I finally got the chance to shoot the new Kuna from Springfield Armory. By buddy Ben has one, and brought it out with him when we met at the Buckskin Hills Shooting Complex, outside of Vernal, Utah. The Buckskin used to be my old stomping grounds, so it was great to revisit it. And with the Kuna in attendance, meant I got the opportunity to put a couple magazines through it.

I don’t need to do a full review on it… You’ve already read enough of those and have watched all the videos about it… So I’m just going to give you my assessment. The Springfield Armory Kuna is easily one of the very best “Large Form” 9mm Pistols you could buy. Period. Regardless of Price.

It has fantastic ergos, and one of the best triggers for this type of firearm. The recoil is negligible and the accuracy seemed to be above par, even though I only shot it standing and unsupported. The weight was impressively light. The Kuna performed exactly as advertised and we didn’t see a single malfunction. Even while in the hands of much younger and inexperienced shooters. The gun was flawless.

The only question is, how does it compare to the other large form 9mm pistols out there?
MP5K? A lot lighter with better controls, sights, and trigger, and about 1/3 the Cost.
Stribog? Better ergos, and you can get 4 extra magazines for your Kuna at the same as the Stribog.
There’s a lot of AR-15 type 9mm’s out there, but I like the fact that this was designed from a clean slate to be a .40 Caliber/9mm SMG.

Needless to say, I was extremely impressed. I didn’t expect Springfield to be delivering one of the very best SMG type firearms to the US Market. But they absolutely did. If you are looking for this type of solution to your tactical problems… you can stop looking. Get the Kuna.
I had been thinking about getting an MP5K to go along with my full sized MP5… But I’m no longer interested in doing that. I’ll get a Kuna.