By Larry Keane Sometimes the best thing to do when activists attack is to let their arguments fall under their own weight. That’s what happened when Environmental Health News (EHN) published a series on traditional ammunition. The activist news service that describes itself as, “a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to driving science into public … Read more
Newington, New Hampshire–based SIG Sauer, Inc. has added a 205-grain subsonic 300 Blackout load to its Tipped Hunting line of ammunition. The new subsonic 300 Blackout ammunition features a yellow-tipped 205-grain lead-core bullet. This load uses the same single-base extruded powders as SIG Match Grade rounds. “300 Blackout continues to be a popular caliber and, … Read more
Randy Brooks built Barnes Bullets on the back of his idea for the first all-copper hunting round, the X-Bullet back in 1985. Barnes has been innovating ever since. And when Barnes was acquired by Remington, they rolled out their first ammunition products. Here’s Mike Painter, Senior Product Manager, to tell us about some of Barnes … Read more
Following hot of the heels of .223 Remington (see my earlier post here) in terms of general popularity is .308 Winchester. The .308 has enjoyed a reputation of excellence for decades and deservedly so. Most shooters that grew up before and even during the AR revolution that wanted a do-all cartridge went with the .308 because … Read more
A gunsmith friend of mine recently told me he was considering not renewing his NRA membership. It wasn’t because of the NRA or NRA-ILA’s political posturing. He was reacting to a recent opinion piece in the American Hunter titled “The .30-06 Sucks.” In the article, Mr. Mann argues that it is purely emotion that sustains … Read more
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