The best Springfield Armory rifles cover more ground than most shooters realize. Springfield is famous for the M1A and the Hellcat, but its long gun lineup now runs from the SAINT family of AR-15s and AR-10s to the Hellion bullpup, a retro SA-16A2 and the Model 2020 bolt action rifles built for hunters, from the [...]

The best FRT triggers promise something that sounds impossible: a semi-automatic AR-15 that runs at a cadence close to full auto, with no NFA paperwork. A forced reset trigger, or FRT, uses the rifle’s own bolt carrier to push the trigger forward after every shot. You still have to pull the trigger for each round, [...]

The best budget hunting rifles of 2026 will kill a deer just as dead as a rifle that costs four times as much. I have hunted with custom rifles and I have hunted with bargain-bin bolt guns, and I can tell you the animal never checked the price tag. What matters is a rifle that [...]

The best derringers are still the simplest handguns you can carry: two barrels, or one, a heavy trigger, and a frame small enough for a pocket, boot, or purse. Derringers have been around since the 1800s, and they never quite went away, because a modern stainless steel derringer is reliable, easy to understand, and can [...]

The best 1911 in 2026 is still a single-stack gun with a thumb safety, a grip safety, and a trigger that makes polymer pistols feel like they were designed by a committee. You do not need a double-stack Prodigy or a Witness2311 to join the club. Those live in the high-capacity lane. This guide stays [...]

The best top-break revolvers of 2026 are a mix of faithful reproductions and battle-tested originals, and every one of them shares the same party trick. Unlatch the frame, tip the barrel and cylinder down, and a star-shaped ejector kicks out every empty at once. In the 1870s, that made the Smith & Wesson Model 3 [...]

Every semi-auto .22 rifle makes the same promise: cheap ammo, light recoil, and the kind of fun that empties a brick of ammo before lunch. Most of them keep that promise right up until the first bad box of rimfire ammo, a gritty trigger, or a takedown job that needs three hands and a prayer. [...]

The best Burris scopes have earned a spot on a lot of hunting rifles because they give you good glass, honest tracking and a Forever Warranty without a premium price. Burris builds everything from simple duplex hunting scopes to first focal plane precision optics, a digital smart scope and a family of FastFire red dots, [...]

The best AR-15 red dots make a carbine faster, easier to shoot well, and more useful in the dark than any set of iron sights. Put the dot on the target, keep both eyes open, and press. That simple idea took over the military two decades ago, and today a quality red dot is the [...]