Best Optics-Ready Pistols in 2026 (Top 10 Picks)
10 optics-ready pistols tested by mount quality and value: Walther PDP, Glock 17 Gen 6, Sig P320 X-Carry, FN 509 MRD, P365XL, Echelon, Canik METE SFT.
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10 optics-ready pistols tested by mount quality and value: Walther PDP, Glock 17 Gen 6, Sig P320 X-Carry, FN 509 MRD, P365XL, Echelon, Canik METE SFT.
We tested the 5 best Dan Wesson 1911s for 2026: Valor, Bruin 10mm, Specialist, ECP carry gun and Kodiak, plus the DWX, with live prices from 200+ retailers.
The best air pistols of 2026: Beeman P17 from about $35, Crosman Vigilante, American Classic, Umarex Trevox, P365 and Glock replicas, Marauder PCP.
We tested 11 carry guns for seniors on rack effort and recoil: Shield EZ .380 from $399.99, Beretta APX A1 Carry $273.99, LCR, P365, 642, LCP MAX and more.
We tested the 10 best HK pistols: VP9 and the new VP9A1, P30L, VP9SK, SP5, USP .45, HK45, VP9 Match and Mark 23, with live prices from 200+ retailers.
We tested the best .40 carry guns: M&P40 Shield M2.0 from $319.99, Glock 23 V, Taurus G3C .40 at $283.99, CZ P-10 C, M&P40 Compact, and the discontinued G27.
Glock 48 vs 43X tested side by side: both now ship 15+1 with factory mags and both cost $448. The 43X conceals better appendix; the 48 shoots flatter.
We tested 7 Sig carry guns: P365 XL from $599.97, P365-380 from $499.99, the Fuse with 21-round mags, XMacro Comp, P365X and P320 Compact, plus holsters.
AK pistols from $844.99 (Century Draco) to the IWI Galil ACE: Zastava ZPAP M92 from $1,149.99, PSA AK-V 9mm, KUSA KP-9, Mini Draco and more, plus brace rules.