Innehållsförteckning för June 2025 från Guns & Ammo

.223 REMINGTON VS. 5.56 NATO Mr. Emary, your impressive and informative “Bullet Board” column (March 2025) encouraged me to write and tap your expertise. I have a Tikka T3X Superlite stainless bolt-action rifle in .223 with a 22.4-inch barrel rifled with 1-in-8-inch twist. I’ve come into a quantity of factory 5.56mm ammunition I hope can be safely used in the Tikka. Some sources indicate that .223 Remington and 5.56x45mm NATO are essentially compatible while others caution against using 5.56mm rounds in .223-chambered rifles. I hope the Tikka action, which handles much larger and more powerful rounds, would have no trouble with 5.56 ammo, but I defer to your clear expertise in ballistics. Please advise. Andrew Nelson Rio Ranch, New Mexico There are significant differences between the .223 Rem. and 5.56…

INNOVATIVE IS A WORD that loses power if used too much, but it is the best descriptor for Caldwell’s Claycopter launcher. The Claycopter is a hand-held target thrower with endless potential to reinvigorate the shotgun shooting sports. It could prove to be the best system for tuning up one’s skills ahead of a bird hunt, too. Reminiscent of the pigeon shoots of old, the Claycopter launches proprietary target discs from 20 to 100 yards in a flight pattern that’s similar to a pigeon or dove. They can dip, dive and weave through the air, making for realistic sporting fun. If you have used manual sporting clay throwers, what may be the most important feature of the Claycopter is the fun that’s shared by the thrower as well as the shooter.…

THE DENSE CZECH FOG limited visibility to 50 yards. Along the treeline, 20 hunters were spread out to the left and right of me at 40-yard intervals. We were excitedly waiting for the horn to announce the start of the driven hunt. Once the mellow bellow finished reverberating through the air, hounds and humans barked up a storm, scaring fallow deer our way. As a guest of Sellier & Bellot’s bicentennial anniversary, I was in the Czech Republic for my first traditional European hunt. It was unlike anything I experienced before. PRAGUE Two days earlier, I landed in Prague. Setting foot on European soil was another first for me. I stayed at Hotel Josef, which is in Prague’s Old Town. Walking a few blocks through the cobblestone streets led me…

NOT ONLY IS THE WORLD full of vehicles that I wish were available in the U.S. (cough*Toyota Hilux-*cough), the same is often true of firearms. When I Googled “Springfield Armory Kuna” upon hearing Guns & Ammo was sending me a top-secret test gun about which I knew nothing but the name, and expecting no results, I found a few 2024 press releases out of Brazil announcing that HS Produkt had won a tender with the State of São Paulo, Brazil, for a submachinegun (SMG) meant for the São Paulo Military Police (PMESP). That Kuna SMG was — surprisingly — chambered in .40 S&W. Additional research showed me that Brazil is one of the few places in the world outside of the U.S. where the .40 S&W cartridge has some popularity.…

UNLOCKED, spoken “ˌənˈläkt.” It’s a transitive verb meaning “To free from restraints or restrictions.” In case you missed it, Smith & Wesson launched a classic revolver line at the 2025 NSSF SHOT Show that lacks the internal safety lock. They include the Model 10, 19 and 36 Classic. All three are solid frame designs made of carbon steel with forged parts that are finished with a high-polish blue. New shooters — or those who have spent their time learning to shoot only with 9mm pistols — may not know the significance of this announcement. Back in the 1990s, during the Clinton administration, there was a lot of angst about the future of firearms in America. Lawsuits, prospective legislation and nightly TV news harangues all aimed squarely at firearms. As a…

PERCHED IN THE FOOTHILLS of the Apennines, the towering Torricini of the Ducal Palace rise above the walled city of Urbino. The city where Benelli firearms are made is a monument to the 15th century Renaissance and the achievements of Duke Federico da Montefeltro. The palace — and much of Urbino — was built by the duke, who sold his military service and fought wars with his army to pay for it. He loved art, literature and great thinkers. He knew Greek and Latin, and learned to draw, fence, practice horsemanship, and appreciated music and dancing as well. His patronage inspired artists such as painter and architect Raffaello Sanzio, one of the Italian masters. Today, Urbino draws artists from around the world to attend its fine arts academy, graphic design…

UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN STUCK on the International Space Station, you know that suppressors are the hottest-selling firearm accessory in the universe. The main reason is due to the transfer times. Unlike the past, when BATFE approval required an orbit around the sun, in 2025 you can buy a suppressor on Monday and be shooting it before the end of the week. It’s an exciting time for suppressor users, but it’s hard to keep up with all the new product releases. Speaking of new suppressors, the most recent offering from Dead Air Silencers is the Mojave 45. According to Dead Air owner Mike Pappas, the Mojave 45 is a versatile and modular suppressor that works on everything from pistol cartridges to include certain rifle rounds. “We designed the Mojave 45 primarily…

WHEN IT COMES to line extensions that feature upgrades, the Savage Stance XR micro pistol offers a lot for almost the same price as the original Stance. The brand had been out of the pistol game for nearly 100 years when it first introduced the Stance in Guns & Ammo’s February 2022 issue. That model has since been discontinued — technically — but it was replaced by an updated Stance XR line. I wrote “technically” because Savage continues to support customers of the original model, and because there remains many similarities between the original and the new-for-2025 model. Savage has a limited yet remarkable history with handguns, and I think the company re-entered handgun manufacturing in one of the best ways possible. Many G&A history buffs are familiar with the…

AFTER LEARNING THAT MY FATHER trained with an M1903A4 in England during the summer of 1944, and later jumped into Holland with it as a first scout for I Company, 101st Airborne, 506th Regiment, I have been particularly interested in World War II sniper rifles and tactics. Before he passed away, I asked Dad how he trained in England with the 03A4. He said that he spent several months on a known-distance (KD) range and shot to 500 yards. He didn’t have special ammunition; they just used what they had. The soldiers involved with this training knew that if they could cover a 50-cent piece with three shots from 100 yards, they would have reached the pinnacle of shooting. No one ever did. Part of the training required the first…