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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?

Before Russell Johnson became the cerebral Professor on Gilligan’s Island, he flew 44 combat missions in B25 Mitchell bombers and survived being shot down in the Pacific. His real life was considerably more dangerous than anything that ever happened on that uncharted island.

The American shotgun market is huge, but it’s not necessarily ruled by American shotguns anymore.

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 Hatch Outwest High Country Lite squeezes roughly 20 inches of usable height into a roughly 15-ounce hunting bipod. After seated shots at 475 yards and prone shooting past 1,000, the bigger question is whether that versatility is worth nearly $500.

The Browning X-Bolt family has grown from an excellent hunting rifle into a sprawling X-Bolt 2 lineup covering lightweight mountain guns, long-range rigs, carbon-fiber builds, and almost everything between.

Three classic Winchester rifles step back into the field, and none of them are museum pieces. From a .308 Winchester Model 88 to a 1952 Model 70 in .270 Win. and a 1904 Winchester 1894 takedown in 30wcf, this is Old School Cool with dirt, blood, and hunting stories still attached.

Peak Refuel meals taste more like something from the kitchen than emergency rations from the bottom of a pack. After hauling them into Idaho’s backcountry, they proved simple, filling, and worth making room for on a hard hunt.

After more than 1,300 rounds and 12 months of regular carry, the Kimber CDS9 has become my go-to EDC. It is accurate, distinctive, and flawless for me unsuppressed, although suppressor testing exposed one weakness worth knowing about.