The 5.56 NATO is a cartridge in which I am very familiar. The reason why is that it is the primary cartridge used by the individual rifleman of my beloved Marine Corps. Granted, that was more than 20 years ago now but I still own a few boxes of it. Wow, I’m getting old. And […]
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360 Buckhammer VS 30-30 Winchester Ballistics
One of the most recent centerfire rifle hunting rounds is Remington’s new 360 Buckhammer. It is a new, 35 caliber straight-walled cartridge that is designed specifically for hunting with a lever action rifle. There have been a few different cartridges that the new one is being compared to, and we’ve already discussed the ballistic difference […]
270 Winchester Ballistics
270 Winchester: The 270 Winchester rifle cartridge is based on the popular 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .277″ diameter bullets. Winchester began producing the 270 Winchester in 1923. Although the 270 Winchester was in production in 1923 it was not officially announced until the introduction of their model 54 rifle chambered in their 270 Winchester […]
Glock Performance Trigger at SHOT Show 2023
Our small team caught up with our friends over at the Glock booth at SHOT Show 2023 to check out the new items they brought with them. We’ve already covered the new pistol, the G47 MOS in a previous article. This time around, we’re talking about the new Glock Performance Trigger, that just happened to […]
Glock 47 MOS at SHOT Show 2023
Our team was able to catch up with the nice folks over at the Glock booth during SHOT Show 2023. What we saw was actually a bit of a surprise. Sitting on the table was the Glock 47 MOS, a previously LEO-only pistol. The G47 was quietly released to the CBP (Customs and Border Protection) […]
KelTec KSG410 at SHOT Show 2023
Our team had the chance to catch up with KelTec while out on the SHOT Show 2023 floor where they showed off their newest bullpup shotgun, the KSG410. If it wasn’t blatantly obvious, the “410” in the name stands for the chambering, being .410 bore. The KSG410 is based on the other shotguns in this […]
Henry USA Stuns With New Semi-Auto 9mm Carbine
January, 2023 – Making huge waves at the SHOT Show 2023 Range day, Henry USA was out to show off their new semi-auto carbine chambered in 9mm Luger. Traditionally, Henry is a lever-action rifle manufacturer so this is relatively big news. Henry makes great firearms and one of the great things about this gun, called […]
S&W M&P 5.7
The new gun announcements at SHOT Show 2023 continue on as Smith & Wesson releases a new pistol chambered in the 5.7X28mm round. While it seems like Smith may be late to the 5.7 party, with a bunch of guns being released over the last several years, this one is entirely different than any of […]
360 Buckhammer VS 350 Legend Ballistics
There seems to be a growing trend of folks hunting with straight-walled rifle cartridges as of late, with more than a few new cartridges brought to market over the past decade or so. A few years back, Winchester introduced the 350 Legend rifle cartridge which saw immediate success with a handful of other ammo makers […]
Top 3 Best 22 Mag Semi Auto Rifles
The 22 WMR is a great small game and varmint hunting cartridge. If you want to learn more about the cartridge itself, or glance at its ballistics, the above link will bring you to our dedicated 22 Magnum page. As with all rifles that you’d want to use for hunting, it’s important to get the […]