Gun Review: Stoeger M3000 Freedom Series Defense Shotgun
After reviewing Stoeger guns for a while, I'm not surprised by the M3000 Tactical at all. Stoeger's owned by Benelli and the company offers good Turkish-made guns at an affordable price. With the semi-automatic M3000 Freedom...
Gun Review: GLOCK 34 MOS Gen 5 FS 9mm
The GLOCK 34 MOS Gen5 FS. I know what you’re thinking. “It’s just like the new GLOCK 17 MOS, only longer.” And in fact, it’s just like the new GLOCK 17 MOS, only longer.
The...
Gun Review: Bushmaster XM-15 QRC (Quick Response Carbine)
This is the first time I’ve wanted a Bushmaster AR-15 since I was a kid.
Bushmaster has been synonymous with the AR-15 for decades.Tens of thousands of them, if not more, are in use by...
Gun Review: FN 509 Midsize 9mm Pistol
FN America took their line of striker-fired pistols in a new direction in 2017 with the introduction of the FN 509. It was born out of their entry in the Army's modular handgun system...
Gun Review: Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle in Stainless
The weather here in Michigan has been pretty nasty this year. We’ve had absurdly low temperatures, tons of ice and snow, barely any sunlight, and bad outbreaks of cabin fever.
While that seems bad, it...
Gun Review: Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12 Gauge
“Not everything has to be about urban combat.” That was my justification for considering a Mossberg 590 Shockwave. I knew my more tactically “woke” friends would harangue me if I reviewed one. Pistol-grip-only (often called “cruiser...
Gun Review: Heckler and Koch SP5K 9mm Pistol
Over the last few years, we've all heard that one gun or the next will be the "MP5 Killer." None of them have been that "MP5 killer." In fact, roller lock firearms, and MP5...
Gun Review: Remington 1911 R1 Enhanced Threaded Barrel
Remington's R1 pistols have been around a while, being introduced in 2010 as a basic service-style build. In some respects, the R1 was a re-entry into the pistol market by the company, which produced...
Gun Review: CZ 75 Compact 9mm
There's unquestionably a dedicated cadre of CZ fanboys amongst our readership as well as in the general gun-owning community. There are plenty of very good reasons for that. The Czech pistols are...
Gun Review: SIG Sauer P220 Legion Full-Size .45 ACP
Though I have fired thousands of rounds through SIG Sauer's various P-series guns, I have never owned one. The manual of arms, the view from behind, the balance, the general feel, and the trigger...
GLOCK Performance Comparison: The New G43X and G48 Slimline Pistols
The G43 was by no means the first GLOCK I owned, but it was the first GLOCK I wanted to own.
Small, concealable, and controllable, the G43 makes an ideal everyday carry firearm. The width...
Gun Review: GLOCK G48 Single-Stack 9mm
GLOCK introduced the new Slimline model G48 earlier this year and showed it off at the SHOT Show. It's actually a longer-slide version of their new G43X pistol. Since it's the same size, some...