Reloading

Reloading: A Guide to Getting Started

Sometimes we call it handloading, but most folks call it reloading. After all, what makes it all worthwhile is being…Read More >

Ammunition

All-Copper Handgun Bullets: Are They Worth It?

Firearms projectiles have come a long way. Early firearms propelled whatever could be shoved down the barrel, from polished stones…Read More >

Ammunition

Review: Savage AXIS .22-250

This is a report about an affordable and powerful rifle, an accurate combination available for a pittance. You may note…Read More >

Ammunition

Bullets: Chunky and Slow vs. Fast and Light

Many of the modern, name brand bullets in .45 ACP or 9mm will do the job well. This data should help you realize, with the proper bullets, ammunition effectiveness is not nearly as large a concern as it once was. That is not say that all bullets in 9mm or .45 ACP perform the same. This article looks at data from different ammunition tests and picks the 3 top performers for consideration.

Ammunition

The .41 Magnum — Alive and Kicking

The .41 Magnum is a useful, powerful, accurate, and well-balanced cartridge. Perhaps, it is one of the best revolver cartridges ever designed. Yet, it seems to be almost on its last leg, and far down the list in popularity compared to the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum. This is understandable in some ways, but the cartridge is just too good to die.

Ammunition

Handgun Cartridges — A Retrospective Look

The explosion in handgun choice, and the proliferation of handgun calibers and loads, is immensely interesting. Whether you wish to use a certain caliber and load or not, each is intriguing. Did you know, the popular cartridges of today fill the same basic niche in the same relation to others since Sam Colt codified the pocket, belt, and holster pistol? Colt’s revolvers were offered in .31, .36 and .44 most commonly. The .31 served the same role as today’s .380 ACP pocket pistol; the .36 was the 9mm of the day, and the .44, well, the .44.