Is a Taran Tactical Canik actually worth the sticker, or are you paying for bronze Cerakote and a movie-set name on a polymer gun? Sootch00 put the Canik TTI Combat on the range to find out. The short version of what he covers: Canik + Taran Butler / Taran Tactical collab (John Wick trainer). Made […]
Is a budget island-comp 2011 actually worth buying, or are you just paying for a compensator cutout on a Series 80 polymer gun that will never shoot like a Staccato? Mrgunsngear put the EAA/Girsan Witness 2311 CMXX on the range to find out. The short version of what he covers: commander-length slide, island-comp bull barrel, […]
Is Glock’s sixth generation actually worth trading a working Gen 5 for, or did they spend the new-model money on texture and a beaver tail? Honest Outlaw put Gen 5 and Gen 6 17s and 19s on the range to find out. The short version of what he covers: Chris already has tens of thousands […]
Is a 4.3-inch P365 still a carry gun, or did SIG just bolt a duty slide onto a micro and hope the name would sell it? Pew Pew Tactical put the P365-FUSE on the range to find out. The short version of what they cover: this is SIG’s longest P365 slide on the thin LXG […]
Does a vented heat-shield rail actually turn Mossberg’s 940 Tactical into a defensive shotgun, or are you paying SPX money for furniture on the same gas gun? Colion Noir put the 940 Pro Tactical SPX on the range next to the regular Tactical to find out. The short version of what he covers: he already […]
Does pairing a 3.5-inch slide with a full-length 18-round grip actually make a double-stack 1911 easier to carry — or are you just buying extra muzzle flip for a shorter holster? Sootch00 put Springfield’s new Prodigy 3.5 Hybrid on the range to find out. The short version of what he covers: Sootch treats this as […]
Do the ports on today’s compensated carry guns actually flatten recoil — or are you just buying extra muzzle blast for a coin-flip difference? Classic Firearms put a Canik MC9 Prime, a SIG P365 X-Macro Comp, and a Springfield Hellcat Pro Comp on the same range to find out. The short version of what they […]
Is Smith & Wesson’s Lipsey’s-exclusive 617 Mountain Gun actually the best .22 revolver you can buy right now — or just a pretty K-frame with a premium price? Chris Baker at Lucky Gunner put one through Project Rimfire to find out, including real groups at 25 yards instead of a first-impression cylinder spin. The short […]
Is Springfield’s compact Echelon actually worth pairing with Aimpoint’s proprietary COA — or are you locking yourself into a mount you’ll regret later? Sootch00 put the Echelon 4.0C with the factory Aimpoint COA on the range to find out, including a full teardown of the A-cut mounting system instead of stopping at a first-impression range […]
Is Smith & Wesson's folding FPC in 5.7×28mm the survival-carbine / PDW upgrade it looks like on paper — or should you stick with the 9mm version? Honest Outlaw took the brand-new S&W M&P FPC 5.7 to the range to find out before you buy. The short version of what they cover: Chris walks the […]