This article will take a more in depth look at the two different modes of carrying a gun for self-defense: Open carry VS Concealed carry, which one is better? To be sure, each type of self-defense has its own positives and negatives associated with it. Our goal is to look at each method more in […]
Springfield Armory EMP 1911 Review
Springfield Armory EMP 1911 Review Update to the original review, published on May 29, 2019. I recently brought the Springfield Armory EMP 4 to the range after a long hiatus. My goal was to shoot it one last time before freeing up some much needed gun safe space. It’s never a good idea to go […]
Will Ammunition Prices Go Back Down?
This is an update to the article originally published on January 24, 2021, and also updated on April 14, 2021: The great ammo shortage of 2020 has turned into an even worse ammo shortage of 2021. Now with the election cycle over and being well into summer, we can really start to take a step […]
260 Remington Ballistics Charts and Cartridge Guide
The 260 Remington centerfire rifle cartridge was introduced to the shooting public in 1997 by Remington. Remington’s 260 rifle cartridge case is based on the 6.5-08 wildcat, which was a 308 Winchester case, necked down to accept .264″ caliber bullets. The 260 Remington is an excellent, accurate, low recoil, flat shooting cartridge and it is […]
AK-47 History and Information
The AK-47 is a gas-operated rifle that was adopted and standardized in 1947. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works. The AK-47 is compact, firing a 7.62×39mm cartridge, and is capable of selective fire (meaning that it can run in automatic fire). It was one of the first […]
222 Remington Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
222 Remington: Introduced in 1950, the 222 Remington was a completely new 22 caliber center fire rifle cartridge design. And, in the United States of America it was seen as the first rimless 22 cal center fire cartridge. Because the 222 Remington recoils lighter than others, it is a good option for varmint hunting in the […]
Handgun Stopping Power Myth
There are plenty of myths in the gun industry. Some of these can be dangerous, like “there’s no need to aim your shotgun.” Others are just idiotic. We’ve covered some of these more dangerous myths in the past, like the more popular shotgun myths that are actually dangerous, when you click that link. Now this […]
Shotgun Shotstring
What is a shotgun shotstring? A shotgun shotstring is produced out of a shotgun as a by-product of a choked shotgun barrel. It is a column of shot and its length varies as to the degree of choke in the barrel. Its length is from first pellet in the lead to the last pellet at […]
25-06 Remington Ballistics
The 25-06 Remington rifle cartridge originally was a wildcat cartridge first introduced by A.O.Niedner in 1920 based on the 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .257″ diameter bullets. It was adopted by Remington and introduced to the shooting public in a Remington model 700 bolt action rifle in 1969. The 25-06 Remington is a true dual purpose […]
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 […]
