Cinqo de Mayo is Done; Plinko de Mayo Lives On
With May the Fourth Be With You and the weekend celebrations surrounding Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican-American version of St. Patrick’s Day, in our rearview mirror, hopefully the hangovers and upset stomachs from muchos...
AOC Misleads (What’s New?) With Her Slanted “Facts” on Ammunition
In a demonstration that America’s outdoors and recreational shooting sports pastimes still bring people together, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 615 in a bipartisan vote, sending the Protecting Access for Hunters and...
Fire Breaks Out in Pennsylvania Ammo Plant, Foreign Media Takes Note
A fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania, which produces key military supplies, including heavy artillery ammunition. The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. local time on Monday, April 15, and...
G9 Defense: 9mm Ammunition Review
Ammunition can be a tricky beast. We love it, but hate paying for it. We want the best in new technology, but only once it's as proven as the old stuff. After all that...
CCI’s ‘Uppercut’ .22 Long Rifle Defensive Load Shows Impressive, Reliable Expansion Every Time
Nobody has ever said that the .22 Long Rifle makes a man-stopper defensive cartridge. However people still carry it for self-defense purposes. Maybe people have disabilities that preclude a more traditional centerfire cartridge for...
Ammo Background Checks Back on in People’s Republic of California
“Well, screw me!” every gun owner in California collectively said at the news U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s ruling just last week had been stayed by a higher court panel. Benitez had ruled that...
Court Rules CA Ammo Background Checks Unconstitutional
In yet another victory for California’s beleaguered gun owners, a federal court has struck down the state law requiring in-person background checks for each purchase of standard ammunition. In the case Rhode v. Bonta, Judge...
28 Pro-Freedom Attorneys General Push Back Against Stopping Civilian Sales of Surplus Lake City...
A couple of weeks ago, about 20 anti-freedom state attorneys general led by Letitia James from New York petitioned Joe Biden's administration to stop the sales of surplus 5.56mm ammo from the Lake City...
SHOT Show 2024: Speer Gold Dot Carbine
Ammo releases are never as popular as gun releases, but I always make sure to swing by the big ammo companies to find out what's new. At the Speer/Federal/CCI booth, I was greeted by...
SHOT SHOW 2024: CCI Uppercut .22 LR
CCI is well known for its high-quality rimfire ammunition. Whenever you need a rimfire for something beyond plinking, you likely turn toward CCI. This year at SHOT Show, CCI unveiled their latest .22 LR...
SHOT Show 2024: Federal Flitecontrol in 20 Gauge
My favorite defensive shotgun load is the Federal Flitecontrol buckshot. It produces the tightest pattern possible with a shotgun. In a home defense scenario, a tight pattern ensures your buckshot goes right where you...
Hornady Turns 75 in 2024
In 1949 when Joyce Hornady set out to design and manufacture a better product for handloaders, not everyone expected him to succeed. With World War II over and the economy returning to peacetime status,...