Survival

As handgun ammunition developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and semiautomatic pistols began to become more commonplace, the straight-walled cartridges common to revolvers began to give way…

While Democrats may be in control of both the White House and Congress, their hold on power is tenuous at best. But that isn’t stopping them from trying to ram…

With President Biden’s recent promise to use agency rulemaking to enact new gun control, Americans’ ability to build their own guns could be severely curtailed. We don’t know yet what…

With as many preppers and survivalists as there are in existence today, there are just as many plans for prepping. But while every survival plan needs to be tailored to…

The passage of the National Firearms Act in 1934 ushered in the most sweeping restrictions on firearms ownership ever seen in the United States. Whole categories of firearms were banned…

The .405 Winchester is an iconic cartridge in US history, being associated with President Theodore Roosevelt and his hunting escapades. Roosevelt is said to have called the .405 Winchester his…

There aren’t too many people who want to live off the grid. Being responsible for your own electricity, gas, heat, and water can be a real pain, especially if you’re…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…