Rifle Optics Guide: Picking Your Ideal Sight
With Rifle Optics, Remember that Form Follows Function. It’s a simple rule for picking rifle optics, but one that’s easily forgotten. What’s the rifle for? Long range? Close range? …
When the Worst Happens
About a week ago, this website was down for almost two days because someone attacked the servers of my hosting company. I got a little worried because I hadn’t …
Rifle Case Options: The 5 Best for Any Budget
Confession: there’s more than 5 rifle case options here. It’s more like 5 different categories with 2 options in each category. What can I say, I like giving people …
Why 5.56 / .223 is BOTH the Best and Worst AR-15 Cartridge
You’re probably aware there’s a raging debate about the 5.56 / .223 cartridge’s “stopping power” these days. Some say the cartridge is only suitable for varmints, others think it’s …
General Purpose Combat Cartridge: A New Angle
EDIT: I wrote an updated version of this article entitled General Purpose Combat Cartridge Revisited. Please see that article for updated info. Of all the General Purpose Combat Cartridge …
6.5 Grendel: Why It’s My Favorite Cartridge
This isn’t another article saying the 6.5 Grendel is the best cartridge ever. I”m not going to say it’s more powerful than the .308 or that the 6.8 SPC …
“Stopping Power” – The Simple Truth of Terminal Ballistics
“Stopping Power” (rightly called Terminal Ballistics) is actually a very simple and easily understood topic that’s been muddied by over a century of Pseudo-Science and “wisdom” about bullet lethality. …
Why the .308 Sucks – And the Military Knew It
Sacred Cows make great Hamburger. In America today, the .308 Winchester cartridge enjoys the position of being a Sacred Cow. It’s venerated for its power, praised for its effective …
6.5 Grendel vs 6.8 SPC: A Different Perspective
The 6.5 Grendel vs 6.8 SPC debate can get ugly. However, I’m not out to bash either of them because there’s ZERO reason to. They are both Fantastic cartridges …
Sectional Density – All Important And Almost Ignored
Sectional density affects every area of a bullet’s performance, but too few people know about it. Granted, you can be a great shot, proficient hunter, or effective soldier without …