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From the Benelli M4 to the Mossberg 590A1, here are the six best home defense shotguns of 2026, ranked across pump and semi-auto for reliability, capacity, and handling.
Read More →Firearm and ammo reviews, news, and buyer’s guides for 2026 — handguns, rifles, shotguns, calibers, and the gear that runs them. Straight talk, no fluff.
Today, Thompson Auto-Ordnance broke my accountant’s heart by announcing that they’re introducing (semi-automatic, natch) “Tommy Guns” dedicated to outlaw legends Bonnie and Clyde. You can get one of your own if you like; the company says that the guns are shipping now and should be available from your dealer by the time you get over your…
Is it possible for ammunition to degrade over time, and if so, is it dangerous? A Facebook follower recently asked us the above question, and interestingly, there’s not much straightforward information out there about that. (Part of the reason why is no doubt that no reputable ammunition manufacturer wants to promise that their product could…
The new Range Officer Elite is a solid 10…millimeters. (And it looks good, too.) Springfield Armory knows what you want for Christmas 2018: Their RO® Elite 1911 semi-automatic pistol, now in the powerful 10mm chambering. That’s why they’ve released it in plenty of time to make its way into the stockings of shooting competitors, self-defenders,…
Hey, not everybody can have a G.I. Joe Kung-Fu Grip… Woop woop, Ninjas! Your pal D. Range Ducats is back with your Thursday morning Just the Tips, and today I’m gonna talk about a problem that lots of us clowns have, and that is a weak-ass grip. Hey, some of us have like arthritis, or…
Fabrique Nationale just announced a new addition to their SCAR collection: the 20S precision rifle. Like all of the semi-automatic civilian-legal SCARS that FN fields, this new gun is based on FN’s military/LEO rifles with all of the bells and whistles that discerning armies and police forces demand (minus, of course, that third position on…
The economy is doing better, but that doesn’t mean you want to blow your whole paycheck for your personal security. Bersa has great news for folks who’d like a hardy, duty-grade handgun but don’t want to tap into their 401K (or win the lottery) to make it happen: They’ve recently introduced a 9mm version of…
When I win the Mega Millions, which is about 1.6 billion at the time of this writing, I am going to buy guns. Five guns. These guns. This morning, when I was purchasing the Mega Millions ticket that is definitely going to be the winner (seriously, the rest of you might as well just not…
Miltary utility, civilian precision—it’s a revolution in all respects. Steyr’s hot new bolt-action Monobloc rifle, available in Spring 2019, is set to delight armed defenders, hunters, and target shooters alike. This sweet new bolt gun from the legendary Austrian gunmaker boasts an all-metal “monobloc” construction in which the barrel and housing are all one piece…hence…
What do you need most in a big-game gun? Steyr recently introduced a brand-new big-game gun, the Carbon CL II rifle, and they clearly designed it around the needs of big-game hunters who aren’t afraid to go way, way off the beaten path in pursuit of the toughest-to-reach game animals. We’re not necessarily saying the…
Confidence Under Duress is Your Right! Langdon Tactical offers hundreds of products—from accessories, to custom trigger work, to tactical firearms training, to CCW Safe self-defense coverage—but what they’re really providing is a whole that’s far greater than the sum of its parts: Confidence Under Duress. That’s why this October Langdon Tactical is celebrating your right…
Y’all, I think Prince had a song about this. If you ninjas are out there getting weak-ass accuracy out of your guns, maybe your problem is that you don’t understand the shooting fundamental that is trigger control. So many clowns don’t get that it’s not all about you—you gotta learn how to master that trigger…
The revolver revolution will not be televised. About 32 years ago, in the wake of a famous FBI vs. Bad Guys shootout, America’s law enforcement began to transition from the traditional revolver to polymer-framed, high-capacity semi-automatics. American civilians fell in love with them, too—for a while there, it looked as if the venerable wheelgun might…
