Guns & Ammo Buzz Podcast

The 2025 Guns & Ammo of the Year Awards represent the culmination of a year in testing and evaluating new product introductions in the following categories: Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Ammo, Optic, Technology, Holster, Suppressor, Innovation and Red Dot. Winners were considered for their engineering, durability, intuitive operation, contribution to the masses, availability at retail and value. To read the entire article, pick up a cop...

Few shooters have accomplished as much as Julie Golob, who has dominated IPSC and USPSA competition since 1999. Golob reflects on her upbringing practicing with her father in upstate New York, her enlistment in the U.S. Army, and time shooting with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Action Shooting Team, leading her to Smith & Wesson in 2006. She describes the circumstances and explains why she joined Team Springfield Armory in ...

Jarrod Grove, the senior brand manager of Caldwell, joins the Guns & Ammo Buzz podcast to talk development of the Caldwell Claycopter. Winner of the 2025 G&A Innovation of the Year, the Claycopter is a hand-portable disc thrower for the sporting shotgun. Already popular within the civilian market, law enforcement and some military have approached Caldwell for the Claycopter's potential in practice for shooting down drones. Addition...

Five years after Richard Dyke sold Bushmaster, Freedom Group moved the company out of Maine and left behind most of its employees.

Founder Richard Dyke then hired the former Bushmaster workers and established Windham Weaponry in 2011.

Dyke passed away in March 2023, leading to the sale of Windham Weaponry to new owners in 2024.

Known for its AR-15-style rifles, Windham Weaponry has reopened under new leadership. Still operating in ...

Gil Ash of the Optimum Shotgun Performance shooting school has been teaching sporting clays for more than 35 years. Managing Editor Jack Oller joined Ash at an OSP travel clinic hosted at the Rock Ridge Sportsmens Club in Illinois. In this episode, Oller, Ash and Editor-in-Chief Eric R. Poole discuss the lessons from the clinic and how far sporting clays has evolved.

Additionally, our hosts review the Guns & Ammo needed for a succe...

Don't call it a "shotgun" — or a "pistol!" The Mossberg 990 Aftershock is a compact, hand-held semiautomatic firearm with a 5+1 capacity for 12-gauge loads. Inspired by the success of the new-for-2017 pump-action 590 Shockwave, Mossberg engineers went to work on developing a gas system unique to the short-barreled, gas-operated system required for the 990 Aftershock. It is certainly portable but is it simply a trend or a useful sel...

For nearly 25 years, the Outdoor Sportsman Group's (OSG) Roundtable has hosted the preeminent industry gathering of professional outdoor media and firearm industry leaders. After four days of morning presentations on the latest firearms, optics, suppressors, ammunition and accessories, attendees were transported to the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex, Colorado's premier shooting destination. Among the highlights revealed was t...

Garry James answers readers' letters concerning firearms and accoutrements in "Gun Room," a long-standing column that you'll find towards the front of each issue of Guns & Ammo magazine. In this episode of Guns & Ammo's "The Buzz" podcast, Editor-in-Chief Eric Poole and Field Editor Keith Wood interview Mr. James to learn the influences on his life, including his Hollywood-actor parents and his service in the U.S. Army as an Ordnan...

Guns & Ammo's Eric Poole and Patrick Sweeney are joined by Federal Premium's Christopher Laack to discuss the .32 Harrington & Richardson (H&R) Magnum and the .327 Federal Magnum. Sweeney tested and compared modern loads for these cartridges in Ruger and Smith & Wesson revolvers in "More Than Retro," an exclusive feature in the October 2025 issue of Guns & Ammo. These .32s are enjoying a resurgence in the concealed carry revolver s...

Guns & Ammo Rifle and Optics Editor and former Special Forces sniper Tom Beckstrand discusses the 25 Creedmoor rifle setup that he used to shoot the 2025 Hornady Precision Rifle Challenge match in Utah.  Beckstrand highlights his military career as well as his history with the Precision Rifle Series.  Beckstrand is joined by Guns & Ammo Field Edi...

Mass-producing factories in Turkey manufacture, re-create and innovate firearms for the world market. The U.S. is Turkey's largest customer. After visiting nine gun-making companies in Turkey during February 2025, Guns & Ammo Editor-in-Chief interviewed SDS Arms Engineer Gaines Davis with Handgun Editor James Tarr. Davis lives and works for several months annually in Turkey to train, engineer and inspect firearms produced for SDS A...

Jason Burton is the owner of Heirloom Precision and one of the most sought-after pistolsmiths in the trade. His passion for shooting the 1911 led him to dedicating his career to elevating John Browning's masterpiece to its functional and esthetic peak. He operates a one-man shop where he creates bespoke pistols one at a time until the job is complete. An active competitive shooter, Burton won the Arizona IDPA Championship in 2002. ...

The Savage Revel revives the brand's history in making lever-actions. It is available in either a Classic model with straight grip or a Deluxe model with a curved grip and enhanced stock. Both .22 rimfire lever-action rifles proved fun and reliable to shoot and are very affordable. Field Editor Craig Boddington tested and evaluated this pair for Guns & Ammo's August 2025 issue. Boddington compares the inspiration for these lever gu...

Handgun Editor James Tarr is a former police officer and private investigator who describes his journey to becoming a USPSA Grand Master, successful science-fiction book author, and frequent contributor to the world's most widely read firearm publications. Recognized for wearing Hawaiian shirts to conceal his everyday carry, his insights offer thoughtful considerations regarding firearms and the EDC lifestyle.

This episode of "The ...

Guns & Ammo interviews Century Arms' Vice President of Business Development and Marketing Adam Ruonala and discusses the popular Canik line of handguns including the Mete MC9 Prime in 9mm, which appears in the July 2025 issue. Unlike most Canik models made in Turkey, the Mete MC9 Prime is made in the U.S. and represents a complete collection of current trends. The Mete MC9 Prime is an optic-ready pistol with an RMSc footprint and h...

From a young Georgia boy, to combat as a U.S. Marine EOD Tech, to becoming a Fox News contributor, Johnny Joey Jones discusses his career becoming a journalist and reflects on life in and out of uniform. This New York Times bestselling author of "Unbroken Bonds of Battle" also announces his next book, "Behind the Badge," a profile of first responders, including firefighters and law enforcement who repeatedly brave peril through dra...

David Westerhout went from competing as a javelin thrower for the UK in 1954 and representing England as a 400-meter hurdler in 1958 to shooting in the World Combat Pistol Championships in 1977 for Rhodesia. Westerhout gained notoriety for his dryfire training that led to victory. As Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he competed in the rapid-fire pistol event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Russia. Field Editor Keith Wood traveled to Zimba...

The Springfield Armory Kuna is a 9mm SMG-style pistol that can be configured with a folding brace. It features bilateral controls and a reversible, folding charging handle. The AR-pattern pistol grip and funneled magazine well wears Springfield Armory's Adaptive Grip Texture, the same that appears on popular models such as the Hellcat and Echelon series. The Kuna's reliability and ease of control is provided by...

Don't miss the June 2025 issue of Guns & Ammo, which lands on newsstands on May 6th. It features James Tarr's review of the Springfield Armory Kuna 9mm, a roller-locked semiautomatic pistol with an optional Strike Industries folding brace. Also inside, is Jack Oller's report on the Savage Stance XR 9mm pistol with Crimson Trace CTS-1500 red-dot sight and Alfredo Rico's tour of Sellier & Bellot's ammunition fact...