Several years ago I wrote an article about the Mossberg 500 Flex, and how it was a great dual purpose firearm. For someone who can only afford one gun for hunting and home defense and prefers a shotgun, that’s a great option. But, what if you’re a rifle hunter? Can you use a hunting rifle […]
Top 3 Best 6.5 Creedmoor Rifles
The 6.5 Creedmoor erupted onto the long range shooting scene in 2007 and has since moved on to be one of the best selling rifle cartridges of all time. It’s easy to see why it’s so popular, it offers excellent downrange ballistics and is a flat shooting cartridge that is also used as a popular […]
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. […]
6.5X55 Swedish Mauser Ballistics
6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser: The 6.5X55mm Swedish Mauser was developed in 1893 by a joint Swedish/Norwegian commission and officially adopted by those countries as the military cartridge. Soon thereafter it became a popular sporting cartridge and was used for target shooting, including Olympic free rifle competition. It was virtually unknown in the United States until the […]
Springfield Armory’s New Bolt Gun, The Model 2020
Springfield Armory has recently announced the release of their newest rifle, a bolt action called … wait for it … the Model 2020. These rifles reportedly offer a carbon fiber stock and the option to choose a steel or carbon fiber barrel delivering a .75 MOA accuracy guarantee. Barrel lengths range from 20″ – 22″ […]