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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
357 SIG VS 45 ACP Ballistics and Other Info
The caliber wars rage on. And this time we’re comparing two handgun self-defense cartridges that most people don’t think to compare. This is strange to me because they’re both excellent concealed carry cartridges in their own right and offer up the best ballistics possible. Let’s answer the question: 45 ACP VS 357 SIG, which is […]
6mm Remington (244 Remington) Ballistics
6mm Remington (244 Remington) The 6mm Remington is based on the 7x57mm case necked down to .243 caliber and the shoulder angle increased by about 6 degrees. Remington introduced this cartridge first in 1955 under a different name, the 244 Remington. In 1963 Remington reintroduced this cartridge as the now popular 6mm Remington. The 6mm Remington […]
9mm Winchester Ammo Recall Issued
Winchester has recalled several lots of 9mm Luger with projectiles of 115 grains, both ball ammo and JHP ammunition. The details are as follows: Any ammunition with the following symbols and lot numbers purchased after March 25, 2021 should not be used: Symbols: Q4172, RED9, USA9JHP, USA9MMVP, USA9W, WW9B Lot Numbers:SC03LD44, SC03LD45, SC03LD46, SC03LD47SC13LD1, SC13LD6, […]
257 Roberts Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
The 257 Roberts is one of those quarter bore cartridges that has a very small following, but should be more popular. Sadly, most hunters have never even heard of it before. The 25 caliber cartridges like this one and 25-06 Remington are very versatile cartridges that are great for any animal from varmint up to […]
40 S&W VS 45 ACP Ballistics and Other Info
45 Auto VS 40 S&W … The caliber wars rage on, but we don’t participate in them the way the rest of the industry does. Instead of picking out a straight up winner, we like to look at things a bit differently. This time we’ll be comparing 45 ACP vs 40 S&W to see which […]
257 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics
257 Weatherby Magnum: The 257 Weatherby Magnum was introduced to the public in the mid 1940’s by Roy Weatherby as one of his original cartridges and his personal favorite as well. The 257 Weatherby Magnum cartridge case itself is the 300 H&H magnum case that has been necked down to 25 caliber. It was blown […]
40 S&W Ballistics Chart
The 40 S&W is a relatively recent pistol cartridge with a fairly rich history. In the 1980s the FBI looked for a replacement for the cartridges of the time. The available cartridges were not as strong, ballistically, as they wanted. Proving this, was a shootout that took place between the FBI and some bad guys […]
