Revolvers

Six rounds in a gun built for five, with less kick. That is the whole pitch, and it is a good one. The best .32 Magnum revolvers give you an extra round in the cylinder and noticeably less recoil than a .38 Special or .357 Magnum in the same size gun. Two cartridges carry the [...]

Colt finally gave the Python its polished blue skin back, and the 3-inch version might be the sweet spot of the whole line. It looks like a safe queen, carries like a serious belt gun, and shoots well enough to make you forgive a few snake-like quirks.

In the last year or two, I’ve leaned into snub nose revolvers and have been lucky enough to test a variety of calibers and have come to adore both the LCR in 9mm and the S&W 940.

The best Taurus handguns have shaken off the brand’s old reputation. Taurus still sells some of the cheapest reliable pistols on the market, but it now also builds an optics-ready duty gun that ran 1,000 rounds with two stoppages, a .22 competition pistol, a budget carry gun that put four shots in one hole, and [...]

A faithful throwback with modern shootability, the Cimarron Model No. 3 American brings Old West speed reloads and shockingly tight groups to today’s range.

Smith & Wesson trims the fat and tunes what matters. Better sights, a cleaner trigger, and the same pocketable J-frame footprint make this a smart carry refresh.

The best 9mm revolvers of 2026 solve a problem revolver shooters have complained about for decades: ammo cost. Our writer found 9mm for about 18 cents a round when he shopped around, compared with roughly 50 cents for .38 Special, at the time of his comparison. That is the whole pitch. You get a wheelgun’s [...]

The best snub nose revolvers of 2026 are still the guns people underestimate right up until they need one. Ask anybody who has carried a lot of hardware in a lot of places, and the short-barreled wheelgun keeps earning its spot for one simple reason: it works when everything else about the situation is going [...]

Smith & Wesson brought the 940 back and gave it real sights and real grips. We shot it across loads and distances to see if this 9mm snub can outpace your pocket semi.