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by Tom McHale I’ve been shooting the snot out of Sig Sauer’s (relatively) new FMJ ammo the past couple of months and even taking careful notes. As the FMJ line is intended for practice and competition, and not self-defense, I wanted to test a couple of calibers in a variety of guns before reporting back […]
By: Richard Mann How should you determine ammunition reliability in your self-defense handgun? If you fire 100 rounds without issue, is this acceptable? Or, should it be 300, 500 or even 1,000? Gunsite Academy founder Jeff Cooper once wrote, “When a pistol is drawn and employed to save a man’s life, it absolutely must function. […]
In today’s economy were all looking for inexpensive ammo. When it comes to self defense ammo don’t buy cheap, buy quality hollow points that are inexpensive. https://youtu.be/NRT9GWwnpGc When you safety is at stake, do your homework and buy wisely.
How deadly are cap and ball–aka percussion– revolvers? I teamed up with Matt from Murphey’s Muskets to find out. We shot a trio of Uberti made Colt revolvers into 10 % ordinance gel straight out of the packs from Clear Ballistics and got some surprising results. We pit the civilian 31 caliber against the […]
by Philip Massaro Undoubtedly, one of the most influential rifle cartridges of the 20th century was the .30-’06 Springfield, serving its country proudly in two World Wars, and setting the hunting and shooting world on its ear. However, shortly after the First World War, the U.S. Army began to look at a shorter cartridge that […]
It wasn’t long ago that .22LR ammunition was nearly impossible to find, and people were just happy to find any at all. Things have changed for the better in the last year and now we finding ourselves discussing the question that many have debated for years, Lead or Copper .22LR which is safer and which […]
The world of ever expanding anti terrorism and special operations missions the need for an effective round that works well in close quarters and out to 300 meters is of critical importance. The standard round for years has been the 5.56x45mm in some configuration, BUT is the .300 AAC Blackout really the ultimate CQB round […]
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Confident concealed carry actually requires two types of ammunition: quality training rounds and personal defense loads. Champion shooter and Federal Premium® partner Julie Golob explains why she puts American Eagle® Syntech™ to work at the range and Federal Premium HST® into her carry gun.
There’s an old saying that says, “speed kills.” If that’s true, then CMMG’s new Mk4 in 22 Nosler is sure to be a lethal weapon on predators, varmints and other medium sized game. Officially unveiled at the 2017 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV, the 22 Nosler is an extremely fast centerfire cartridge that is […]
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