Longer barrels, lighter bullets and tweaking twist rates may be just the ticket to putting some fangs in this high-performance critter getter at long range. After testing four different .224 Valkyrie rifles over the past few months, I’ve got a pile of empty brass that’s begging to be reloaded. Taking what I’ve learned from firing […]
Valkyrie Venom: Feeding the .224 Valkyrie Read More »
Sometimes it just feels right to turn down the heat a tad to feed a .22 caliber that’s not touted as a fire-breathing laser beam. The .221 Fireball is a cartridge made for fun. As shooters reading magazine fodder over the past couple of years we’ve all experienced the tidal wave of fast .224 caliber
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New cartridges can be a roll of the dice for ammo and gun manufacturers. One thing that can really give a new cartridge a boost is military use and legitimacy, and the 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge (ARC) earned that elite status before ever hitting retail shelves. I got my first hint of the 6mm ARC
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Get more bang for your buck by reloading this up-and-coming round. Popularity of the 300 AAC Blackout continues to track upward as Remington’s capacity to produce factory fodder caught up with demand for this reborn cartridge. Since the 300 Blackout’s production is still a fraction of 5.56 NATO ammunition, though, its price is relatively high
Easy Reloading: 300 Blackout AR-Style Rifles Read More »
A few years ago I was inspired by a post by now deceased fellow turkey hunting magazine writer, Lovett Williams, on the Turkey & Turkey Hunting Magazine web forum. He dug into the topic of how many shots does it take, on average, to bag a wild turkey. Over the last 20 years more repeating
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