Looking for a new iron or piece of kit to enhance the one you already own? Check out these 7 new bits of guns and gear to grow your firearms wish list.
The New Guns And Gear:
- Chiappa SA 1873 Black Thunder
- Primary Arms PLx 1.5-12×36 Compact
- Proof Research PXT Barrels
- Q Tall Boy
- CZ 75 Legend
- Ruger LCP MAX ReadyDot
- Federal Punch 9mm 115-grain JHP
Chiappa SA 1873 Black Thunder
Chiappa is giving a classic revolver a modern makeover with the 1873 Black Thunder. At its core, it’s still an M1873 Single Action Army, but it’s been given a bunch of practical upgrades to help bring it into the 21st century. Chambered for .44 Magnum and available with either a 5.5- or 7.5-inch barrel, the most notable modern features on the Black Thunder include its top-mounted Picatinny rail for optics, its fiber- optic front and rear iron sights and its oversized Hogue rubber grip to help tame recoil. Other changes include its tensioned steel inner barrel/aluminum outer sleeve barrel system and the geometry of its fluted cylinder, both designed to reduce weight. The trigger guard has been enlarged as well for easier use with gloves.
MSRP: 5.5-inch $1,135 // 7.5-inch $1,155
Primary Arms PLx 1.5-12×36 Compact
If you need a scope with big capability in a small package, you need to check out Primary Arms’ new PLx 1.5-12×36 FFP RDB. Built with top-tier extra-low dispersion Japanese ED glass, the scope combines a 1.5-12 magnification range with Red Dot Bright diffractive reticle technology, allowing you to take effective shots across a wide spread of ranges. The 36mm objective lenses are multi-coated to reduce chromatic aberration, enhance light gathering in low-light conditions and improve the eye box at every magnification. The parallax can be adjusted from 10 yards to infinity, and it has 100 MOA of elevation adjustment and 50 MOA of windage adjustment. The new scope is available with either an ACSS Raptor 5.56 Yard G2 reticle or an ACSS Griffin MIL G2 reticle with a MIL-based grid for more precise shooting at higher magnification.
MSRP: $2,000
Primary Arms PLx 12x36mm FFP Illuminated ACSS Griffin MIL Reticle Riflesc
Proof Research PXT Barrels
Proof Research is calling their new PXT barrels “a new era of rifle barrel technology,” and it’s hard to disagree. PXT stands for Proof Exponential Twist, because unlike traditional barrels that use constant-twist rifling, PXT barrels feature a progressively changing twist profile that’s designed to reduce initial bullet stress, maintain rotational stability and meet the demands of modern, high-pressure rifle ammo. Proof says the new barrels will also increase barrel life, improve consistency and enhance performance. The new PXT barrels are being offered as bolt action blanks, AR barrels and select pre-fit offerings with more options on the way. You can also get a PXT barrel in a factory-built Proof Elevation FDX or MTR rifle in a variety of chambering options.
MSRP: Bolt action blanks $1,200 // AR $1,350 // Pre-fit $1,350
Q Tall Boy
When it comes to a suppressor’s efficacy, bigger is better, and there’s no way around that. For most use cases, shooters prefer their cans to be small and lightweight, with only as much noise reduction as can be physically squeezed out of them. Other times, the only thing that matters is how quiet a can is. That’s what Q made the Tall Boy for. The Tall Boy is a .30-caliber can designed to maximally reduce noise, and it was specifically engineered with subsonic .300 Blackout in mind. Measuring 10.25 inches long with a weight of 19 ounces, the Tall Boy features extended internal architecture designed to slow, cool and manage gas extremely efficiently to achieve maximum sound suppression. It’s built tough with a solid-steel construction, and it uses a Cherry Bomb for its mounting solution. It’s also full-auto rated and has no barrel restrictions.
MSRP: $950
CZ 75 Legend
The CZ 75 truly is a legendary pistol. One of the original Wonder Nines, it’s been shamelessly copied countless times and inspired just as many other handgun designs since its introduction in the 1970s. While it’s always been relatively easy to acquire the updated CZ 75B variant, the same can’t be said about the original model. Until now, that is, as CZ has brought back the first iteration of the pistol with the CZ 75 Legend. Now built on modern machinery, the Legend perfectly mimics the classic aesthetics of the original CZ 75, from its slide and frame geometry to its hammer, trigger guard and grips. Internally, the most notable difference is that the Legend lacks the firing pin block drop safety added to the B variants and beyond. The result? A superb, crisp DA/SA trigger straight from the factory. Besides those changes, it’s still the same all-steel, soft-shooting, high-capacity CZ 75 that you know and love.
MSRP: $1,400
Ruger LCP MAX ReadyDot
Ruger is offering a quick, easy and inexpensive way to upgrade your LCP MAX’s shootability with a new ReadyDot model. This micro-reflex sight uses a fiber-illuminated reticle, so no batteries are needed. While that helps keep things nice and simple, it also means that it won’t work in complete darkness. Everything’s a tradeoff when it comes to design, but for most daylight or indoor lighting conditions, the ReadyDot will definitely help you make better hits with a gun as small as the LCP MAX. One important sidenote is that this ReadyDot is not compatible with LCP MAX models that feature a loaded chamber indicator.
MSRP: $130
Ruger LCP Max .380 Tritium Front ReadyDot Reflex Rear Sight Holste
Federal Punch 9mm 115-grain JHP
Ideally, we’d all train with the same ammo that we carried in our defensive handguns, but that would be very expensive. The next best way to get a relatively similar recoil impulse between your training and defensive ammo is to use the same bullet weight, but defensive 9mm ammo is often 124-grain or heavier. Many of us train with the cheapest ammo we can buy, and in 9mm, that usually means 115-grain. Solution? Good 115-grain defensive ammo. And that’s exactly what Federal has brought to the table with its new 115-grain JHP addition to the Punch line. Despite being on the lighter side, it’s been designed to provide good expansion, good penetration through common barriers and balanced performance across different platforms. It has an advertised muzzle velocity of 1,180 fps and is made using high-quality brass and sealed primers for reliable feeding and ignition.
MSRP: $25, per 20-round box
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2026 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.
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