Best Of
Every guide runs a whole category head to head and names a pick for the job and the budget. Updated when the field changes.
Gift guide
Holiday Gift Guide: Gear for Gun Lovers
Gifts for every budget, picked by people who shoot
Stocking stuffers to safes, sorted by budget, with the stuff we use ourselves marked.
AR-15
Best AR-15 Suppressors
13 picks. 5.56 Silencers, Range-Tested
![The 9 Best AR-15 Flashlights [2026] – Hands-On Tested](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cat-outdoors-ar15-weapon-light-low-light-shooting.jpg)
Best AR-15 Flashlights
9 picks. Hands-On Tested
![The 7 Best AR-15 Red Dot Optic Setups [2026]](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/vortex-optics-red-dot.webp)
Best AR-15 Red Dot Optic Setups
7 picks, hands-on tested
Best AR-15 Bayonets
6 picks. All Budgets
Best AR-15 Stocks
12 picks. Lightweight, Precision, Collapsible
![7 Best AR-15 Charging Handles [2026]: Hands-On Tested](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CATOutdoors-Best-AR-15-Charging-Handles.jpg)
Best AR-15 Charging Handles
7 picks. Hands-On Tested
Fresh off the bench
Latest hands-on reviews
Single products, run at the range and scored out of 10. The roundups above are built from these.
8.9Our scoreVortex Crossfire HD 1400 Rangefinder Review
8.2Our scoreHidden Hybrid Holster Review
7.0Our scoreSight-Rite Laser Bore Sighter Review
Handguns & Glock
![7 Best Glock Magwells [2026]: Hands-On Tested](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/magpul-glock-reloading.jpg)
Best Glock Magwells
7 picks. Hands-On Tested
![7 Best Glock Sights [2026]: Hands-On Tested](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Best-Glock-Sights-Upgrade.jpg)
Best Glock Sights
7 picks. Hands-On Tested
![The 7 Best Glocks of 2026: [Home Defense, Concealed Carry & More]](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Best-Glocks.jpg)
Best Glocks
7 picks, hands-on tested
Suppressors
Best AR-15 Suppressors
13 picks. 5.56 Silencers, Range-Tested
![7 Best 9MM Suppressors [2026]: Hands-On Tested](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dead-air-silencers-mojave-9-suppressor-scaled.jpg)
Best 9MM Suppressors
7 picks. Hands-On Tested
Optics
Best AR-15 Red Dot Optic Setups
7 picks, hands-on tested
![Best LPVO for AR-15s [2026]: Long Range, Defense, Competition & More](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cat-outdoors-lpvo-ar15-field-shooting-kneeling.jpg)
Best LPVO for AR-15s
Long Range, Defense, Competition
AR-10, PCC & other rifles
![7 Best AR-10 Upper Receivers [2026]](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CATOutdoors-Vortex-Strike-Eagle-BradleyLanphear-60.jpg)
Best AR-10 Upper Receivers
7 picks, hands-on tested
![5 Best AR-10 Lower Receivers: Budget to Beast Mode [2026]](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Best-AR-10-Lowers.jpg)
Best AR-10 Lower Receivers
5 picks. Budget to Beast Mode
Best 9MM Carbines
12 picks. Ultimate Hands-On Guide
Prepping & safes
![9 Best Faraday Bags [2026] for EMPs, RFID & Privacy Protection](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CATOutdoors-Faraday-Bags-BradleyLanphear-5.jpg)
Best Faraday Bags for EMPs, RFID & Privacy Protection
9 picks, hands-on tested
![13 Best SHTF Gear [2026]: Essentials for Bugging Out, Hunkering Down, and Staying Alive](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Best-SHTF-Gear.jpg)
Best SHTF Gear
13 picks. Essentials for Bugging Out, Hunkering Down, and Staying Alive
![9 Best Gun Safes [2026]: Budget to Fort Knox-Level Security](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Best-Gun-Safes.jpg)
Best Gun Safes
9 picks. Budget to Fort Knox-Level Security
Gear & accessories
Best Rifle Slings
7 picks. Hands-On Tested & Reviewed
Best AR-15 Bayonets
6 picks. All Budgets
![The 9 Best Picatinny Rail Covers [2026]](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mag510_blk_magpul_xtm_enhanced_rail_panels_05.jpg)
Best Picatinny Rail Covers
9 picks, hands-on tested
Gift guides & where to buy
![15 Best Online Gun Stores [2026]: Best Prices, Fast Shipping, No B.S. Guide](https://catoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CATOutdoors-Best-Online-Gun-Stores-BradleyLanphear-5.jpg)
Best Online Gun Stores
15 picks. Best Prices, Fast Shipping, No B.S. Guide
Products That Every Gun Enthusiast Should Have
18 picks, hands-on tested