There are countless reasons as to why people choose to take advantage of shooting range facilities, whether they are outdoor or indoor ranges. Many people, however, do not choose to actively spend their time on the range and choose for alternatives when getting their practice in. Usually, it is off on a deserted area where…
Many old military cartridges have become popular sporting cartridges. One of the earliest is the 45-70, used in the ‘trap door’ Springfield rifles of the old cavalry days. Adopted in 1873 it served through early 20th century in Nation Guard units, with stocks being sold off as late as the 1970’s. The original 45-70 was…
As we explore shooting sports we are introduced to various propellants. Propellants, smokeless powder is a nitrated cellulose. Early propellants were heavily based on nitrated cotton, or ‘gun cotton’ used mainly in artillery. Modern powders are single based nitrocellulose while double based powders have a dash of nitroglycerine to up the potential chemical energy. Most…
There are some people that choose to give their kids confidence in many aspects of life. One way that you can do that is to teach them not to fear guns and shooting but to understand them. The more that a youth has in education when it comes to guns the less they are unsafe…
Centerfire ammunition uses primers as the primary ignition for the firing of a cartridge. The primer consists of a cup full of a primary shock sensitive explosive. In Berdan primers there is an anvil in the cartridge case and two holes or vents for the burning primary mixture to have access to the powder charge.…
AR does not stand for Assault Rifle. It is Armalite Rifle. Many refer to it as an MSR – Modern Sporting Rifle. Regardless, it just comes down to the fact that it is only a gun. Semi-automatic it has been chambered in everything from 204 Ruger to 50 Grendel. With a quick change of the…
Momentum is Mass * Velocity and Inertia which is a property of mass and the object of Newton’s second law of motion states that an object(mass) at rest tends to stay at rest and an object(mass) in motion tends to stay in motion, in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force. Kinetic…
As a part of firearm safety, having hearing protection should be among the priorities. Especially for those who regularly use firearms, people are at risk for experiencing hearing loss when shooting or even being present while others are shooting their firearms. Today, we at Shooting Range Industries would like to elaborate on the importance of…
