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More outdoorspeople are carrying a handguns than ever before these days, both for personal protection and for protection against dangerous critters in the woods. When it comes to choosing a sidearm, the choices are endless, and they multiply exponentially every year, which makes it hard to keep up with what’s new and what might fit your particular needs best. In 2026, we’ve got everything from high-end, high-capacity semi-autos to custom-configured and custom-painted revolvers. Whether you’re on a budget or just won the Power Ball, one of these new eight handguns should trip your trigger—and many of them are suppressor friendly.
BCA Grizzly 102 Compact Handgun
How does a 9mm Glock-like, striker-fired pistol with front and rear slide serrations, an optics cut, an M1913 accessory rail, that’s also compatible with Glock Gen 3 aftermarket parts, and the Glock Gen 5 ambidextrous magazine release, and that ships with two 15 round magazines for less than $300 sound? Considering that the new Gen 6 Glocks retails for $745, it should sound pretty damned good. Bear Creek Arsenal is known for reliable guns at affordable prices, and their new Grizzly 102 Compact Handgun carries on that tradition. It has a 15+1 capacity, a 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium barrel with a 1-in-16 twist rate, window cuts in the slide, and various versions are offered with a threaded muzzle and/or different color finished barrels. Also, all Bear Creek Arsenal firearms come with a limited-lifetime guarantee. If you’re on a budget, this pistol is hard to ignore. MSRP: $295.00.
Chiappa
You will probably think this is either the coolest or the ugliest revolver you have ever seen. The Chiappa Rhino revolver is already very unique because its barrel is situated to fire from the bottom instead of the top chamber in the cylinder. But the Chiappa Rhino Elite 60DS-L Frame is even more unique. This nearly three-pound, six-shot revolver is chambered in 44 Remington Magnum and comes with a 6-inch barrel, and its frame is crafted from 7075-T6 aluminum with a steel barrel and breech shield. Each of the Elite 60DS-L Frame revolvers features an exclusive color combination, and it also comes standard in a one-of-a-kind, custom-painted display case that’s been meticulously machined from a single block of aluminum. Inside, the box is finished in Italian black leather, and every one of these striking revolvers also comes with a hand-signed authenticity certificate, along with a special base for display and a Patch. Its price is as striking as its looks—MSRP: $5775.00.
Finks 5-inch Gunsite Performance Pistol
Finks Gunsmithing is a full-custom gun shop that also serves as the Gunsmith at Gunsite Academy, which is the world’s largest, oldest, and most-respected firearms training facility. For 2026, Finks is offering a double-stack, 9mm, Gunsite Performance Pistol that uses Staccato/STI-style magazines. The pistol is built on a forged 4140 frame with an integral accessory rail, and it has a match-quality-button rifled barrel with porting on the slide and barrel. The slide has an FCG Elite plate and an RMR optics cut, and co-witnessing sights are standard. The pistol’s grip is made of reinforced, glass-filled polymer, and it has stippling and the Gunsite Raven logo. All the sharp edges on this pistol have been knocked off, and it comes with the exclusive Raven hammer, three-logoed magazines, a Holosun 507 sight, carry case, cleaning kit, and a test target. MSRP: $3200.07.
Glock Gen 6
The new sixth generation Glock features several upgrades from the Gen 5 pistols. For starters, the grip now has a palm swell that more closely matches the natural shape of your hand. The grip also features two different textures and an enlarged beavertail. The border around the slide stop lever has also been enlarged to prevent inadvertent activation during recoil, and just forward of the takedown lever, there is a textured thumb rest. The trigger guard has been substantially undercut for a more comfortable grip. Glock has also angled the front and rear slide serrations deeper into the steel for better manipulation, and the pistol comes optics ready with a new flat-faced trigger. Initially, the Gen6 Glocks will be available in G17, G19, and G45, 9mm Luger configurations. MSRP: $745.00.
Lipsey’s S&W Model 386 and 396
Contrary to what many shooters might think, the revolver is not dead. In fact, modern revolvers are better than ever, and nobody is commissioning better custom/limited-edition revolvers than Lipsey’s. For 2026, Lipsey’s is offering two custom-tuned Smith & Wesson revolvers. The Model 386 is chambered for the 357 Magnum, and the Model 396 is chambered for the 44 Special. Both are built on a lightweight Scandium frame, have three-inch barrels, utilize titanium pins, feature XS sights, and have no internal lock. Also, the cylinder charge holes have been chamfered to smooth up loading and there is a bevel on the front-edge cylinder to ease with holstering. Hogue Bantam rubber grips and a narrow black oxide smooth trigger and hammer are also standard. The Model 396 is a five-shot in 44 Special and the Model 386 in 357 Magnum is a seven shot. Both revolvers weigh in at less than 25 ounces each. MSRP: $1269.00.
Ruger RXM (Threaded)
If you’re somehow unfamiliar with the Ruger RXM pistol, it’s a Glock-like, polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol that utilizes a removeable and serialized stainless-steel, fire control system that fits in a Magpul EHG modular grip. Many have described the Ruger RXM as the best of all the Glock clones, and for 2026 Ruger has upgraded the RXM line. With the $200 NFA tax disappearing for suppressors, suppressors are selling like never before, and the newest RXMs are chambered in 9mm Luger with a muzzle threaded at 1/2x28, and they come with a thread protector. But Ruger went a step further. All RXMs with a threaded barrel come with an extra and heavier 18-pound guide rod/recoil spring assembly to allow you to better tune the pistol to a specific suppressor/ammunition combination. The newest RMXs come with two 17-round P-Mags and are available in black or Stealth Grey. 15s-round versions with a more compact grip are also available in various colors, and the slides for all RXM pistols have an optics cut. MSRP: $569.00 to $599.00.
Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0FC
Springfield Armory’s goal with the Echelon 4.0FC was to merge full-size pistol capacity and a compact pistol slide. This new pistol has a 4.0-inch barrel, but it also has a full-size grip which allows it to work with 17- and even 20-round magazines. In fact, the pistol ships with one magazine of each capacity. At the core of the pistol is Springfield’s Central Operating Group, which is modular and serialized fire-control system. The pistol’s slide also incorporates their Variable Interface System, which allows for the direct mounting of a large assortment of pistol optics. Standard features include Tritium/luminescent U-Dot sights and an ambidextrous slide stop and magazine release. With an empty 17-round magazine, the Echelon 4.0FC weighs 24 ounces, and with the 20-round magazine it weighs 25 ounces. MSRP: $790.00
Wilson Combat Ghost
Late in 2024, Wilson Combat introduced Division 77. Division 77 is a new series of guns that push conventional boundaries in design, manufacturing, and performance. Their first D77 gun—the P1—was a double-stacked-and-ported 9mm pistol that set the standard for high-capacity, high-performance pistols. The latest version of the P1 features a unique color way, and it is called the Ghost. The Ghost has a stainless-steel slide, a five-inch fluted-and-ported barrel, an 18-round capacity, and it weighs 33.8 ounces empty. The ported barrel reduces recoil by an outstanding 42 percent. The Ghost’s slide is cut for optics, but the mounting system is exclusive to the P1 and uses Pin Technology to work with a wide array of optical sights. The Ghost has a suggested retail price of $4195, or $4510 with the limited-edition storage box and challenge coin.
