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25 ACP Double-Action Pistols: Beretta 21A is an Easy Winner

 According to industry figures, the 25 ACP pistol is second-best-selling handgun in this country. Is this because they are such good pistols? Nope. In...

Which Is Better in 2026: 9mm Luger or 45 ACP?

Which cartridge is better between the 9mm Luger and the 45 ACP? A surface inspection of the question yields some clues such as the...

What Handgun Should I Buy for Bear Defense While Hiking?

Gun Tests has evaluated many firearms that hikers could use as self-defense firearms against bears and other dangerous critters. Some are more portable than...

Top 10 22 LR, 22 WMR, and 5.7×28 Handguns for 2026

Gun Tests has evaluated many handguns chambered in 22 LR, 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, and 5.7x28mm over the last few years, and we've often...

Top 10 Full-Size 9mm Luger Handguns

Gun Tests shooters have tested dozens of 9mm handguns over the last few years, most often the compact, micro-compact, or pocket pistols because most...

Taurus TX 22 Compact 1-TX22131 22 LR, $329 

It is unusual for a company to offer a smaller version of an existing 22-caliber pistol, but Taurus did just that when it introduced...

Top 10 Lower-Recoil Carry Handguns for 2026

Over the years, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed hundreds of concealable pistols chambered in 22 LR, 22 WMR, 32 H&R Magnum, 327 Magnum, 380...

Who Do You Want as the Next US AG?

President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. Many gun-rights groups didn’t like Bondi, who they say came in with a weak 2nd Amendment...