Media Reports Ignore Facts in Their Anti-Lead Ammunition ‘Journalism’
Local news outlets often choose to ignore readily-available data and instead “report” on a topic using only one-sided activist talking points. It’s a disservice to viewers and leads to bad policy.
Case in point is...
Why People (Still) Argue About 9mm vs .45 ACP
One of gun folks' favorite debates is the ever-popular 9mm vs. .45 ACP. The 10mm vs. basically anything else comes close. Then there's .30-06 vs. those who are wrong. Why, some newbies may wonder,...
SHOT Show: Number 1 FLITECONTROL Ain’t Coming Back…Yet
Prior to SHOT Show 2023, Federal issued a press release detailing a number of new cartridges being produced. Alongside several sat two new loads of Number 1 buckshot. These No. 1 loads were in...
What’s the Difference Between 5.56 and .223? Are They Interchangeable? Does it Matter?
Most AR-15 rifles are chambered in 5.56 or .223. What's the difference between the two rounds, anyhow? They're supposed to be interchangeable...kinda, sorta, maybe...aren't they?
The difference is in the round itself: the NATO round...
Calibers for Beginners: 12 Gauge Shotgun Shells
Many a tyke got their first taste of a ‘real gun’ when they put dad’s slug gun to their shoulder and under the old man's supervision, pulled the trigger. The awakening, for so many...
This is Why You Really Should Rotate Your Carry Gun Ammunition Regularly
Many folks -- cops included -- load up their self-defense sidearm, and then those tools silently serve and protect their owners from bad people with evil in their hearts. Unfortunately, most of us don't...
Shotgun Mini Shells: A Shotgunner on Their Advantages, Drawbacks and Best Uses
I love shotguns. I always have and I come from a family who used shotguns for hunting deer, shooting birds, and defending the homestead. In the Marines, I was one of the few Marines...
Meet the 375 Raptor: a Heavy-Hitting, Short Action Cartridge
Arne Brennan, creator of 6.5 Grendel and other cartridges, designed 375 Raptor in a quest to do for 308 Winchester what 300 Blackout did for .223 Remington. Namely, neck it up to run larger,...
Pro Tip: Choose The Right Bullet For The Job
Late last month a few guys and I went to Lonesome Boar Adventures in Mountain Home, Texas to do a little hunting. Thinking we'd be shooting mostly coyotes at medium-to-long ranges, wild boars from...
The Quest to Build a Better Bullet
Just as we continue to try to perfect projectiles in the 21st century, the same was true back in the 19th century.
Buck-and-ball fired from a shotgun allowed the shooter to have multiple projectiles per...
Korean War Era Ammo: Even Stored Under Sub-Optimal Conditions, Every Round Fired Almost 70...
This past weekend, I had a chance to fire an M1 Carbine I recently found in the bottom of a lake. My diving crew friends also recovered some ammo with the gun. Uncle Sam's...
Are Spicy Pistol Calibers Pointless For Personal Defense? Not at Longer Ranges
Almost like a memorized prayer, there are certain defensive gun myths that people will recite reflexively. Some of them are correct, some are true with caveats, and others are just garbage with no basis...