10 Best Handguns (2026): Every Category Ranked
The 10 best handguns for 2026, ranked one category at a time. Concealed carry, full-size, compact, 1911, revolver, .22 LR and more.
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Every handgun review, head-to-head and buying guide we’ve published lives here, newest first. If you’re not sure where to start, our best handguns list ranks the top pick in every category, and the handgun buyer’s guide walks a first-time buyer through action, caliber and size.
Carrying every day? The best concealed carry handguns guide is the one most readers want. For range and home defense, start with the best 9mm pistols, and if you’d rather have a wheel gun, we’ve ranked the best revolvers too. Every best-of list on the site is indexed in our buying guides hub.
Desert Eagle .50 AE Review: The Most Iconic Handgun Ever Made (2026)
A 500-round review of the Desert Eagle .50 AE, with live prices for all three Mark XIX calibers and an honest account of who should walk away from one.
Best Concealed Carry Gun for Seniors (2026): Low Recoil and Easy Slides
Eleven concealed carry guns that seniors can actually operate, rated for slide-rack effort, with four revolver options and honest .380 versus 9mm guidance.
Springfield Echelon Review (2026): 1,000 Round Test
If you buy through our links you’ll get the best deal and we get to keep producing articles like this Springfield Echelon Review.
The Guns of Ballerina (2025): Every Weapon Identified
Every gun in Ballerina (2025), checked against IMFDB. Eve’s bronze TTI Ballerina Glock 17, the P226 credits swap, Frank’s wall, and what you can buy.
5 Best Black Powder Revolvers in 2026: Cap and Ball Tested and Ranked
The five cap and ball revolvers worth buying in 2026, from the $288 Pietta 1851 Navy to the four-pound Walker Dragoon. No FFL needed in most states.
Stealth Arms Platypus Review (2026): The 2011 That Runs Glock Mags
The Stealth Arms Platypus is a double stack 1911 built around Glock 17 magazines, with a one-piece 7075 aluminum frame machined in the USA. We put 700 rounds through one to see whether the idea holds up.
Bul Armory SAS II EDC Review (2026): The 2011 Nobody Talks About
The Bul Armory SAS II EDC is an aluminum-framed 18+1 double stack 1911 with a 4.25in bull barrel and three magazines in the box, for around $1,850. We look at how it stacks up against Staccato, Kimber and the Prodigy.
Kel-Tec SUB-SDP: A 9mm That Folds to 10 Inches
Kel-Tec’s SUB-SDP folds to 10 inches, runs Glock magazines and ships as a brace pistol at USD 799.99. Specs, the SBR question, and a 200-unit first run.