GA Guides

The best Smith & Wesson revolvers have been the default American wheelgun for more than a century. The Military & Police, now the Model 10, dates to 1899. S&W’s J, K, L, and N frames still cover pocket carry, duty, home defense, and big game, and partners like Lipsey’s keep bringing back classic configurations without [...]

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 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 serious shooter I know owns at least one .22 pistol, and most of them will tell you it made them a better shot than any expensive training class. The best .22LR pistols of 2026 are cheap to feed, quiet enough to shoot without your ears ringing for a week, and honest about your trigger [...]

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, [...]