Ammo

Longtime readers know I'm a big fan of the 300 BLK platform. With the increased popularity of 6.8 SPC ammunition, and given the Army's new fondness for the round, I'm asked if 6.8 SPC...

It’s that time again, friends. Yes, that’s right, it’s time for a faceoff between two of the most popular magnum revolver rounds out there: the .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum. This is bound to...

When we look at different cartridges there is often a focus on the disembodied numbers that describe them. All too often there's a mental disconnect between the numbers and reality, and in many cases...

There is nothing I like more than writing about ammunition and guns, with the possible exception of sitting in my 3,000 square foot (and growing) covered chicken enclosure watching them happily do their thing....

Guns aren't hard to make. Third world workshops and first world hobbyists routinely manufacture firearms using both common and exotic materials, by methods as varied as simple hammering all the way up to 3D printing. Many...

The caliber wars were old long before tactical enthusiasts left angry comments on blogs via their cell phones whilst patrolling their local mart store for Isis, and indeed among the oldest debates is 270...

As a longtime firearms instructor and head of a gun rights group, people ask me all sorts of questions. All questions have merit, especially for people who are new to guns. Among these questions,...

by John Boch, president of Guns Save Life Low muzzle flash is one of the non-negotiable requirements of any good self-defense load. In October, at the GSL Defense Training Urban Rifle 101 course, one of...

Buying ammunition online can save you money and get you far more in terms of choice. Prices are usually lower (watch out for those shipping charges, though) and you aren't at the mercy of...

I've scraped this from commentator Montana Bound's post on the most excellent shotgunworld.com, where it was attributed to a dead link. "All of these shots were taken from a known distance and angle into...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpUbBxvI7po&feature=youtu.be For some reason, I've got it in my head to convert my GLOCK 21 to shoot a wide variety of different calibers. Not that .45 ACP isn't enough, but -- well, it's more a...

Are you comparing 300 AAC Blackout to 5.56 NATO? If so, you're doing it wrong. Sort of. You see, 300 BLK wasn't intended to replace or compete with 5.56/.223 so much as with good...