Buyer’s Guides

  • CZ’s Upland Ultralight is a purpose-built shotgun that combines light weight with solid build at a reasonable price.

  • CZ UPLAND ULTRALIGHT

    CZ debuts a modern, no-nonsense stackbarrel that won’t break your back or the bank  By Brad Fitzpatrick Photos by Ben Gettinger Less is more. If that is true, then CZ has a real winner on its hands with its new … Continue reading »

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  • S&W’s New VTAC M&P Pistol

    A well-tanned version of a leading seller—with real day/night sights    Story and Photos by Denis Prisbrey Smith & Wesson’s M&P pistol line, introduced in 2005, incorporated lessons learned from the earlier Sigmas that were the company’s first poly pistol … Continue reading »

  • The author put this pistol down in the snow when the temperature was hovering around 20 degrees. The Steyr M40-A1 handled it.

  • Steyr’s MA-1

    After a two-year hiatus, Steyr’s popular, reliable MA-1 is back on our shores  By Dave Workman First impressions are important—with people, cars and all kinds of other things, and especially with firearms. When Steyr announced in late 2010 that it … Continue reading »

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  • Taurus 1911 in .38 Super

    Its accuracy, reliability and chambering put this 1911 in a class all its own    Story and Photos by Jerry Catania Let me just state at the outset that the Taurus PT 1911 in .38 is the best pistol in … Continue reading »

  • This Sheridan Silver Streak with its customized stock is about as elegant as an airgun can get.

  • Sheridan: The Classic Multi-Pump

    The legend of ‘the aristocrat’ lives on    By James E. House Although there has been a great deal of interest in .20-caliber rifles recently, airgun enthusiasts have had a .20-caliber available for well over half a century. Benjamin introduced … Continue reading »