The 5.56 NATO is a cartridge in which I am very familiar. The reason why is that it is the primary cartridge used by the individual rifleman of my beloved Marine Corps. Granted, that was more than 20 years ago now but I still own a few boxes of it. Wow, I’m getting old. And […]
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360 Buckhammer VS 30-30 Winchester Ballistics
One of the most recent centerfire rifle hunting rounds is Remington’s new 360 Buckhammer. It is a new, 35 caliber straight-walled cartridge that is designed specifically for hunting with a lever action rifle. There have been a few different cartridges that the new one is being compared to, and we’ve already discussed the ballistic difference […]
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 […]
360 Buckhammer VS 350 Legend Ballistics
There seems to be a growing trend of folks hunting with straight-walled rifle cartridges as of late, with more than a few new cartridges brought to market over the past decade or so. A few years back, Winchester introduced the 350 Legend rifle cartridge which saw immediate success with a handful of other ammo makers […]
360 Buckhammer Ballistics and Other Info
What is 360 Buckhammer? Remington Ammunition recently released a new straight-walled rifle cartridge called the 360 Buckhammer (similar to 350 Legend). It promises to be the next big thing in straight-wall hunting with good ballistics for taking animals up to deer and, according to Remington, black bear in size at under 200 yards. As of […]
7mm Remington Magnum Ballistics
Below are a few different centerfire rifle ballistics charts for the 7mm Rem Mag cartridge, followed by history, uses, and other info. We have a more complete rifle ballistics chart which features most of the rifle cartridges available if you’d like to do any comparisons, and you can find it by pushing on that link. […]
44 Magnum Ballistics
44 Remington Magnum Rifle Ballistics: The below 44 Rem Mag rifle ballistics chart shows 270 grain Federal Premium Hammer Down Rounds: Muzzle 100 YDS 200 Yds Velocity (FPS) 1715 1417 1187 Energy (FT/LB) 1763 1204 845 Drop (Inch) / 0 -16 44 Remington Magnum Handgun Ballistics: This 44 Rem Mag handgun ballistics chart shows Hornady […]
243 Winchester Ballistics Chart and Cartridge Guide
The 243 Winchester is a .24″ caliber centerfire rifle cartridge that is has a rimless, bottleneck case design. The 243 Winchester cartridge casing is reloadable after the cartridge has been fired or spent with various combinations of primer, powder, and .243″ diameter bullets. 243 Win History: The popular 243 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridge originated as […]
Is There a 45-70 Handgun?
One of the most popular and talked about rifle cartridges for big game is the 45-70 Government–and for good reason. The 45-70 is a great, hard hitting round that has been around for a very long time. Because it has been around for so long, there is a massive following with a few different companies […]
444 Marlin VS 450 Bushmaster Ballistics (Trajectory, Recoil, History)
We continue on in our battle of the big bores. Our previous post, 444 Marlin VS .45-70 GOVT was so popular I thought it wise to continue on and compare other big game hunting cartridges. Let’s take a more in depth look at each of these hard hitters, with the ultimate goal of ending up […]