By Allen Scavetta The Beretta 1301 Tactical is a direct descendant of the 1201. Beretta first announced it to the US in late 2013 and began production in 2014. It’s not their first attempt to bring a gas-operated shotgun to the market, but it may be their best. They’ve cycled through a few iterations of […]
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The 300 Win Mag and the 308 Win cartridges are precise, effective, and reliable. These rounds have been tried, and they’ve been found true. It’s not a discussion of 300 Win Mag VS 308 being better or worse. Rather, we will be inspecting each round’s purpose, strengths, and weaknesses. The 300 Win Mag is built […]
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If the Winchester 1873 was “the gun that won the west,” perhaps we could say the M1 Garand is “the gun that won the war.” The rapid-firing, heavy-hitting, distance-stretching reputation of M1 Garand placed fear in the hearts of its enemy long before the trigger finger flexed. The story of the M1 Garand is a […]
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By Guy J. Sagi Mikhail Kalashnikov is an indelible name in firearm history. In fact, he’s the reason we have the AK-47 VS AK-74 argument to consider. He designed the 7.62x39mm-chambered AK-47, the Avtomat Kalashnikov – loosely translated as Automatic Kalashnikov – that the Soviet Union officially adopted in 1947. Decades later, he supervised the […]
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Federal Premium ammo is proof that Minnesotans do more than fish, ice fish, and elect pro wrestlers for governor. Federal is over a century old and headquartered in Anoka (the Halloween Capital of the World). Not only is Federal one of the most well-respected ammo manufacturers, but it is also one of the world’s largest. […]
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