The Smart Way to Buy Guns Online
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.
S&W Model 19 buyer’s guide for 2026: real sold prices by dash number, barrel and finish, how to date one, the forcing-cone truth and the new Classic.
SIG P210 buyer’s guide for 2026: real sold prices for Swiss P49, Danish and US-made guns, serial dating, what to check and the ammo rule for old frames.
Maryland’s convertible pistol law took effect October 1, 2026, and sales of covered pistols stop January 1, 2027. What the text bans, what it leaves alone, and where the court fight stands.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 buyer’s guide for 2026: real sold prices by variant, a correct dash number decoder, Victory Models, police trade-ins and +P rules.
A federal judge blocked Connecticut’s convertible pistol ban the day before it took effect. What the order says, what it leaves open, and what buyers can do.
The Kimber KDS9c is Kimber’s double stack 9mm 1911. We shot 1,300 rounds through a base KDS9c and a KDS9c Rail, compared what the Rail adds, found the 10-round price premium, priced every model and lined it up against the Springfield Prodigy, Staccato C2, Dan Wesson DWX Compact and Kimber CDS9.
The 15 key Vietnam War guns, from the M16 and M14 to the AK and SKS, with which ones a civilian can own today, live prices and the law on each.
15 military surplus pistols from the $250 Polish P-64 to the Luger, grouped by cartridge, with live prices, ammo counts and what to check before you buy.
The Kimber CDS9 is Kimber’s hammer-fired, double stack 9mm carry gun with a 1911-style trigger. We shot 1,200 rounds through a CDS9 (OR)(RL) and a Classic, decoded the two different guns sold under one name, priced every model and lined it up against the Micro 9, P365, Hellcat Pro and Staccato CS.
