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The Giving Thanks Guns & Gear Giveaway puts 15 prizes worth $10,000+ in one winner's hands. Free to enter November 1–30, 2026, for U.S. residents 21 and older outside New York and Florida.
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.
Muzzleloaders from $305.95 to long-range rigs, the federal law that makes most of them not a firearm, and the state season rules on powder, scopes, caliber and primers that decide what you can hunt with.
Pick the cartridge first, then the rifle. Nine deer cartridges compared by recoil and Federal box price, with Savage, Henry and Ruger rifles at every budget and maker prices checked October 4, 2026.
The FN 309 MRD is FN’s first sub-$550 pistol: a hammer-fired, optics-ready 9mm built for everyday carry. See the specs, price, and who it’s for.
The Taurus TX9 review breaks down the $499 modular chassis 9mm: one serialized fire control group, three frame sizes, optics-ready out of the box. See if it fits your carry.
A 300 Blackout truck gun is short, quiet, and hard-hitting. How to build one — the bolt-action way and the AR way — around the Bergara B-14 Stoke, BANISH 30-V2, and Leupold glass.
All 16 current Holosun optics in one sortable database: footprint, reticle, battery life, solar, weight, window size, and same-day prices (holosun.com vs OpticsPlanet, Aug 18, 2026) — plus the footprint cheat sheet and the discontinued-to-replacement translation table. Free CSV download.
The Glock Gen 6 optic cut drifts off zero with the factory polymer plate. Here is the cheap fix and what the Gen 6 gets right.
The HK G36 .22 LR is a rimfire tribute to the iconic G36, built with Umarex. Full specs, price, and how it was won in the July 24–25 finale.
The Rock River Arms BB0301 is a complete 16-inch mid-length 5.56 AR-15 upper with M-LOK and BCG. Specs, price, and how it was won in the July 24–25 finale.
The Shooting Targets USA Texas Star is a rotating SR500 steel target with five 8-inch plates. Specs, and how it was won in the July 24–25 finale.
The Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine SBR is a suppressor-ready .30 Carbine short-barreled rifle. Full specs, price, and how it was won in the July 24–25 finale.
The RCBS ChargeMaster Link is a Bluetooth electronic powder dispenser with ±0.1-grain accuracy, bundled with 10 lbs Hodgdon powder. It was a prize in the July 24–25 finale.
