Assuming I ran some hollowpoint defensive loads through it and confirmed it’s reliable with one or the other of the lowers and magazine combos, it could make for a very short, very handy and easy to shoot house or car gun.
In the recent discussion around the potential removal of suppressors and short barrel rifles from the provisions of the National
Think about a society where there are 50x as many silencers and SBRs. That’s a different planet than what we’re used to. It’s where we’re headed. And it can create the kind of momentum that could be used to take these things out of the NFA altogether.
Between its roller-delayed design, good ergos, and excellent performance, the Kuna is going to be tough to beat at its $1000. And given the fact that you won’t have to shell out another $200 to SBR it after January 1, this is going to be a very popular firearm.
NSSF understood the House’s two-pronged strategy. In the end, that proved to be the correct approach as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that including HPA and the SHORT Act in reconciliation did not comply with the Byrd Rule.
With the passage of the BBB, the tax under Section 5811 will soon be set to $0 (January 1, 2026). As a result, short barreled rifles (and shotguns) will not be subject to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax levied on rifle manufacturers.
Silencer demand is about to skyrocket, but the two other categories — short-barreled weapons (rifles and shotguns) and the nebulous “any other weapons” — also represent growth segments for smart companies.
Don’t look now, but Temu Trace (Everytown’s The Smoking Gun website) figured out that zeroing out the onerous $200 tax stamp on sales of silencers, short-barrel rifles and short-barrel shotguns is just another step on the road to full NFA nullification.
You can’t repeal the laws of economics. Buyers who know the total cost of a silencer they want will drop significantly in six months are going to hold onto their cash until then.
Should the NFA find its way back to the Supreme Court, instead, it could be overturned. Perhaps that’s just a pipe dream, but for gun owners and Second Amendment advocates in general, the potential alone is a reason for hope.
