Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2025 i Guns & Ammo

PISTOL REVIEWS Certainly not complaining, but I would like to see more reviews on other pistols and types. May I suggest the Smith & Wesson Model 41 and 46? I own both and they are extremely noteworthy. They do not have “lawyer” triggers, and I believe they’ll outshoot anything on the market today. My 41 has all five barrels with it. Being a S&W fan, another piece I’d read would be on the K-22, Models 17, 18 and 48. Mark KelchenCedar Rapids, Iowa Visit your local retailer or osgnewsstand.com and pick up a copy of the 2025 Guns & Ammo Annual. Inside is an excellent article on the Smith & Wesson Model 41 by author Keith Wood. Just $10, shipping included! — E. Poole MAKE MINE A .45 In reference…

IF I AM WEARING CLOTHES, on my person you’ll find a full-size handgun, a spare magazine, wallet, phone, a pocketknife, flashlight, at least $100 in cash, foam earplugs and a handcuff key. (The handcuff key is habit left over from my days as a cop.) So called “white lights” are a must-have if you are interested in keeping useful everyday carry (EDC) gear on your person; I use my flashlight, currently a SureFire Stiletto ($129, surefire.com), as often as I use my knife. SureFire advertises the multi-output Stiletto and Stiletto Pro II ($379) as “tactical lights” rather than simply work lights. I consider tactical lights to be any light you think you might have to use in a defensive situation. They come in two flavors: Hand-held and gun-mounted, the latter…

MY FIRST toy gun was a plastic Model 94 Winchester. I didn’t know what it was at the time, but it was just like the rifles on “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “The Rifleman,” “Wagon Train,” and the Westerns I watched as a child. The first real rifle I came to own was a Winchester 9422 Magnum, a high-school graduation present from my dad. It began a life-long love for leverguns. I’d like t o offer some simple gunsmithing tips to get the best performance from your classic lever-action. PECULIARITIES Lever-action rifles are a unique. They use a tubular magazine below the barrel that feed cartridges throu gh the receiver and into the chamber. The tubular maga -zine gives a lever-action rifle a large ammunition cap r acity, maintaining the slim lines and…

AMERICANS CAN DRIVE across all 50 states using the driver’s license issued by their state of residence, but the same cannot be said for concealed-carry permits. Though the majority of states respect carry permits issued by others, many do not. For an individual who wishes to drive across the country armed, the landscape can be tricky — especially in the Northeast and along the West Coast. During President Trump’s second term, though, that patchwork of concealed-carry laws could change. “I will protect the right of self-defense everywhere it is under siege,” Trump said in a 2023 video that was reposted by his son, Donald Trump Jr., shortly after his father’s November 2024 victory. “And I will sign concealed-carry reciprocity. Your Second Amendment does not end at the state line.” Though…

@GUNSANDAMMOMAG DAD LIQUIDATED most of his gun collection prior to his death in 2017. Among what remained was a humbling memory of recoil in my shoulder, an early Thompson/Center Scout inline. As a young teen in Brumely Gap, Virginia, I attempted to demonstrate manhood to him ahead of opening day. Though I stood at 6-foot, I only weighed 128 pounds. Still, I confidently shouldered the wood-stocked .50-caliber muzzleloader with polished brass buttplate. He’d taught me how to care for it and load it, and gave me a deer-skin possible bag with tools, primers and a powder measure. I found the technical nature of measuring powder, lubricating the slug, and pressing it through the barrel intriguing. The first time I fired it, I sharply focused on nesting the bladed tip of…

T.REX ARMS is a digital media brand founded by Lucas Botkin in 2013, a 20-year-old volunteer fire fighter at the time. The brand manufactures equipment and develops training to support firearms enthusiasts. Many became familiar with the team through its YouTube videos. The channel was started in 2014 and currently has more than 1.69 million followers. The Raptor was among the first products, offered from 2015 to 2021. It was replaced by an updated Sidecar with the Raptor Wing Attachment. The Raptor was a smaller holster, though, so it was reconsidered and revived for production. Though the new-for-2024 Raptor holster is different than the original, T.REX Arms chose not to add a “Gen 2” suffix or change the name. However, it’s a more versatile inside-the-waistband (IWB) solution, featuring cant for…

IF A GUY WANTED to get serious about hunting with a rimfire cartridge, the .21 Sharp is the way to do it. Winchester’s creation was announced in 2024, and much of the initial reaction from the shooting community was, “It doesn’t do anything my .22 Long Rifle (LR) doesn’t already.” Well, let me to explain why it exists and what it does. I love the .22 LR. My first rifle as a kid was a .22, and it’s where I learned everything from safe firearms handling under Dad’s watchful eyes to backyard competitive shooting where my buddies said, “ ... I bet you can’t!” Rimfires is where my love of firearms began. However, the rimfire world has been rather stagnant for some 100 years. The upside of that statement is…

BRITISH ENFIELD REVOLVER Q: I have this old pistol and was wondering what you might be able to tell me about it. The history that I have is that a friend’s father bought it after World War II. He sent a surplus dealer $10, and the dealer sent him the gun in .38 caliber. (Ah, the good old days.) He was a commercial fisherman and used it to shoot sharks that got caught in his nets. The action jammed on it, and his son brought it to me to fix. As I recall, I found a metal chip that had jammed the action. The fisherman died and his son didn’t want the gun, so I ended up with it. I think it’s a Webley, but there are no marks on…

THE ROLE OF A SPOTTER in a law enforcement or military sniper team cannot be overstated. While it’s the sniper who makes the shot, the spotter helps to identify and aim at the target. Calling wind, recommending elevation adjustments, correcting aim and, in some situations, giving the command to fire, the spotter has to manage many tasks. Most importantly, the spotter frees the sniper to focus on the shot, arguably the easy part of the process. Communication between the spotter and the sniper is critical to mission success, but the concept isn’t exclusive to the tactical scene. In hunting and several disciplines of competitive shooting, a spotter is the unsung hero, providing critical information that contributes to bullets finding their mark. In the case of a miss, the spotter must…

BEFORE MY TIME with Guns & Ammo, I sold tires. One of the first things I was told was that tires are a grudge purchase. Most people only consider them a necessary expense. The customers who came into stores with a brand or model of tire in mind were auto enthusiasts, racers or off-road types. While not as severe of a case as tire selection, I’ve learned that tools for firearm maintenance receive the same treatment. The gun, rather than the tools to maintain or fix it, gets the lion’s share of attention. Of course, this makes sense; guns are the star of the show, and no one in the firearms community bought their first gun because they were seized with the desire to spray cleaners down a carbon-caked barrel.…