With the sheer number of different cartridges that have been created over the years, there’s bound to be overlap, or even cartridges that are nearly identical to each other. Take…
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With as many cartridge choices as exist today, you would think that companies would get tired of constantly trying to reinvent the wheel. But they don’t. There are new cartridges…
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Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in classic older calibers, especially those that saw use as dangerous game cartridges. One of those is the 9.3x74R cartridge, an old…
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Over the past two years, firearms sales have been growing at a record pace. More and more Americans have come to realize that they can’t rely on police to protect…
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To those who study ammunition developments, it’s amazing how things tend to come full circle after a time. In recent years 6.5mm cartridges have become incredibly popular, as their high…
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Every now and then a new cartridge gets introduced that seems like it fills an unserved niche. But some little detail inevitably gets overlooked, and what could have been a…
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The heightened interest in Cowboy Action Shooting that has occurred over the past several years has seen renewed interest in numerous older cartridges that were once thought obsolete or obsolescent.…
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The 8x50R Mannlicher cartridge dates back to 1890, to the very early days of smokeless cartridges. It originally featured a 244-grain bullet traveling 1,950 feet per second, for 2,060 foot-pounds…
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The venerable .30-06 Springfield cartridge has been the parent of numerous wildcat cartridges, some of which have gone on to become established cartridges in their own right. Among them is…
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Americans have never really taken to metric calibers, for one reason or another. The 7mm Remington Magnum is a prominent exception, and the newer 6.5mm calibers like 6.5 Creedmoor and…
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You don’t have to be an old man to remember the days of cheap military surplus rifles. Even people in their mid-30s remember the days when Swiss K31 rifles could…
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The 9.3x72R cartridge is one with an interesting history, and one that can confuse a lot of shooters. Known in Germany as the Försterpatrone, or forester’s cartridge, due to its…
