It feels like we’ve been doing all the talking around here. Now, it’s your turn to chime in.
Welcome to the Guns.com Readers’ Choice Awards – where you get to choose the top firearms, suppressors, ammo, optics, and more of 2025. For the first time ever, we’re inviting the gun community to decide the best of the best. Here’s how it works.
Starting today, Dec. 9, readers can vote on 12 categories of awards via an anonymous survey. Winners will be selected in early January and awards presented at SHOT Show 2026. Award packages include a custom trophy along with featured placement on our website, “Readers’ Choice Winner” badges anywhere the product is listed on our website, and recognition via press release and spotlights on Guns.com social media outlets.
Awards will be given in the following 12 categories:
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Best new concealed carry handgun in 2025
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Best new full-sized handgun in 2025
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Best handgun optic released in 2025
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Best hunting rifle released in 2025
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Best tactical rifle released in 2025
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Best PCC released in 2025
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Best LVPO released in 2025
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Best new tactical shotgun in 2025
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Best hunting shotgun in 2025
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Best ammo company
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Best tactical gear and accessories
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Best holsters
If you’ve seen how we treat winners at Guns.com, you know there’s likely to be some pomp and circumstance involved, so stay tuned for some quality entertainment as we honor our first-ever Reader’s Choice champs come January.
Be sure to make your votes count – fill out the survey now:
TAKE THE READER’S CHOICE SURVEY
