Category Archives: Ammo

After the results of shooting through a car on the range with a 5.56 a few weeks ago, I decided to test some more with a variety of rounds. We used the same car as the 5.56 test and shot the target from the same angles and through the same amounts of barrier.  Those beingContinue reading “Using A Car As Cover”

Here is something you certainly do not see every day.  Arsenal dummy rounds  for use in 7.5×55 Swiss.  Used for training purposes and sundry.  The rounds have something inside that  gives them the sound of powder when you hold it close to the ear and shake.  And as you can see in the picture anContinue reading “SWISS 7.5×55 Inert Training Rounds”

ARFCOM user Molon has posted an major test of the M855A1 service round, which you can read below. M855A1 ammunition is manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant near Independence, Missouri.  The lot of Lake City M855A1 ammunition that was evaluated for this article was manufactured in January of 2021. There were no malfunctionsContinue reading “M855A1 Accuracy and Velocity”

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”

An article about the .30 super form out pal over at The New Rifleman Recently, Federal has begun producing .30 Super Carry, a handgun cartridge meant to perform the same as 9mm, but in a smaller form factor that allows for it to be used in smaller, more compact handguns. In this piece, we’re goingContinue reading “Sidearm Sunday: Is .30 Super Carry Worth it?”

A user on Reddit periodically compiles ammo prices based on ammoseek data. His latest was from Sep, but based on my experience with 5.56, 223 and 9mm it looks like we’re stuck around the same prices that we were at in Sep. I don’t expect ammo prices to drop back down for a long, longContinue reading “Ammo prices look like they’ve stagnated since Sep 21”