Herter’s Business: In 1937 George Leonard Herter (heir to the Herter’s outdoor goods business) took his father’s dry goods store and turned it into a mail order outdoor goods business, selling hunting and fishing items through a catalog. Herter over the next four decades built a mail-order sporting-goods juggernaut. He later opened retail outlet stores […]
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Stock Up On Ammo While You Still Can!!
Well, the leftists and misinformed politicians are at it again. Recently the attacks against gun ownership have skyrocketed. But there is another sleeper concern, ammunition. Increasingly politicians are beginning to zero in on ammunition purchases and requirements for ownership of ammo. Take heed! I’m sure many readers have numerous firearms available to them. Good. But […]
340 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics and Information
340 Weatherby Magnum: The 340 Weatherby Magnum was developed by necking up Weatherby’s already well established 300 Weatherby Magnum to a bullet diameter of .338 inches. This filled the Weatherby cartridge gap between their 300 Magnum and 375 Magnum. This cartridge went into mass production in 1963. The 340 Weatherby Magnum is very powerful, loaded […]
Have You Ever Heard Of These Three Lesser Known Ammo Manufacturers?
Most folks who have been around the shooting world for any time at all know of the big names in ammunition. Winchester, Remington, Federal, and Hornady easily come to mind when talking hunting, training, competition, and defensive ammo. There are many others of course, including foreign companies that manufacture ammo. A recent conference sponsored by […]