As many experienced self-defense and duty carriers will tell you, it’s not the gun that does the essential work, it’s the ammo. (In all reality, it’s both, functioning in tandem, that matters most, but we digress.) Your self-defense ammunition choice is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a gun owner. For target […]
The .223 Remington cartridge, as well as its military counterpart the 5.56x45mm NATO, is one of the most diverse rounds available to shooters. Shopping for 223 or 5.56 ammo today, manufacturers load most options with 55 grain or 62 grain bullets. Does it matter which you pick and what is the difference in performance you […]
A weapon has no politics. Only the man holding it has. By this reasoning we do not see the AK-47 as some deplorable tool for spreading chaos and communism. Instead we respect it as a feat of modern engineering. Although Russia’s influence in global affairs surely helped, the AK-47 owes much of its status as […]
The firearms, ammunition, and shooting industry is full of debates. How many cartridges are needed in a conceal-carry round? What’s the best type of bullet for hunting? Is a 20-gauge good for home protection? That’s just a sample of the endless debates that will, in all likelihood, never be settled. Another common debate orbits around […]