The Smart Way to Buy Guns Online
Which Mossberg 500 parts actually fit, and in what order to buy them. A Mossberg 500 cannot take a magazine extension and the Magpul MOE forend is a 590 part, so we lead with a light, a shell carrier and the SGA stock.
5.56 wins on cost, speed and reach for almost every AR-15. .300 Blackout owns short barrels and suppressed subsonic shooting. They share magazines, which is exactly why they must never share a bench.
The 9mm wins for most carriers on power, capacity and ammo cost, and micro-compacts have closed the size gap. The .380 still owns true pocket carry and easy-rack guns for limited hand strength.
The best airgun pellets of 2026, ranked by job with the real cost per shot: JSB Exact, H&N Field Target Trophy, RWS R10 Match, Crosman Premier, JSB Knock Out slugs and Crosman Piranha.
The Beretta M9A4 lists at $1,249 and sells at exactly $1,149 nearly everywhere, with one retailer at $949.99. We put 600 rounds through one and mapped the whole 90 series price ladder from $550 up.
The Henry Single Shot lists at $625 and sells for $449.99 at a major retailer. We put 185 rounds of .45-70 through one and mapped all sixteen versions Henry builds on this frame, from $440 to $701.
The Fierce Carbon Rogue is a 5.8 pound carbon barrelled hunting rifle from $1,999.99 at a major retailer. We put 340 rounds through one and mapped every rifle Fierce sells under the word Rogue, from $1,631 to $2,699.
The Browning Maxus II is the soft shooting gas gun for high volume waterfowl, from $1,739.99. We ran 750 shells through one over a season and mapped what every model in the range really sells for.
The Christensen Arms Mesa FFT is a genuine 5.9 pound mountain rifle with a sub-MOA guarantee, from $1,299.99. We tested one over 400 rounds and mapped what every Mesa variant really costs.