The .264 Winchester Magnum is a short belted rifle cartridge introduced into the market in 1959 with the Model 70 Westerner bolt action rifle. Winchester still produces these rifles with barrels ranging from 24-26 inches to help this fast moving bullet reach its full potential. The .264 Winchester is a fast moving, accurate, and flat […]
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Shotgun Game Guide
The shotgun is very popular for upland game hunting with bird hunting the most popular. A shotgun hunter must pay close attention to the type of shot used in shotshells and correct choke selection to ensure an effective and humane kill shot on wild game. The shotgun will place 70% of shotshell shot in a […]
223 WSSM Ballistics
223 Winchester Super Short Magnum: The 223 Winchester Super Sort Magnum is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in partnership with Browning Arms Company and Winchester ammunition, making its debut and introduced to the shooting public in 2003. The new .224″ short magnum cartridge debuted chambered in Winchester’s Model 70 bolt action rifle. The 223 WSSM […]
30-06 Springfield Ballistics
30-06 Springfield History: The very popular 30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge was created by the U.S. military and commissioned into use in 1906. The 30-06 Springfield’s official military name is “Caliber.30, Model 1906, Mark 1.” The 30-06 was used in the bolt-action M1903 Springfield rifle, the bolt-action M1917 Enfield rifle, the semi-automatic M1 Garand rifle and […]
Handgun Ballistics Chart
The below handgun ballistics chart will give true caliber and diameter of handgun cartridge bullet weight measured in grains, velocity measured in feet per second, energy measured in foot pounds–which also is a good indicator of handgun stopping power, and bullet trajectory measured in inches for the more popular handgun cartridges, (factory ammunition). This handgun […]
45-70 Ballistics Chart With Hornady FTX, Remington (Comparison)
45-70 Ammo Ballistics This is a two part article. The top is a history on the .45-70 and ballistics chart, the second deals with Black powder .45-70 Government Rifles. The 45-70 dates back to as early as 1865 but it wasn’t standardized until 1873 when a U.S. Government contract was issued for several thousand Springfield […]
Shotgun Pattern Improvement
After doing a thorough pattern test and analysis it’s time to focus on how to increase pattern density and consistency, as both are needed for a complete shotgun pattern tuning. There is some knowledge worth having first as to what you are dealing with. A True Shot Pattern Is, 100% Of The Shot In A […]
22 Magnum Ballistics Charts
22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire Rifle Cartridge: The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire was introduced in the 1950s by Winchester, and it was the only successful rimfire cartridge introduced in the 20th century as it was quickly chambered in handguns and rifles. The .22 Magnum when chambered in a rifle gives its users many opportunities for a […]
Remington Core-Lokt 243 Winchester Ammunition Ballistics
Remington 243 Winchester Ammunition: Remington, .243 Winchester Premier Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded ammunition features a bullet in a class of its own. Developed and designed by Remington’s industry-leading R&D; staff. Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded offers hunters the unique combination of excellent accuracy, superb weight retention and expansion with overall superior terminal results. The bonded bullet retains up […]
Steel Shot VS Lead Shot for Shotguns
There are two very important factors that you have to understand and consider when properly switching from lead shot to steel shot. (1) Steel shot is harder than lead shot; (Advantage). (2) Steel shot is lighter than lead shot; (Disadvantage). (1) Steel shot is 3 times harder than lead shot: Let’s first examine the steel shot advantage by firing a […]