Gun Reviews

How would you define the perfect AR-15 carbine? The answer you’d give to that question would most certainly be different from the person next to you. The AR-15 is one of the most customizable guns on the planet, so everyone would customize their AR-15 differently or desire different features. Allow me to introduce you to the…

I’ve always been drawn to metal-framed handguns. There’s just something about the extra heft of a metal-framed pistol that I appreciate.  That being said, there is one polymer-framed pistol (or family of polymer-framed pistols, to be more accurate) that I’ve always been drawn to.  This pistol has just the right balance of ergonomics and pleasing…

Today we’re going to talk about a reproduction of one of the most popular sporting rifles in American history: the Cimarron (well, really Uberti) reproduction of the Winchester 1894.  The Winchester 1894 is perhaps what most people think of when the term “.30-30 rifle” comes to mind.” Having sold over 7 million units (and counting,…

It’s big, it’s heavy, it’s robust, it’s intimidating, it’s a single-stack .45, and it’s a very nice shooting pistol. And no, it’s not a 1911.  The gun I am talking about is the Smith & Wesson 4506 (and specifically the 4506-1 – we’ll get to the difference in a moment).  There is no other handgun…

Before Smith & Wesson had the Shield, they had the 3913. In 2012, the Shield set off a firestorm in the firearm’s market as a compact, single-stack 9mm pistol from Smith & Wesson. It remains enormously popular to this day, and rightfully so. But from 1989 to 2006, Smith & Wesson was producing another pistol…

When the name “Beretta” comes to mind it’s easy to think of their classic 92FS pistol or the slick over-and-under shotguns that they make. But another line of entries in Beretta’s lineup that I believe deserves a closer look than is typically given is their Cheetah line of guns. This family of handguns has recently…

When one thinks of ‘Mauser,’ bolt-action rifles are likely what comes to mind. That’s easily understandable, because Mauser’s line of highly influential and widely copied bolt-action rifles are what the company is most well-known for.  But it’s a lesser-known fact that Mauser has also put their name to a number of handguns that have hit the…

When you think of the word ‘derringer’ you likely think of a supremely small pistol that can be stashed in a pocket and meant for extreme close range self-defense.  The concept of the ‘derringer’ has been around since the days of the flintlock pistol. But as firearms technology evolved, the concept of the derringer evolved…