GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Pistols

The Girsan Witness2311 CMX XXX does something a lot of compact double-stack 1911s do not: it actually shrinks the grip. Add 16+1 rounds, excellent accuracy, an $899 MSRP, and more than 400 rounds without a malfunction, and this little 9mm gets difficult to ignore.

The G43 was the single-stack 9mm Glock shooters begged for, but the G43X and G48 changed the equation with larger grips, optics-ready variants, and dramatically more capacity. In 2026, the smallest Glock is no longer automatically the best Slimline Glock.

The SIG P226 TacOps earned its reputation the hard way, with training, hard use, and more than 1,000 rounds without a failure in this original test. More than a decade later, Legion, SAO, E2-style grips, optic-ready models, X-Fives, and the P320 have changed the shopping landscape, but not the basic question: Is the old-school hammer-fired P226 still worth the money?

Glock may still be the 800-pound polymer gorilla, but bans, lawsuits, and years of slow evolution have shooters looking hard at what else is out there. From Canik to Walther, these striker fired Glock alternatives are not just second choices, they are serious contenders.

Glock 43 vs SIG P365 comes down to capacity. The two guns are close to the same size: the original single-stack Glock 43 is a hair shorter in height, the P365 is shorter in length, and both are about an inch wide. But the P365 carries 10+1 flush and the G43 carries 6+1. In our [...]

The FN SCAR 15P crams battle-proven SCAR DNA into a 7.5-inch 5.56 package that is compact, brutally loud, impressively reliable, and capable of groups just over 1 MOA with the right ammunition. After running it hard, suppressed, hot, and dirty, I liked it enough to buy it.

The Springfield Prodigy 3.5 AOS packs 18 rounds into a compact double-stack 1911 built for concealed carry, then backs it up with approximately 500 rounds of malfunction-free testing and a best 15-yard group of just 0.61 inches.

After more than 250 rounds, the optics-ready Walther WMP proved accurate, comfortable, and ridiculously fun. Its 15+1 capacity, .40-inch best group, and surprising .22 WMR energy make this full-sized rimfire far more than a casual plinker.

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 [...]