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.
A thousand rounds through the Taurus 1911 full size. Forged steel frame, Novak drift-adjustable sights and the complete 1911 safety set for a street price around $380, with an honest malfunction log and 25 yard groups.
The Glock 43X now ships with a factory 15-round magazine. After 1,200 rounds, here is how that changes it against the Sig P365 XL, Shield Plus and Hellcat Pro.
The best derringers you can buy in 2026, ranked. Bond Arms dominates with the Snake Slayer and Roughneck, plus the lightest, slimmest and most powerful two-shot pistols on the market.
The Glock 43X parts and accessories worth buying in 2026, ranked in the order to buy them, with live retailer prices, a 43 vs 43X vs 48 fitment matrix, and what a full build actually costs.
The Dan Wesson DWX is a 45 ounce competition 9mm that costs $2,499.00 wherever it is in stock. We shot 1,100 rounds through one and read both of Dan Wesson’s spec sheets side by side.
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 $1,673.99. 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 $275.99 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 $370. We put 300 rounds through one and counted what else the market actually offers in this cartridge.
