Handguns

Toward the end of each year, I survey the work R.K. Campbell, Robert Sadowski, Tracey Taylor, and Joe Woolley have done in Gun Tests, with an eye toward selecting guns, accessories, and ammunition the magazine’s testers have endorsed. From these evaluations I pick the best from a full year’s worth of tests and distill recommendations […]

A wide selection of 1911 handguns with a rail for mounting combat lights are considered thoroughly modern and useful by many shooters. Those who would like to own a gun with a rail often find a mix of rail types and very expensive handguns. In this test we shoot two affordable handguns with rails and find […]

Back in March 2023, we reviewed the Hellcat Pro and gave it a solid A grade and a Best Buy rating. In this match up, we pit two Hellcat Pro pistols against each other. They are virtually the same except the recently introduced Hellcat Pro Comp OSP has a ported barrel, while the Hellcat Pro […]

Back in March 2023, we reviewed the Hellcat Pro and gave it a solid A grade and a Best Buy rating. In this match up, we pit two Hellcat Pro pistols against each other. They are virtually the same except the recently introduced Hellcat Pro Comp OSP has a ported barrel, while the Hellcat Pro […]

In the March 2021 issue of Gun Tests, Contributing Editor Joe Woolley evaluated a trio of polymer 45 ACPs. They were the Springfield Armory XD-M,...

In the November 2024 issue, Gun Tests shooters, led by Contributing Editor Joe Woolley, tested three outstanding small revolvers. They were The Colt King Cobra Carry...

In the November 2024 issue, Gun Tests shooters led by Contributing Editor Robert Sadowski tested three Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable 45 ACPs. They...

Back in the late 1980s when the U.S. military retired the 1911 for the Beretta M9, the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), or...

Back in the late 1980s when the U.S. military retired the 1911 for the Beretta M9, the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), or...

Back in the late 1980s when the U.S. military retired the 1911 for the Beretta M9, the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), or...

Gun Tests readers have been asking us for more revolver testing, so we’ve been looking for new and improved versions of wheelguns to load...

Gun Tests readers have been asking us for more revolver testing, so we’ve been looking for new and improved versions of wheelguns to load...