Gun Reviews

From 9mm to 460 magnum, Smith & Wesson has a bunch of new handguns for 2014 plus AR-style rifles available for shooters of all kinds. Jerry Miculek gives a tour at this year's SHOT Show.

The .219 Zipper persisted fitfully from 1938 to 1962 in that purgatory reserved for cartridges that look good on paper but somehow never quite measure up in real life. At this late date, it’s difficult to determine exactly how the .219 Zipper ended up on the compost heap of shooting history.

At one Washington shooting range, the Smith & Wesson Shield has become the popular pistol with the CCW crowd. In fact, in that neck of the woods it has begun to overtake one of the world's favorite handguns.

Putting aside technology in the form of laser rangefinders and rangefinding reticles, there are several methods available to the shooter for range estimation.

In the world of tactical shotguns, 12-gauges have reigned supreme. But as Legacy's Gladius proves, the 20-gauge is starting to make headway into the defensive shotgun market.

Choosing a concealed carry gun is really about reaching the right balance for you. You have to consider size, power, efficiency and capacity in your deliberations, and each variable affects the others. Here are 23 pro-con arguments to consider in the eternal autoloader vs. revolver debate.

In this early Smith & Wesson M&P-15 review, Patrick Sweeney's verdict on the AR-style carbine is in: Get one.

A quick briefing on a subject that consumes entirely too much bandwidth in arguments, web forums and gun shop debates: who really made your AR? Simple. Lots of people, and not always the one whose name is on the lower.

For a long-time New England gun show organizer, the hot trend as of late has been World War II Collectibles. But while his vendors have seen a spike in 20th century firearms sales, Civil War-era guns have gone on the wane.

A letter that hit the internet earlier this week appears to be correct in verbiage, Connecticut gun owners who register their "assault weapons" and "high-capacity magazines" late will be forced to dispose of them or face criminal action. Keep up with the evolving story here.

Many people prefer the AK-47 platform to the AR-15, while others view it on par with ARs. Others say it's outdated. Watch this video demonstration of an Arsenal SLR-107FR AK-47 in action and make up your own mind.

Typically, when you buy a scope you're stuck with the reticle built into the optic. With its newest upgrade, Inteliscope shows the versatility of its digital platform offering 80 different reticle.

If you’ve been holding out for newer AR models waiting for availability of tactical rifles to improve, this may be your year to buy.

After nearly a century since their last collaboration, John Rigby & Co. and Mauser are back at it again. And the European gunmakers' new creation – the Rigby Big Game – is certain to get hunters' hearts pumping.

To get everything out of a smooth bore when it matters most means feeding it the right loads. Here’s some top choices for defensive shotgun ammunition certain to come through in the most dire situations.

Tavor SAR Bullpup is still a relatively new rifle, but in some spots has already developed a strong following. For a Texas-based retailer the spunky tactical tool has been flying off the shelves this winter.