Nobody buys a suppressor to sound like the movies. The movie version does not exist. What a good can gets you is hearing you keep, neighbors who stop calling the sheriff, and a rifle that kicks like it lost an argument. So in 2026 the question is not whether you want one. If you hunt, [...]

The best Smith & Wesson pistols cover every job, from a 13-round carry gun to a comped 10mm you can hunt with. The M&P M2.0 line is one of the most popular striker-fired families in the country, and the Shield is one of the best-selling carry guns ever made. We have put hundreds of rounds [...]

The best muzzleloaders of 2026 get you into the woods early, when the deer have not been pressured and the rifle hunters are still at home sighting in. Muzzleloader season is one of the best deals in hunting. In many states you get extra days, sometimes an extra tag, and a lot fewer people. The [...]

The best precision .22LR rifles let you practice long-range shooting skills for pennies a shot. Rimfire precision matches like PRS22 and NRL22 have exploded, and makers now build .22 LR bolt guns with match chambers, adjustable chassis, and triggers that break in ounces. Our writers have competed with and tested them. One built a Zermatt [...]

The best 17 HMR rifles turn a tiny rimfire cartridge into a flat shooting varmint tool that punches far above its size. Hornady created the .17 HMR in 2002 by necking down the .22 Magnum case to hold a 17 grain bullet, and the result moves at roughly 2,550 feet per second with about 7 [...]

The best AR-10 rifles of 2026 give you what the AR-15 cannot: full-power rifle cartridges in a semi-auto platform you already know how to run. Plenty of shooters love a 5.56 carbine for good reason. But there is a reason the military keeps coming back to the big AR when the distances stretch and the [...]

A typical mil-spec AR-15 trigger breaks somewhere between 5.5 and 9.5 pounds, often with grit and creep you can feel through your glove. That is fine for a rifle built to the lowest common denominator. It is not fine if you want to hit small targets. Swap the trigger and the same rifle shoots better [...]

The best hunting backpacks carry your camp in, carry your meat out and stay comfortable for days at a time. A good pack is the piece of gear you notice most on a backcountry hunt, because a bad one makes every mile feel longer. Our reviewers at GunsAmerica Digest have put these packs to work [...]

The best Walther pistols have a reputation built on two things: some of the best factory striker triggers ever made and a certain fictional British spy. Walther gave us the PPK, the P99 and the PPQ, and today its flagship is the PDP, a striker gun that takes the famous PPQ trigger and puts it [...]