The Bersa Lusber 844 .32 Pistol – Old, Cheap, and Kinda Awesome
The Lusber 844 is weird and old, but it’s still lovely to shoot. If you don’t have to interact with the controls outside the trigger, you can call it a nice gun.
Are The Smith & Wesson Gen 3 Semi-Auto Guns Overrated?
In the summer of 2024, I finally snagged a S&W 457, and recently, I picked up an S&W 5906. But the experience has led me to think that the S&W 3rd generation guns are overrated.
SHOT Show 2025: Brownells BRN-180 Gen3 is an Objectively Better Rifle
As a natural contrarian, I’ve always liked the BRN-180. It’s not an AR-15, so it satisfies that contrarian urge and I always wanted an AR-180 growing up.
SHOT Show 2025: H&R Unleashes Lever Guns
PSA bought Nodak Spud (makers of AK receivers and retro AR lowers), and the former owner of Nodak Spud is now the CEO of H&R. He’s an expert in retro rifles, and retro rifles are H&R’s bread and butter. Now, H&R is out with a line of lever action rifles.
SHOT Show 2025: Bronco Brings Back the SPAS-12 Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
The Turkish company Bronco Arms had their take on the SPAS-12 on display at SHOT. It looked the part…mostly.
The Contrarian Guide to Guns
Life isn’t easy for the contrarian. It’s also not always logical. Still, I like to think contrarians help the industry discover hidden gems.
SHOT Show 2025: EOTECH’s New Ultra-Short Vudu 3-9×32 SFP Rifle Scope
EOTECH making a 3-9X scope, a magnification range that appeals to hunters, isn’t all that crazy, but making their new scope so insanely small and compact is very impressive.
Beretta Goes X With the 20X, the 80X and Two 92XI Models
This year, Beretta reintroduced the Bobcat as the 20X, and they released a new model of the 80X and two new XI models of the 92 series. As a fan of DA/SA hammer-fired guns, I bounced around Beretta’s booth like a kitten on amphetamines.
SHOT Show 2025 – The GLOCK x Aimpoint COA
Not only did Aimpoint release the new dot, but they designed it with an entirely new optic mount. Yes, like many of you, I also took a deep breath and sighed. We didn’t really need a new mount, right?
Smith & Wesson’s Model 916 Shotgun
Smith & Wesson aren’t known for their shotguns. Revolvers, yep. Automatics? Sure. Rifles? Yeah, they’re popular for those too. Shotguns?