Springfield Armory Kuna 9mm

The Kuna is an HS Produkt design imported and branded by Springfield Armory. Croatia's HS Produkt is the same shop behind Springfield's Hellion bullpup, Echelon pistol, and the XD/XDM/Hellcat line. The engineering and manufacturing come from HS Produkt; Springfield handles the US branding and distribution. That matters because the Kuna brings roller-delayed operation into the sub-$1,200 bracket, a space previously owned by simple and radial-delayed blowback guns. A transferable HK MP5 runs several times the Kuna's price, so this is the first time the operating system has been available at a mainstream price point.

Construction pairs a monolithic Type III hardcoat anodized aluminum upper with an integral M-LOK handguard and an injection-molded glass-filled polymer lower. Controls are fully ambidextrous: reversible non-reciprocating charging handle, ambi safety, and an AR-pattern grip with Springfield's adaptive grip texture. The 6-inch cold radial hammer-forged Melonite barrel is threaded 1/2x28 and ships with a multi-port muzzle brake, and the Picatinny rail end plate accepts aftermarket braces. Hybrid flip-up metal sights are included.

The Kuna runs proprietary 30-round translucent magazines with metal feed lips (two included); it does not accept MP5, Glock, or CZ Scorpion mags. Spare magazines retail around $36 at Optics Planet, a real magazine tax given the proprietary lockout. The Kuna ships as a pistol without a brace in the base KN9069B configuration; a factory FSA folding-brace variant (KN9069B-FSA) runs $1,330 MSRP.