Gun Digest 2026

For more than three-quarters of a century, the Gun Digest annual book has been the trusted source for up-to-date, detailed, and exciting information about firearms. Whether your interest is rifles, handguns or shotguns, Gun Digest informs and entertains. Shooters, collectors, hunters and anyone who has even the slightest interest in guns new and old will appreciate the variety of in-depth coverage that has made this iconic book so popular since the first edition in 1944. 

With features authored by a who''s who of industry experts, including Craig Boddington, Ron Spomer, Wayne van Zwoll , Terry Wieland and dozens more, Gun Digest comprises more than 600 pages of information guaranteed to raise your Firearms I.Q. 

From coverage of historically significant guns that shaped today''s firearms landscape, to the newest firearms that feature cutting-edge technology, Gun Digest feeds your need for knowledge. Annual reports on all types of modern firearms, plus muzzleloaders, airguns, optics, and ammunition makes this your one-stop source for comprehensive information. 

And, as always, every edition is updated annually to bring you the lastest ballistics tables, a gun catalog that shows off the latest models, and Testfire reports to help you sort out the buzz on the newest and most popular firearms.