The Gun Digest 2026, 80th Edition is a great resource. This 608-page book is now available from the Gun Digest Store and Amazon. This latest 2026 Edition paperback book can be ordered for $29.99 through the Gun Digest store or $25.99 on Amazon (#ad). Gun Digest also offers a full digital version for $29.99 while there is also a Kindle digital version for $23.99 (#ad) on Amazon.

This 608-page resource covers rifles, shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders, airguns, optics and more. We like the print edition, but there is also a Kindle eBook version for just $23.99 on Amazon. Both paperback and Kindle versions provide hundreds of photos plus new product roundups, in-depth product tests, and scores of articles and stories.

There are dozens of photo-illustrated feature articles. Among the notable stories are a guide to .300 caliber magnum cartridges, a feature on “Retro” AR rifles, evolution of the Ruger American Rifle, CZ 75 (Past/Present/Future), new Drone Killer guns, and multiple field tests on centerfire and rimfire rifles.

Gun Digest 2026 Editor-in-Chief Phil Massaro has assembled a team of respected industry authors for the 2026 book, including Craig Boddington, Bob Campbell, Joe Coogan, Mike Dickerson, Bill Gabbard, Nick Hahn, Ron Spomer, Patrick Sweeney, Col. Townsend Wehlen, Wayne van Zwoll, and many more.

Gun Digest 2026 (80th Ed.) covers hunting, personal defense, target shooting, gunsmithing, and collecting. There are Updated Ballistics Tables, and the catalog section shows off the newest offerings in rifles, handguns, shotguns, muzzleloaders and air rifles. The new 80th Edition has a vast collection of gun histories, in-depth reviews, and new product roundups. In addition to this, the Gun Digest 2026 book includes gun and optics field tests in the Testfire section, plus a guide to buying optics and ammunition. Reports from the Field (see below) cover the newest firearms and accessories.

A very large segment of the books catalogs hundreds of firearms currently offered for sale — rifles (centerfire/rimfire/black powder), pistols, shotguns, and airguns. There are also Ballistics Tables for centerfire rifle cartridges, pistol cartrdiges, and rimfire cartridges. Here is a summary of feature articles in this 608-page book:

Gun Digest 2026 Annual Feature Articles

Retro AR Rifles Are In! — BY PATRICK SWEENEY
A Custom Revolver Experience — BY SHANE JAHN
My Parkwest Arms SD-10 Dream Rifle — BY RON SPOMER
The 300 Magnums — BY PHIL MASSARO
The Evolution of the Ruger American Rifle — BY MIKE DICKERSON
Custom & Engraved Guns — BY THE AMERICAN CUSTOM GUNMAKER’S GUILD
All About the 7mm Backcountry — BY WILL BRANTLEY
Ruark’s Rifles—Part I — BY JOE COOGAN
The Guns of Famous Sports Figures — BY ALAN CLEMONS
Nagant Model 1895 Revolver — BY GEORGE LAYMAN
Big Nan — BY PHIL SHOEMAKER
Thompson/Center Arms: A Legacy Revitalized — BY BRAD FENSON
Drone Killers — BY L.P. BREZNY
The O’Connor Letters — BY LARRY L. WEISHUHN
CZ 75—Past, Present, Future — BY ALEXANDER CASTIGLIONE
Tracking Guns — BY RANDY FLANNERY
Stack-Barrel 28—The Ultimate Shotgun — BY TERRY WIELAND
Tailor-Made — BY ANDREA BOGARD
The Non-Dangerous Double Rifle — BY CRAIG BODDINGTON
A Holster a Day — BY TRENT MARSH
Colonel Colt’s Roster of Rogues — BY WAYNE VAN ZWOLL
Suppressor Primer — BY FRANK MELLONI
My Single-Shot Rifles — BY COL. TOWNSEND WHELEN
One Is Never Enough — BY RICK HACKER
From Mice to Moose: Freedom Arms Revolvers — BY DICK WILLIAMS

TESTFIRE
Mossberg International Silver Reserve Eventide HS12 Shotgun — BY PHIL MASSARO
Smith & Wesson’s All-Around Lever-Action — BY BOB CAMPBELL
The Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2 — BY PHIL MASSARO
Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro Comp — BY ROBERT SADOWSKI

ONE GOOD GUN
The Heart of a 99 — BY KRISTIN ALBERTS
The Browning “3 Shot” Sweet Sixteen — BY NICK HAHN
The Legendary 7mm Mauser Still Works — BY JIM HOUSE
The 370 Sako Magnum — BY STEVE GASH

Other Good Books from Gun Digest Media
Gun Digest Media produces numerous other quality books for rifle, pistol, and shotgun owners. Here are four books we recommend. These are offered in both paperback and eBook versions:

SHOT Show 2024 has been running January 22-26, 2024. Here are FREE digital magazines covering many new products displayed at the show. We’ve embedded three digital versions of the SHOT Daily print magazine provided to SHOT Show attendees. You can navigate page by page with the left/right white arrows in the gray box below. To quickly scan through an entire 60+ page digital magazine, use the slide bar. When you find content you want to read, use the zoom control or click the FULL SCREEN brackets icon at lower right.

We highly recommend two big feature stories. In the Day 1 Edition, check out the Guns 2024 article starting on page 30. You can also read the New Rifles section of this story on the SHOT Show Website. In the Day 2 Edition, look for the Optics 2024 article starting on page 40. And in the Day 3 Edition, New Electronics (including Garmin Xero C1 Pro Radar Chrono) are covered starting on page 40. NOTE: These magazines are large digital files that may take a few seconds to load fully. Click the titles below to read each of the four 2024 SHOT Daily issues.

The daily news of the 2024 Las Vegas SHOT Show is brought to you by NSSF and Grand View Outdoors, a division of Cole Publishing. Click each cover image to launch full digital magazine.