The Smart Way to Buy Guns Online
A series of posts that will guide you through the maze of guns and firearms. We give you advice, help and answer those simple questions you don’t always want to ask.
How much a gun depreciates, measured on 32 popular models in our price catalog: used vs new by model and gun type, what you get when you sell, which guns hold their value, inflation and insurance.
Shooting range membership cost from ranges that publish their prices: $29 to $119 a month indoors, $360 a year at the cheapest annual plan, $300 a year at one outdoor club, plus $20 to $150 sign-up fees, with the break-even visit count and what ammo adds to every trip.
Leupold scopes explained: all 8 riflescope series from VX-Freedom to Mark 5HD, with Leupold vs street prices, focal planes, dials and who each suits.
Vortex scopes explained: all 15 riflescope lines from Triumph HD to Razor and AMG, with list vs street prices, focal planes, turrets and who each one suits.
First focal plane vs second focal plane with real numbers: what each does to holdovers, which plane wins for LPVOs, hunting and long range, and what FFP costs.
Every Springfield XD model sorted into current and discontinued: XD Mod.4 OSP, XD-M Elite, XD-S Mod.2 OSP, the original XD, plus the Mod.3, XD-M, XD-E and Mod.2 you will meet used. Specs, MSRP, magazines, red dot fitment and which one to buy.
Savage rebuilt the Model 110 line for 2026. Here is every current variant line with factory specs and list prices, the discontinued rifles a used buyer still meets, what swaps between them, and which scopes and mounts fit.
Every current Savage Axis line compared, from the Axis XP package rifle to the Axis 2 Pro and the Axis II Precision, with specs from Savage, range results, the discontinued models to know and the scopes and rings that fit.
GX4, GX4 T.O.R.O., Graphene, GX4XL, GX4 Carry, the .380 Carry and the Strike Bravo: what each Taurus GX4 model is, how they differ, which red dots fit the T.O.R.O. cut, the open safety notice, and which one to buy in 2026.