Pistol ammo can run from $0.70 to about $1.50 per round, some higher. There is more inexpensive, usually surplus ammo for 9mm and 45 ACP than any other. Both Remington and Winchester offer packs of 200 rounds or so for a lower end price and are full jacketed bullets. But for the high intensity .40…
During the last years of the American Civil War up to the 1880’s firearm users had to deal with the transition from cap n’ ball to cartridges. The 44 Henry served throughout the war in small numbers and was popular as it had a tremendous advantage of 15 shots versus about 2 per minute for…
Though there is plenty of controversy over whether or not people should own a gun, there are both sides that have valid points along with some advantages and disadvantages. However, at this time it boils down to the freedom to choose to lawfully own a firearm. With every choice comes a consequence, it could be…
During the turn of the century all the western European countries, and the US had equipped themselves with very similar weapons. Bolt actions and with similar performing cartridges. The Brits and the Czar’s Russians had rimmed cartridges, while nearly everyone else went rimless. Rimless cartridges feed smoother through bolt actions and are superior in machineguns.…
Improving your rifle shooting is mostly about executing form and shooting techniques with frequency and repetitive practice. Improving your rifle shooting can be done in a number of ways. Today, however, we at Shooting Range Industries would like to share a few ideas to help you improve your rifle shooting. How to Improve Rifle Shooting…
Back in the day of black powder, bullets where cast solid from lead or a lead alloy. Antinomy has the property when added to lead to harden the bullet to prevent deformation prior to shooting. Antinomy and lead is leading alloy for bullets and have been for some time. Bullets may have been wrapped in…
Excessive twist can be detrimental to accuracy and bullet integrity. The 40-grain bullet for the 22 Hornet is a light, thin jacketed bullet intended to be effective on varmints below about 2000 fps but will disintegrate at velocity of 3000+ fps and high spin rates. If the bullet is over stabilized the point will not…
When the bullet leaves the barrel, the rifling has imparted spin to stabilize the bullet in flight. Factors to be considered are: – Over stabilization affects accuracy – The longer the bullet the faster the twist needed – Excessive rpm can cause the bullet jacket to fail due to centrifugal forces. Thin varmint bullets use…
