Category Archives: Ammo

Originally, Tom Dornaus and Michael Dixon went to Jeff Cooper with the basic concept of making a CZ-75 clone in .45, and solicited his ideas. After making their initial prototype in .45, Cooper suggested a longer version of Whit Collins’ old .40 G&A wildcat.  Covered in the June and July 1972 issues of Guns &Continue reading “10mm and .40 S&W Historical Notes”

Now here is something from a bygone age that you just don’t see anymore. I saw some 20 years ago but it was just a handful.

It’s just a matter of shot placement right? .22 would give you the least recoil and easiest follow up shots wouldn’t it? Penetration is decent enough too, and there’s no deafening bang to concuss you. Conversely over penetration is not much of an issue with it either. So why aren’t we all using it? HaveContinue reading “Is .22s the Ideal Self Defense Round?”

An amazing find.

I always hated something about the hunting forum on the now super cringe and gay, AR15.com. The vast majority of the members wanted to know how various premium bullets would perform. Not on paper, not on gel. On something alive. Something roughly the size of a man. The boys hunting hogs and deer would getContinue reading “75Gr Hornady TAP On Deer”

Here is something I had heard of but never saw before. This case of .45 ammo from the war era. Best part, it has never been opened. Whenever I see something like this, I instantly want to have it. But later as I think about it and wonder, ” what would be the point?” IContinue reading “.45 ACP Ball Case Of Ammo”

The .30-06 Government , or  US Caliber .30  is a a classic round everyone knows. I think it has probably been used for everything you can use a rifle for at one time or another.  It was the US service round for a million years before being phased out.    It had several different martial loadingsContinue reading “US CALIBER .30 M2 AP ACCURACY”

A friend from twitter shared this for us today. She said her Grandpa gave them to her before he passed away.