Handguns

The Kimber 2K11 is a double stack 1911 with an aluminum grip module and a 3 to 4 pound match trigger, listed at $2,395.00 and selling from $1,750.99. We put 900 rounds through one and read both of Kimber’s spec sheets side by side.

The Ruger Super Redhawk weighs 53 ounces and that is the whole point. We put 400 rounds of .44 Magnum through one, and found that the twelve cheapest listings online are used guns whose titles never say so.

The Taurus 942 is an 8 shot .22 built on Taurus’s small frame .38 chassis, from $290.99 against a $497.99 list price. We put 600 rounds through one and found the Ultra-Lite version costs three dollars more than the steel one.

The Charter Arms Bulldog is the only affordable double action .44 Special revolver still in production, from about $350. We put 300 rounds through one and counted what else the market actually offers in this cartridge.

The Charter Arms Undercover is the cheapest name brand .38 snub, from about $235. We put 400 rounds through one and found that Charter sells a 14 ounce aluminum version and a 17 ounce steel version under exactly the same name.

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 Taurus Raging Hunter made scoped handgun hunting affordable, with a factory rail and a ported barrel from $889.99. We tested a .44 Magnum over 600 rounds and priced every chambering.

The Browning Buck Mark shoots sub inch groups at 25 yards for $419.99, which is why it has survived since 1985. We tested a Camper UFX over 1,200 rounds and mapped what every variant really costs.