Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2025 i Guns & Ammo

SCOPED MODEL 67? I have a Winchester Model 67 in .22 caliber. It’s more than 60 years old and shoots great! I would like to put a scope on it, but I’m afraid that ejected cases might damage the optic. Do you have any suggestions? Of course, I would need to seek the services of a gunsmith to machine scope grooves. Jake SpencerRidgeway, Virginia If an optic were mounted to the Winchester Model 67, any ejected .22 rimfire brass cases that contact the underside of a scope should not hurt it. Manufactured from 1934 to 1960, many variations were produced. In fact, the Model 677 is a rare variant that was offered from 1937 to 1938 with either a Winchester-branded 2.75X Lyman scope having a vertical post or a 5X…

EVERY SO OFTEN I stumble across someone on social media ranting against keeping a gun in your vehicle. “A truck is not a holster!” is the usual mantra. These same people, generally, love appendix carry. One of these puts your gun inside a lockable, alarmed, steel-and-glass container that is designed to resist entry. The other points a gun at your family jewels and violates one of the basic gun safety rules. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’. I have seen several notable figures in the firearms world badmouth ballistic gel tests. One of them said, “I’ve never been attacked by Jell-O.” On its face, the statement seems woefully ignorant or criminally stupid, but these men are neither. You must understand what they’re doing. They are drawing attention to the subject…

I LOVED THE MOVIE “ROBOCOP” when I was a kid. I thought it was cool to take a human being and augment him with advanced technology, turning him into a super cop. Technology is everywhere, and a lot of it I can do without. However, advancements in rifles and optics are always exciting. The concept of a variable-powered scope has changed little in the past 30 years. Sure, manufacturing and engineering have advanced — significantly. Those improvements are the reasons why there’s been such a huge change in scope performance. However, to cut a scope in half from 1995 and compare it to one that’s been cut in 2025, the basic layouts are similar. Today’s riflescope frontier is electro-optics. The name of the game is to put as many useful…

WE EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY to examine and evaluate four World War II bolt-action sniper rifles using issued ammunition or handloads made to period specifications. Much ink has been spilled on the history and details of each configuration, beginning with the March 2025 issue through the June 2025 issue of Guns & Ammo. Through our research, we have learned that little material exists that document how these rifles performed in combat using the ammunition that was available to soldiers. A few contemporary memoirs of snipers give some insight into the performance, but they don’t precisely describe how accurate or effective these rifles were. The first consideration that needed to be defined was the role of a sniper during World War II, which was to deliver accurate, long-range fire on high-value…

NOT LONG AGO, Colorado was a great state for gun ownership. Its wide-open spaces and beautiful weather made it a hub for competitive and recreational shooting. For hunters, it was a paradise. Then “Colorful Colorado” turned blue. With its population growth fed by an influx of West Coast voters, Colorado effectively became a reliably Democratic state in 2008. The last remaining statewide elected Republican, Senator Cory Gardner, lost his seat in 2020. When it came to gun control, the Colorado pendulum swung fast. The state enacted a 15-round magazine ban in 2013. A “Red Flag” law passed in 2019. In 2024, the governor signed a slew of bills that expanded gun-free zones, established mandatory storage requirements, increased red tape for gun dealers and even imposed an excise tax on guns…

@GUNSANDAMMOMAG THIS CAREER has afforded many opportunities for me to turkey hunt. In 2023, I realized that I had taken all but an Eastern and Osceola with a Mossberg, including 12-gauge variants of the Model 500, 930 and 940. So, in 2024, I went back to the list and successfully harvested an Eastern in Illinois with the then-new 20-gauge over/under Silver Reserve Eventide Turkey. With that, I resolved to claim each subspecies using an affordable Mossberg. I attempted to complete the World Turkey Slam in 2025, which consists of the Eastern, Gould’s, Merriam’s, Ocellated, Osceola and Rio. Most hunters manage the continental U.S. birds first — earning the “Grand Slam” — before venturing southwest for a Gould’s (Royal Slam), and the Ocellated, which are found in the Yucatán, Mexico, and…

AS THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBS, those of us who carry a concealed firearm tend to adjust our clothing to blend in with the public. Gone are the jackets and cover garments that more easily conceal our pistols and revolvers, replaced by shorts and a t-shirt. For some, there must also be a compromise in the make and model of gun to accommodate the style of carry that fits our needs and capabilities. The Safariland Model 25 gives us a reason not to overlook the inside-the-pocket holster. Safariland is the undeniable leader of the duty-holster market. What some haven’t realized is that it has been developing off-duty and concealment options for the rest of us, applying popular features and materials to offer distinctive products. The Model 25 isn’t the most affordable pocket…

ALTHOUGH MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN about reloading and reloading techniques, crimping is often overlooked. When and why should a cartridge be crimped? What kind of crimp is best, and how much pressure should be applied? Crimping plays a role in the performance, safety and reliability of ammunition. There are different reasons for crimping based on the type of ammunition and the platform it is fired from. There are several types of crimps that can be used. AUTO PISTOL CARTRIDGES Automatic pistol cartridges are mostly straight-walled with small-to-modest case capacity and use fairly fast-burning propellants. The pressure and velocity produced are quite sensitive to the seating depth of the bullet. Many pistols that fire such rounds have a steep, abrupt feed ramp leading to the chamber. The design factors make these…

JOHN WESLEY HARDIN COLT SAA Q: I am a professor of criminal law, criminology and criminalistics at a university in Brno, Czech Republic. I am the lucky owner of a Single Action Army (SAA) Peacemaker revolver, .41 caliber, built by Colt in 1886. The serial number is 118XXX. The handgun is definitely an original. Currently, the Colt Archive Services in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is preparing “The Colt Archive Letter” for my revolver, an official check of its originality. What’s more interesting are the initials “WH” are engraved on one side of the handle, and two notches on the other. Both the initials and the notches are done in the same way (obviously by knife), and certainly a long time ago. It occurred to me that it could theoretically be a weapon…

IN A SELF-DEFENSE SITUATION, you must identify a threat before taking appropriate action. In a low-light or completely dark environment, that means having a white light readily accessible. A handheld flashlight is a viable option, but if the situation requires the use of a handgun, holding a flashlight may require shooting one-handed or with a compromised grip. Lacking a firm two-hand firing grip, accuracy and recoil control may suffer. That’s where a pistol-mounted light and laser-aiming device such as the Nightstick TSM-13G is handy. Designed to support the popular SIG Sauer P365 and P365 XL and P365 SAS variants, the TSM-13G offers the benefits of a bright, white, 150-lumen LED light and Class IIIa 532nm green laser. The unit produces a sharp, focused beam of white light rated to 114…

WHILE THE HIGHLIGHTS are what make it to this page of Guns & Ammo magazine, the majority of time I’ve spent hunting and shooting hasn’t involved pulling a trigger. Instead, busywork and downtime consumes the lion’s share of work hours in the field; loading ammunition, range work, setting up shooting lanes, sitting in a blind, catching up on editing and resting in camp. The same could be said for G&A’s staff. Some of the conversations had during downtime have resulted in articles, if not in print, online at gunsandammo.com. Usually, though, conversations simply serve to enhance an article. Oftentimes we simply wonder what the readership would think of our situations. No surprise, Craig Boddington has more hunting stories than I have lived experiences! So, whenever I get the opportunity to…