Ammunition is becoming increasingly expensive. It’s more important than ever that we take steps to ensure we don’t lose any of our ammo through poor maintenance or storage practices. I keep 1,000 rounds of each type of ammunition my firearms require, just in case, and I also make it a point to ensure that it … Read more
Anyone who’s ever been to a gun range has read the posted signs or heard the warning from range workers: “Please clean up your brass.” But what do they mean by “brass?” For someone new to the shooting sports world, all the word “brass” refers to is the brass casing component of a handgun or … Read more
There are many abbreviations and terms in the gun and ammunition world. CCW, for example, stands for “Carrying Concealed Weapon,” and it usually serves as the catchall abbreviation to describe someone with a license to carry a concealed handgun. Another abbreviation we frequently see in the gun world is “ACP,” as in “His pistol is … Read more
Rifle bullets have traditionally been constructed with a flat, or untapered, base. Over the years bullet design has evolved in an attempt to make the projectiles more efficient. Rifle bullets are now designed with numerous variations in shape, size and construction to make it more proficient for its intended purpose. On such innovation is the … Read more
There are many different types of ammunition in the rifle and pistol world. Still, they all have one thing in common: A bullet, which serves as their projectile. The bullets we fire from handguns and rifles trace their history to the development of the 15th-century matchlock arquebus. A long gun, the arquebus fired cast lead … Read more
One thing gun owners love to do is use various “insider” expressions and rules, such as “Know your target and what’s behind it.” Terms used by shooting enthusiasts are also numerous. They include “Kentucky Windage,” which simply means adjusting your aim at a target to correct for the wind or for your target’s motion. Gun … Read more
When you walk into your local gun store, you will probably have a choice of steel cased ammunition or brass cased ammunition. But which is better – steel vs brass ammo? Many people immediately say that brass cased ammo is much better than steel cased ammo, and they will have valid arguments of why brass … Read more