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Gun Tests Magazine has named the Charter Arms Pitbull 9mm Luger as the publication’s “Best in Class Revolver” for 2013.

We tested Glock and Springfield Armory compact polymer 45s in a January 2013 head-to-head test. Here's an excerpt of that test.

It hasn’t been the best year for those who would restrict Second Amendment rights, says Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. So, after striking out in Congress and at the ballot box, the gun-control movement has resorted to backdoor methods to advance their extreme agenda.

Here are new videos added to GunReports.com the week of October 31: see a bullet’s trace and how it can help you connect with more targets; a few upland hunting safety reminders will help ensure your next day in the field is a safe and enjoyable experience; Gil Ash of OSP Shooting Schools shoots right-to-left crossers and how a right-handed shooter must look across the shotgun barrel to see the target.

Here are new videos added to GunReports.com the week of October 25: Watch Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA demonstrate how to lap the rings on a rifle; Dianna Liedorff, member of the FNH USA shooting team, explains the 180, as well as other aspects of range etiquette; and Jerry Miculek fires armor-piercing rounds concrete blocks.…

Gun Tests’ South Carolina test team recently obtained a trio of self-defense handguns in the popular Commander-size 1911 frame size to test: the 4.25-inch-barrel SIG Sauer Carry Stainless 1911CA-45-SSS 45 ACP, $1142; and the new Ruger SR1911CMD No. 6702 45 ACP, $829. The third gun was a 4-inch-barrel aluminum-frame Kimber Pro CDP.

I recently set up a trust and bought my first suppressor — an $1100 decision spurred in part by President Obama's August 29 announcements of two new executive actions on firearms.

Reader Reynolds had some initial trouble with the AR accessory, but he likes the rate of fire it delivers. Reader Hodges takes our wheelgun advice and ‘KISSes' his Bodyguard 380 goodbye.

Reader Reynolds had some initial trouble with the AR accessory, but he likes the rate of fire it delivers. Reader Hodges takes our wheelgun advice and ‘KISSes' his Bodyguard 380 goodbye.

Reader Reynolds had some initial trouble with the AR accessory, but he likes the rate of fire it delivers. Reader Hodges takes our wheelgun advice and ‘KISSes' his Bodyguard 380 goodbye.

Gun Tests magazine tested two rifles in a May 2013 showdown of lever actions. They were the Mossberg Model 464 XMB Lever Action No. 41026 30-30 Win., $535; and the Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Carbine 30-40 Krag, $1000-$1500.

BrassFetcher.com has done an eye-opening comparison of the terminal effectiveness of FMJ vs JHP bullet designs from handguns chambered in 22 LR, 25 ACP, 32 ACP, 380 ACP, 9mm Makarov, 9mm Police, 38 Special, 9mm Luger, and 45 ACP.