Brian McCombie

A great option is the new Super Wrangler from Sturm, Ruger, and Company, a single-action revolver that fires both .22 caliber rimfire rounds. Yes, both 22 LR and 22 WMR!

The Samaritan is a solid reflex optic that I would use on my concealed carry and home defense pistols. Yes, it is basic and pretty simple—both of which I consider top qualities in most gear.

I’ve done a number of my own gel tests with self-defense and hunting handgun rounds and watched ammunition company staff do many more of these tests.

I’m not sure why there are so few side-charging ARs available to shooters, relatively speaking. However, I can tell you that the BC-15 5.56 NATO is one of my new favorite models.

Since their optics are not sold in stores and are only available direct to customers, many shooters and hunters don’t know that the Maven Outdoor Equipment Company is producing some of the best scopes and binoculars on the market today. Yes, some of the best.

A quick check on the web of prices for other 1911s chambered in 10MM had most models right around $1,000. Which made me wonder: at this relatively low price point, could the FS Tactical 1911 10mm pistol actually be any good?

Walther Arms has introduced a pistol that is useful for small game, rodents, plinking, and even self-defense.

I am not a mechanical engineer or physicist. People like me and my readers may not understand all of what goes on inside the pistol, but experienced shooters know when one pistol works better than another.

For myself, the very word “Marlin” has always meant a lever action chambered in that workhouse caliber, the .30-30 Winchester.