Gun Reviews

Gun Digest the Magazine October 11, 2010, features a story about how a machine shop was rescued by the AR-15, a gun review of Midwest Tactical's AK-47, field gun review of a Thompson/Center Hawken sidelock, trends of value for rifles, shotguns and handguns, and the extensive gun show, gun auction and classifieds section.

With the run on ammunition and threats from elsewhere, it pays to store your ammo right.

Weighing powder charges requires as much care as throwing the charge. Your powder measuring technique, no matter how careful, will be useless if you can't weigh the charge accurately. These tips will give you a head start on accurate powder weighing and save you from many of the tough lessons I learned the hard way.

Dave Morelli, our Precision Marksmanship columnist, describes how to select powder to achieve the best accuracy for your loads in this exclusive video.

Modern reloading powders are divided into three basic types on the basis of their use. These are pistol, shotgun, and rifle powders. But for the beginning reloader, these are but a starting point in selecting the right powder for the desired load.

One hears about several types of shotshell pressure, but for handloading there is only one pressure that you truly need to understand, service pressure.

An upbeat SHOT Show can trigger irrational exuberance and the marketing of products with no real utility. Alas, such items appear even in somber times. In this report Wayne Van Zwoll winnows that chaff and separates the worthy from the merely recent in the world of optics.

It was 1973 when Gale McMillan started producing stocks for his own use in benchrest competition. He soon started making them for other shooters...

There's more than handguns at Smith & Wesson. In this gun review, the author takes a look at the Smith & Wesson Elite Gold Side-by-Side, Elite Silver Over-Under, and the since discontinued 1000 Series semi-auto.

The new ArmaLite AR-10(T) chambered in .260 Remington features a 22 inch stainless steel Match barrel and National Match trigger that perfectly complement the flat shooting, ultra-accurate .260 Remington Cartridge.

The AMT Auto Mag is back. It's a sleek, classy big bore autoloader that every serious handgun hunter will want.

The September 27, 2010 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine features a gun review on the Stevens 107B, articles on employing the shotgun for all uses, precision handloading, gunsmithing the Beretta Storm, plus trends of values and the extensive auction and classifieds listings.

ArmaLite is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special release of the mighty AR-50A1. The company is producing just fifty of the rifles in a one-of-a-kind color and as part of a special package.

The sparrow slayer of the author’s youth gets a second look with the eyes of experience. M.D. Johnson reviews the Remington Model 514, a sweet little .22 LR rifle.

Gun collecting can be fun and profitable, but if you approach the craft with only a view toward investing, you're likely to have neither in the end. Here's how to get the most out of your firearms collection.

The reasons for collecting antique firearms are endless, but certain ones are basic. Although the investment angle must play a role, it should be but part and parcel of stronger motivations which tie the collecting activities to some personal preference that has captured the imagination and curiosity of the prospective collector.