Adds 45 Colt Chambering to Model 1854 Lever-Action Rifle Line
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. has released a 45 Colt-chambered version of the Model 1854 lever action rifle.
Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 1854-series...
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...
Kansas Federal Judge Throws Out Machine Gun Charges Because of 2A
On August 21, a Kansas federal judge dismissed charges against a defendant for violating the machine gun ban, saying that "the government has not...
Breda’s 930i Sporting Series Shotguns Now Available in U.S.
Breda America Group (Breda AG) has announced that the Breda 930i Sporting Series of shotguns are now available to sport shooting enthusiasts in the...
Who Do You Want as the Next US AG?
President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. Many gun-rights groups didn’t like Bondi, who they say came in with a weak 2nd Amendment...
