The POF Revolution is the best .308 pistol for most people. While expensive, Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF) has done a bit of a magic trick in scaling a .308 pistol down to 5.56 proportions. By using all the same parts as the 5.56 Revolution counterpart, the .308 variant is lighter than other semi-auto .308 pistols… Continue reading Comprehensive Guide to .308 Pistols: History, Features, & Top Picks
Month: January 2022
Budget-Friendly Gun Safes: Top Picks Under $500
To create this guide, we got our hands on a number of these long gun safes and spent hours researching and testing them and their security features. We also interviewed gun safe experts who know a shocking amount about how to break into (or otherwise destroy) a gun safe. Here’s our advice on everything from… Continue reading Budget-Friendly Gun Safes: Top Picks Under $500
Top 6.5 Creedmoor Suppressor Picks: Silence is Golden
Lauded for its long-range performance capabilities, the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge is a newer entry into the centerfire world (introduced in 2007). And it’s a great choice – the 6.5 Creedmoor is an incredibly capable round that retains the punch of larger diameter bullets at long range. The thing that makes it special is that it… Continue reading Top 6.5 Creedmoor Suppressor Picks: Silence is Golden
The Best Ruger Handguns
What are the best Ruger firearms you can buy? Sturm Ruger & Company, generally known as Ruger Firearms or just Ruger, is one name in American firearms that everyone should know. Founded by Bill Ruger and Alexander Sturm in 1949 (both gun designers by trade) the focused on inexpensive handgun geared toward target shooting before… Continue reading The Best Ruger Handguns
SHOT Show 2022: Best New Products (Other Than Guns)
SHOT Show is far more than new guns. In fact, the majority of the more than 2,300 exhibitors across 13.9 miles of aisles aren’t firearm makers. We combed those halls for some of the best new products for 2022 that don’t go bang.
The Best AK Pistols in 2023
The AK platform is, arguably, more popular than ever. The original (and nearly indestructible) rifle as developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK, has been the firearm of choice for militaries, revolutionaries, and guerillas across the globe for generations. The pistol variant has been shortened down and modernized, giving us the AK-47 pistol — a fun… Continue reading The Best AK Pistols in 2023
SHOT Show 2022: New Guns
While a hugely different show than in past years, the 43rd annual had no shortage of new guns. We spent a few hours wandering the cavernous halls of the Venetian Convention Center to answer one simple question — what are the best new guns we can expect to see in 2022?
Unlocking Your M&P 2.0’s Potential: Top Trigger Upgrades
Smith & Wesson’s M&P (Military and Police) pistol has been on many best-of lists since its inception in 2005. This polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol has the reliability of a Smith & Wesson coupled with newer tech like a polymer frame and ergonomic improvements from the combination of two other S&W guns — the Smith… Continue reading Unlocking Your M&P 2.0’s Potential: Top Trigger Upgrades
New Springfield Armory Hellion Bullpup
Springfield Armory has been importing guns for decades. Back in the 1980s and 90s, they brought in rebranded CZ-75s, semi-auto FALs, and HK G3s from Europe. Notably, like 30 minutes after a Croatian company named HS Produkt introduced a polymer-framed striker-fired pistol with a grip safety called the HS-2000, Springer locked up the U.S. import… Continue reading New Springfield Armory Hellion Bullpup
Top Sig P320 Upgrades: Mods to Maximize Performance
The Sig Sauer P320 is a striker-fired handgun platform that was designed from the ground up to be customizable and modular. It was developed to compete in the MX17 Modular Handgun System trials, which it won. After winning the competition the P320 received the designations M17 and M18 and was adopted by the United States… Continue reading Top Sig P320 Upgrades: Mods to Maximize Performance