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News: Ruger SR556 5.56 NATO/223 Rem.

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

There's no doubt about it; the AR-15 has gone mainstream. Over the last several years, the growth in demand for black rifles has lured many manufacturers (including the big guys) to introduce their own versions of the venerable Eugene Stoner direct-gas-impingement design. Now that the market has matured, Gun Tests magazine is seeing engineering departments introduce versions that are claimed to improve upon the original AR-15 through the use of gas-piston systems.

News: S&W Model SW1911 No. 178017 9mm

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

Gun Tests Magazine recently tested a 9mm 1911-type pistol in the SW1911 Pro Series (No. 178017, $1683).

News: Guncrafter Industries Conversion Glock Model 21 50 GI

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

Alex Zimmerman has a great idea. Gun Tests magazine first experienced it in a review of one of his Guncrafter Industries' 50-caliber 1911s, which they found to be a well-made handgun, if a bit on the costly side. Zimmerman's idea is to give the shooter something more without the cost of broken hands. Rather than a bang-up, hot and heavy blaster, the 50 GI is a throwback to older times when big bullets traveled at low velocities and got the job done at least as well as any small-caliber, high-velocity round.

News: Guncrafter Industries Conversion Glock Model 21 50 GI

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

News: Mossberg SA-20 No. 75771 3-Inch 20 Gauge

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

One of the major reasons hunters choose a 20 gauge over a 12 gauge is the former's smaller frame, weight, and recoil. Though they may already own a 12, many field sportsmen wind up reaching for their 20s because the smaller gun is just easier to handle, and there are just a few hunting situations -- layback goose hunting and spring turkey hunting, to name two -- in which the bigger payload might make a difference. Gun Tests magazine recently tested an autoloader in 20 gauge that offers quite a savings in physical form over its bigger stablemates.

News: Mossberg SA-20 No. 75771 3-Inch 20 Gauge

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

One of the major reasons hunters choose a 20 gauge over a 12 gauge is the former's smaller frame, weight, and recoil. Though they may already own a 12, many field sportsmen wind up reaching for their 20s because the smaller gun is just easier to handle, and there are just a few hunting situations—layback goose hunting and spring turkey hunting, to name two—in which the bigger payload might make a difference. Gun Tests magazine recently tested an autoloader in 20 gauge that offers quite a savings in physical form over its bigger stablemates. Its 3-inch-chamber 20 gauge was a Mossberg SA-20 No.

News: H&R Topper Trap No. SB1-30T 2 3⁄4-Inch 12 Gauge, $360

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

To visit a big trap match and look at the competitor's guns can be as enthralling as attending a custom car show. But a $10K over/under is not a necessity. Nor are some of the radical modifications to the guns one might see on match day. Gun Tests magazine evaluated a trap shotgun designed to put you into the action for less money than that. In looking for a suitable trap gun, they found that pump-action models were the most economical. They came across a single-barrel break-action model from Harrington & Richardson.

News: H&R Topper Trap No. SB1-30T 2.75-Inch 12 Gauge, $360

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:08 +0800

News: Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator Varmint Precision 223 Rem., $1995

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:13:06 +0800

After Gun Test magazine's article on 'Compact AR Carbines' in October 2007 and a related article on 'AR-15 Adjustable Stocks' in March 2008, the magazine was besieged with requests to visit additional limbs on the AR family tree: New caliber performance match-ups, more accessories testing, and national-match gun comparisons were just a few of the suggestions that popped up.

News: Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator Varmint Precision 223 Rem.

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:13:06 +0800