As smokeless powder technology began to develop in the 20th century, cartridge designers were able to push bullets to unheard of velocities. With the discovery of hydrostatic shock as a…
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A few years ago it seemed that short, fat magnums were the wave of the future. But as the AR-15 platform began gaining in popularity, and particularly among hunters who…
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At one time, the 6.8 SPC looked like it was going to take the shooting world by storm. Developed by Remington with input from the US Army Marksmanship Unit and…
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While the AR-15 platform has become the most popular rifle in the United States, and offers a plethora of different cartridges to suit every shooter’s need, the AR-10/LR-308/AR-308 platform hasn’t…
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Every time a new cartridge comes to the market, wildcatters immediately try to tinker with it, necking it up or down to create new cartridge variations. And every now and…
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The 9.3x62mm Mauser has been around for over a century, but only in the last 5-10 years has it begun gaining a greater foothold in the United States. The cartridge…
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It’s always hard to tell when a newly developed cartridge is really going to take off. Some are introduced with a big bang and then slowly fizzle. Others see marginal…
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Like many magnum revolver cartridges, the .44 Magnum wasn’t developed out of whole cloth. It was developed from a predecessor that once fell out of favor, but that recently has…
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It’s no secret that the endgame of the federal government is to control and then eliminate the private ownership of firearms. Every infringement on the right to bear arms, from…
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The .348 Winchester is unique in that it was only chambered in a single firearm, the Winchester Model 71 lever action rifle. And the Model 71 is unique in that…