GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Pistols

The best Ruger pistols cover every budget and job, from a carry gun that listed at $299 at the time of our review to a 5.7x28mm that undercut its only rival on price in 2020. Ruger builds tough, affordable handguns in huge numbers, and its semi-auto line has grown fast. Today it includes a Glock-pattern [...]

The best CZ 75 pistols of 2026 come from a family that has been in production for more than five decades. The original CZ 75 combined double-stack capacity, a double-action/single-action trigger, and a slide that rides inside the frame rails, and that low-slung design made it one of the most copied handguns in the world. [...]

The EAA Witness2311 CMXX comes out swinging with flat-shooting manners, a built-in comp, and a price that makes the 2011 crowd a lot less intimidating. It is not perfect, and the trigger started out rougher than advertised, but this compact double-stack definitely has enough going for it to make budget-minded shooters pay attention.

Springfield’s 4-inch SA-35 keeps the soul of the Hi Power alive while making it faster, handier, and easier to carry. If you already like the full-size gun, this trimmed-down steel 9mm may be the one that really gets under your skin.

The Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 is not just another striker-fired 9mm trying to chase the usual names. After range time, carry time, and real instructor use, this pistol proved flat-shooting, reliable, optics-ready, and good enough to make a longtime Glock carrier reach for something else.

The Altor 9mm is crude, awkward, and about as far from a refined carry gun as you can get. That’s exactly why this odd little single-shot pistol makes such a provocative modern echo of the FP45 Liberator, and why its implications reach way beyond the range.

The best Canik pistols prove you do not have to spend a fortune for a great trigger. The Turkish maker went from budget import to a serious player with striker-fired guns that ship with holsters, extra parts, and triggers that embarrass pricier pistols. Today the lineup runs from slim 17-round carry guns to steel frame [...]

Want a Staccato but not the Staccato bill? Join a very large club. The best Staccato alternatives of 2026 give you the things people love about a Staccato, a crisp single-action trigger, a double-stack magazine, a heavy bull barrel, and flat recoil, for less money or with a different set of features. Staccato is still [...]

The best Girsan pistols bring 2011 and 1911 features down to working-man prices. The Turkish maker, imported by EAA, builds the Witness2311 double-stack line, polished MC1911 single stacks, and a .380 inspired by the Beretta Cheetah. Not long ago, a budget double-stack 1911 sounded like a joke. Girsan made it normal. Our writers have shot [...]