Innehållsförteckning för April 2024 från Guns & Ammo

SIX SHOTS, NOT FIVE Guys, I love Guns & Ammo magazine. I’ve been reading it since the late 1950s. Nevertheless, in the February 2024 edition, on page 27, James Tarr wrote in the “Handgunning” column that the Colt Detective Special fires “five rounds.” That would be true if he were describing Smith & Wesson’s J-frame revolvers, but the Detective Special’s cylinder has six chambers. Count ’em! Otherwise, Mr. Tarr, it was a good article. Bob Freeman Beaufort, South Carolina Of course, you are correct. The Colt Detective Special is — and always has been — a six-shot revolver. Thanks to every reader who wrote a letter or email to bring this mistake to our attention. — E. Poole DECYPHERING HAND SIZES I’ve been reading firearm magazines for more years than…

I HAVE BEEN READING GUN MAGAZINES and shooting since I was a teenager. I am in the industry, and I live and breathe this stuff. Still, things can still happen that leave me completely bewildered, including unexpected events that no one, seemingly, sees coming — and I’m not even referring to political-driven sales and slumps! About a decade ago, the 10mm Auto cartridge began its resurgence, and I have still yet to fully understand it. I haven’t quite figured out why the 10mm is more popular than ever. I think it first got noticed as a good choice for bear defense, fueled by ammunition developments such as the Federal 180-grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. Some 10 years ago, backcountry hunters became open-minded to higher capacity 10mm handguns versus waning interest…

WAYNE LAPIERRE IS OUT at the National Rifle Association (NRA), taking a reported $500,000 per year in severance as part of his employment contract. As a guy who once believed that Wayne hung the moon, I say “Good riddance.” While his departure was a step in the right direction, serious problems remain. I am not optimistic that those who still control the organization have its members’ best interests at heart. The NRA is on life support and, if the patient is to be saved, fundamental changes are needed to its organizational structure, governance and leadership. LEADERSHIP The Board of Directors should seek out and hire a qualified CEO with a background in successfully turning companies around. We don’t need another “cult of personality,” rather the NRA needs a proven leader…

@GUNSANDAMMOMAG HORNADY AND RUGER merit individual recognition for 75 years of business, but the brands’ parallel paths to success have occasionally intertwined. From Grand Island, Nebraska, Hornady is a privately owned ammunition manufacturer founded by Joyce Hornady. Hornady started the company with one machine in his garage. A .30-caliber, 150-grain Spire Point (SP) would become the first bullet to bear the Hornady name. “Spire Point” is the brand name for Hornady’s pointed spitzer bullet, where the tip is left unjacketed for predictable expansion at modest ranges for hunters. In the early 1960s, Hornady changed its signature Spire Point bullet from the traditional tangent-ogive to the more aerodynamic secant-ogive shape still in use today. That bullet evolved into the InterLock SP, which is produced for the American Whitetail line. The Spire…

THE INHERITANCE of the Philippine Revolution from the Spanish Empire, along with armed unrest in neighboring archipelagoes, were unintended consequences of the U.S. victory following the Spanish-American War (1896-1898). To local populations, the U.S. military presence was simply another in a long line of foreign occupation forces. Among the conflicts, the Moro Rebellion (1899-1913) was notable for its influence on American service sidearms. The U.S. attempted to treat with the Moros directly, as well as its religious leaders in the Ottoman Empire. A shooting war proved inevitable though, and reports quickly emerged that the U.S. Army’s Colt M1892 revolver often failed to stop Moro warriors at close range. Chambered for the .38 Long Colt blackpowder cartridge, the revolver’s 150-grain 9mm bullet traveled at 700 feet-per-second (fps) and proved woefully insufficient.…

GERMANIA TARGET PISTOL Q: I’ve seen the “Gun Room” column in Guns & Ammo, and I’m interested in seeing if you can help find additional information on my German pistol. The bore is 4mm and chamber is 4.5mm. K. S. Email A: Your pistol is one in a line of similar arms marked by Germania, which was the trade name of a Zella-Mehlis, the German firm founded by Julius G. Anschutz in 1856. Yours was likely manufactured in the 1930s. Germania offered longarms, as well. As might be expected, quality was excellent. As I have not seen pistols similar to yours offered for sale recently, I am reluctant to guess at a value. WINCHESTER M1895 NRA MUSKET Q: Enclosed are pictures of a Winchester NRA Musket that a friend owns.…

RECENTLY, an article was published on gunsandammo.com by G&A’s Brad Fitzpatrick, titled “10 Underrated Hunting Cartridges.” No article in recent years has generated as much feedback as this one. Readers were quick to point out some rounds were overlooked, too, including the .35 Remington and 7x57mm Mauser. It’s obvious that you all have favorite cartridges and love to see them recognized. Ammo generates a good amount of discussion, both on- and offline. The introduction of new rounds has been met with praise and criticism. Many wonder if the ammo we already have is good enough, or how performance can be improved further. Handgun Editor James Tarr’s “9mm versus .45” column in the December 2023 issue spurred many to send us thoughts on the matter. On the subject of caliber wars,…