We’re all guilty, each and every one of us, myself included. We’ll be at a summer barbecue, or sharing a beer at the local pub, or sitting around the campfire, and the cartridge debate will begin. And, once it begins, you’re bound to hear all sorts of boastful claims, insistent arguing points, hand-me-down tales of perfect, flawless performance in the hands of various uncles and grandsires, and all sorts of reasons why any other cartridge than the metallic hero receiving adoration at that moment is a silly, wasteful, childish design. Sometimes you’ll hear – possibly simultaneously if the crowd is large enough and the tongues are loose – that old cartridge should be put out to pasture.
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The Great Cartridge Debate: .308, .30-’06, 6.5 Creedmoor & More
BY Phil Massaro Published: September 29, 2017 { 53 comments }NEW: NovX Stainless Steel, Copper Polymer Self-Defense 9mm Ammo
BY Laura Kovarik Published: September 26, 2017 { 7 comments }There’s a new product that shooters should keep an eye on. Timberghost Tactical LLC, a Georgia-based company, is taking the ammo world by storm with their new ammunition line: NovX, which is a stainless steel and copper polymer 9mm Luger +P. According to NovX, their 65-grain, standard pressure Engagement: Extreme Defense cartridges clock at 1,655 feet per second (fps).
A Match Made in CCW Heaven: S&W M&P BodyGuard 38 CT with Federal HST
BY Clay Martin Published: September 21, 2017 { 16 comments }This week, I got my hands on the M&P Bodyguard in .38 Special from our friends over at Smith and Wesson. What is the big deal, you may ask, with a .38 Special J Frame that was actually released six years ago? Well, there have been a couple of updates, but the biggest deal is what we found to feed it.
The Round of the Future: The 6.5 Creedmoor
BY Clay Martin Published: September 19, 2017 { 22 comments }The 6.5 Creedmor isn’t a new round, it was introduced in 2008 by Hornady. But this will be remembered as the year it began its dominance in the market place. In reference to .308, I think the words of Winston Churchill say it best. “This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, this is just perhaps the end of the beginning.”
SIG Releases 6.5 Creedmoor Match Grade Ammo
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 11, 2017 { 0 comments }SIG’s cashing in on the Creedmoor craze, announcing this week the release of the 6.5 Creedmoor Open Tip Match (OTM) round.
9 Critical Concealed Carry Lessons: Ep. 9 Ammo Selection
BY Clay Martin Published: September 4, 2017 { 121 comments }The last thing we’re going to discuss in this series is what caliber? And what ammunition? This is probably the most hotly debated topic amongst concealed carriers, and it is sure to draw the ire of at least half of our audience. No one wants to acknowledge that they made a poor choice — or [...]
Behind the Scenes: SIG Sauer Ammo Plant
BY Laura Kovarik Published: September 2, 2017 { 4 comments }Few companies can claim they have a hand in every avenue of the market. Nowadays, the strategy of the outdoor tycoons is to buy up the corner of the market they’re pursuing. This often isn’t always the best option for the little guy as it creates monopolies. We’ve seen this with some of the more [...]
Cartridge Showdown: The 30-’06 — Awesome or Awful?
BY Aram Von Benedikt Published: September 1, 2017 { 235 comments }Now, there are multitudes of wonderful cartridges out there, and I’ll confess to having a love affair with many of them. But for sheer versatility mixed with get-’er-done authority, my vote still goes to the venerable 30-’06. It doesn’t posses the smashing capabilities of the magnums, but neither does it pack the kick.
Remington Hunting for New CEO after Top Execs Step Down
BY Max Slowik Published: August 24, 2017 { 8 comments }Remington’s leadership is getting a shuffle after two of the company’s top executives resigned during the course of this month.
American-Made Freedom: Behind the Scenes with Freedom Munitions
BY Clay Martin Published: August 4, 2017 { 19 comments }It isn’t often a new player makes it to the top of a heavily entrenched industry. How many new car brands have you seen in the last 20 years? If a new company does manage to not only survive but also thrive, they are worth paying attention to. They either have a superior product, a non-standard means of making the same product economically viable or tenacity. Freedom Munitions rose from a small garage company to a major contender in a very short amount of time.







