As far as short-action, high powered centerfire rifle calibers go, the .308 Winchester and its clone the 7.62X51mm NATO standard are the reigning champs. The ammo is cheap, easy to find, and every possible type of bullet is available. Why? It’s because it is so common, and it shares the exact same bullet as its […]
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Famous duels are the stuff from which legends are made of. Dueling with pistols might seem cruel and senseless to men of the modern era. A couple of centuries ago, it made perfect sense. It was inextricably linked to male honor. Especially in the South, and before the Civil War, duels were a spectacle. Sometimes […]
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Guest Writer: Kenzie Fitzpatrick The Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) started in 1991 and annually holds over 50 competitions every year across the United States. These competitions are designed so that brand new shooters have a low barrier to entry and don’t need a lot of practice or experience to shoot. Steps To Prepare For […]
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The .300 Winchester Magnum, known as the .300 Win Mag, is a big, bad magnum power cartridge. Its metric dimensions are 7.62x67mm. That makes it 23.8% bigger than the popular .308 Winchester at 7.62x51mm, and 6.3% bigger than the .30-06 at 7.62x63mm. It uses the same bullets as the .308 and .30-06, but it pushes […]
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The .38 Special is a classic revolver caliber, perhaps the classic revolver caliber of modern times. It’s impossible to go into any gun store and not find a selection of revolvers chambered in this classic round. It has a history as a workhorse. Though it may not be considered as powerful, or ballistically potent as […]
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