Rifles vs. Pistols: The Basics of Terminal Ballistics For the last 100+ years, a great deal of the effort expended in ammo technology has gone toward trying to make pistol bullets act more like rifle bullets. Every few years, a new cartridge or bullet design arrives on the scene, claiming to have gotten us…
Category: Ammunition Files
I’ll Take a Box of Flying Ashtray and .45-70 Govt Please
Centerfire Rifle Wounds
Centerfire Rifle Wounds Not for the faint of heart, this is a very informative PICTORIAL on what various calibers of Centerfire Rifle Rounds can do to soft targets, ie, human bodies. Study Up and Prepare Accordingly.
Shotgun Basics: Buckshot (Part 1)
Shotgun Basics: Buckshot (Part 1) I have been reloading for most of my adult life and have used just about ever flavor of shotgun load there is and for my money a good 00 Low-Recoil and #4 Buckshot are my “GO TO” loads for 2 legged critters.
Know Your Weapons: The Cap and Ball Revolvers Prior to the Peacemaker
Prior to the Peacemaker The Revolvers that ‘Really’ Won the West Before the Colt Peacemaker? Before the Colt Peacemaker there was a whole boatload of other Colt single action revolvers. And in truth they had a lot more influence in the Old West than did the Peacemaker because the wildest and woolliest times had passed by…
Know Your Ammo: The 25 ACP – The Worst Carry Caliber
The 25 ACP – The Worst Carry Caliber The .25 ACP, the infamous “mouse fart” gun!
Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and arms of the Boers. Note: Although I disagree with many of the author’s opinions regarding rifle and caliber choices, as I have grown older I have found the best advice to new shooters is…
Here’s Why AK-47 Ammo Could Shoot To The Moon
Here’s Why AK-47 Ammo Could Shoot To The Moon Not new news but a good reminder to stock up on steel case while you can. Time is Short and the Need for it is about to explode exponentially. You can take that to the Proverbial Bank.
U.S. Army Get’s New Rifles as it Circles Down the WOKE Drain
Behold, I Make All things New! I guess giving new rifles to the troops is a consolation prize for all the Diversity and Tranny training they will have to attend. No Seriously, the upgrade in caliber is a PLUS. Never been a fan of 5.56 for many reasons. Now in the words of Crazy…
Who Knew? A Guide to 7.62 Ammo
Who Knew? A Guide to 7.62 Ammo Here is a really practical and useful ballistic guide for all my fellow AK and SKS shooters.