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 […]
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40 S&W VS 357 SIG Ballistics, Recoil, Cost
In keeping with our recent trend of comparing the ballistics and other pertinent information regarding the effectiveness of handgun cartridges, we now move on to 40 S&W VS 357 SIG. We don’t do these comparisons the way everyone else does and our goal isn’t to choose an overall winner, but to help you decide which […]
5.56 NATO Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
The 5.56 NATO is a cartridge in which I am very familiar. The reason why, is because 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 […]
22 Magnum Ballistics Charts
22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire Cartridge: The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (also known as 22 magnum, 22 mag, or 22 WMR) was introduced in the 1950s by Winchester, and it was the only successful rimfire cartridge introduced in the 20th century as it was quickly chambered in handguns and rifles. The rest of this article will […]
450 Marlin VS 45-70 Gov Ballistics
The 45-70 and the 450 Marlin are two very similar big bore hunting cartridges. Our goal with this article is to compare the two to each other with the hopes of figuring out which one is better for more circumstances. They are so similar that this is no easy feat. Let’s get started. 45-70 Gov […]
223 WSSM Ballistics
223 Winchester Super Short Magnum: The 223 Winchester Super Sort Magnum is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in partnership with Browning Arms Company and Winchester ammunition. It made its debut and was formally introduced to the shooting public in 2003. The new .224″ short magnum cartridge was first chambered in Winchester’s Model 70 bolt action […]
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 […]
6.5 PRC Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
The 6.5 PRC is the most recent in a long line of 6.5mm cartridges. Famed for long distance accuracy, many shooters have settled on one or another version of the venerable 6.5mm for hunting and long distance shooting. Let’s take a deeper look. 6.5mm History: The 6.5mm rifle cartridge, in general, is really nothing new. […]
357 Magnum Ballistics Charts (Handgun and Rifle)
357 Magnum Cartridge: The 357 Magnum cartridge was designed in 1934 and then introduced to the public in 1935 by Smith & Wesson. The 357 Magnum is an effective self-defense cartridge for those who carry a revolver and it started out back then as a very popular round. S&W originally had a hard time keeping […]
