Ammunition

Got Hurricane? What To Do When Your Guns and Ammo Are Under Water

National Shooting Sports Foundation and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute Provide Guidance on Dealing with Submerged Guns and Ammunition. Firearms owners who have seen their guns and stored ammunition submerged by flood waters in storm-wracked areas are probably wondering if their firearms and ammunition can be salvaged and safely used. The Sporting Arms and […]

5.56mm vs 6.8mm: Can a better bullet keep a bad guy down?

There has been long running debate over which is the most effective round and what our ground troops should be using, 5.56mm x 45, or 6.8mm x 43 SPC. Well, for me, that’s a no brainer – 6.8mm of course. Why? Because of its terminal effects! In layman’s terms terminal ballistics is how the projectile […]

6.8 SPC: Going Beyond 5.56

Choosing a caliber outside of the infinite, logistically supported 5.56×45 NATO cartridge choice on an AR-15 platform took a leap for me. Many of the subscribers to The Channel may be familiar with my 25 plus years on the platform and the often touting of mil-spec standards or better, “time proven” and “tested” systems, as well […]

What is your ammo going to do in a fight? You Should Know

Keven Michalowski has a great series of video blogs on his youtube channel, “Into the Fray”. This video shows ballistic gel tests on the ammunition you carry. You must know how your bullets perform. I highly recommend you check out all of his videos. Learn more about the concealed carry lifestyle: http://www.usconcealedcarry.net

Precision Delta Offers 223 Pro Ammunition

Precision Delta, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of handgun reloading components and match ammunition, is proud to offer their PDP Pro ammunition in an additional caliber option. Precision Delta has added .223 55gr FMJ-BT to the PDP Pro lineup, offering the quality features of the PDP Pro ammo to rifle shooters as well. Precision Delta […]

Is There a Difference Between .223 and 5.56?

The comparison between .223 and 5.56 isn’t a new one, so there is a lot of discussion to weed through to learn about the two. Ultimately, because they originated from the same cartridge, they are very similar, but that does not mean that they are necessarily interchangeable. This article discusses three key differences between .223 […]

What Happens When Ammo Burns? Sporting Ammunition and the Fire Fighter:

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI), the standards-setting organization for the industry, has provided this video to fire departments nationwide to help firefighters better address the realities of fires in which sporting ammunition is present. I have seen some of your garages and I can guess about the rest of you. This video […]

Got Pests? CCI Big 4 Review

Every avid outdoors-person has probably seen birdshot shells for a centerfire or rimfire, or may have some at the bottom of their dad’s old supply of ammo that’s been passed down. I recall seeing .22 shells with the clear blue tip loaded with bird shot. I even recall using it to shoot at critters. I […]

SOCOM chooses 300 Norma Mag for Advanced Sniper Rifle

I t’s official – SOCOM has selected the 300 Norma Mag as the new Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) cartridge! The 300 Norma Mag is based off of the 338 Norma Mag case necked down to accept a .30 caliber bullet. It launches a 220gr .308 bullet at just over 3,000 fps. That’s 4,400 ft/lbs of […]

The Army M855A1 5.56mm “Green Round”: Better and Badder

Get ready. I’m about to overturn what a lot of knowledgeable “gun people” think they know about the Army’s M855A1 “Green Round”. There will be gnashing of teeth as angry keyboarding hammers out responses that will most likely ignore the facts I’m about to share. What’s prompted me to cause this upheaval in “common knowledge” […]