One of the more confusing aspects of cartridge nomenclature comes when discussing cartridges developed in the 19th century. Very often the cartridge name has nothing at all to do with…
Survival
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When preparing for a crisis, our focus very often is set on acquiring the “right” set of goods for each purpose. We buy guns and ammo for protection or hunting,…
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If you think the .357 Magnum is too small, but you also think the .44 Magnum is too powerful, is there a revolver cartridge out there for you? Yes there…
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When we normally think about survival, we think about some sort of existential crisis – the aftermath of a hurricane, the weeks after severe flooding, or the possibility of a…
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As handgun ammunition developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and semiautomatic pistols began to become more commonplace, the straight-walled cartridges common to revolvers began to give way…
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While Democrats may be in control of both the White House and Congress, their hold on power is tenuous at best. But that isn’t stopping them from trying to ram…
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With President Biden’s recent promise to use agency rulemaking to enact new gun control, Americans’ ability to build their own guns could be severely curtailed. We don’t know yet what…
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With as many preppers and survivalists as there are in existence today, there are just as many plans for prepping. But while every survival plan needs to be tailored to…
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The passage of the National Firearms Act in 1934 ushered in the most sweeping restrictions on firearms ownership ever seen in the United States. Whole categories of firearms were banned…
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The .405 Winchester is an iconic cartridge in US history, being associated with President Theodore Roosevelt and his hunting escapades. Roosevelt is said to have called the .405 Winchester his…