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 […]
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22 Hornet Ballistics Chart, History
22 Hornet History: The 22 Hornet was designed as one of the first high velocity centerfire 22’s to use smokeless powder. While this cartridge can be attributed to the efforts of several individuals it was Winchester that put it all together in 1930 and introduced the 22 hornet with a bullet diameter of .223″. Today’s […]
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 […]
17 Remington Ballistics
17 Remington: The 17 Remington cartridge case is based on the 223 case and is similar to the 17/223 wildcat cartridge that Harrington and Richardson introduced in 1968. Remington introduced their 17 Remington in a model 700 rifle to the shooting public in 1971, but it never gained much in popularity. With a tiny 20 […]
Ammo Prices Rise Again … Still
We just can’t seem to catch a break with the whole ammo thing. It’s either non existent, too expensive, or, more often than not, both. We follow the ammunition market very closely as of late, and we try to bring you updates whenever we see them. The last bit of good news was good that […]
357 SIG Ballistics
357 Sig Ballistics: A gun with a 4 inch barrel can propel a 125 grain projectile to 1,350 feet per second and 506 LB/FT of energy at the muzzle. At 50 yards, energy drops to 395 LB/FT and 1192 FPS. Then at 100 yards, velocity slows to 1,078 feet per second, and energy drops to […]
30-30 Winchester Ballistics, History, Other Info
The 30-30 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridge is a .30″ caliber, rimmed, bottleneck cartridge case design that is reloadable. This 30 caliber cartridge was introduced all the way back in 1895 and has remained popular throughout the years. Rifles chambered in this round have a barrel bore land to land diameter of .300″ and a bore […]
38 Special Ballistics Chart
Why choose 38 special? The 38 Special is a popular choice for those serious about concealed carry, but who want a small handgun that all but disappears on your body and has a safety feature built in. The safety feature is the long, hard trigger pull that a double action offers. The trigger is considered […]
Some Good News For Ammo
It seems as if the good news regarding ammunition has been few and far between these days. The last good news we heard was about a month ago when Vista Outdoors informed us that Remington was back into full swing and working around the clock to get us out of this mess we’re in. That […]
45 ACP VS 9MM – Which is Better? (With Ballistic Charts)
The caliber wars are a never ending debate, but we don’t participate in them the same way everyone else does. My goal is not to pick an overall winner, even though I tell you which I choose for my own concealed carry purposes. Our 45 ACP vs 9mm comp is not necessarily to name a […]
