If you’ll remember back to last few weeks, we’ve talked about a number of aspects regarding handgun terminal ballistics. First we talked about how bullets cause wounds, then we discussed the performance benchmarks of the various calibers, and last week we…
ammo
Solutions to the Ammo shortage
by Caleb •
No one has any ammo. Shooters that do have ammo are loathe to actually shoot it for fear that they won’t be able to replenish their vital stores. No one wants to fire their last round of ammo and then…
PNW Arms .45 ACP Match ammo review
by Caleb •
Shooting a .45 in competition has certain complications that you don’t face with a 9mm pistol. Most 9mm factory ammo makes the necessary power factor without being over loaded, so if you find an accurate factory load for your pistol,…
.38 Special +P vs. .357 Magnum
by Caleb •
Since we’ve been talking about modern .357 Magnum ammo this week, it’s only appropriate to mention modern .38 Special ammo as well, because lets be honest most people with .357 Magnum revolvers are going to fill the cylinders with .38…
Federal 115 grain JHP special
by Caleb •
Cheaper than Dirt has a great deal going on Federal 115 grain JHP +P+ ammo. This is top of the line self defense ammo and at 17 bucks a box you should probably just go buy as much of it…
What’s in a name?
by Caleb •
Quite a lot, apparently.
.223 ammo sale
by Caleb •
Get .223 FMJ practice ammo for $6.69 a box at Cheaper than Dirt. Full disclosure, CtD is one of the major sponsors of Gun Nuts and Caleb.
Quote of the day
by Caleb •
For one example, the M&S (Marshall & Sanow – ed) study measures instances of “One Shot Stops”. Fine. Fair. But they don’t go on to qualify this measure. “One Shot Stop”, as a name, doesn’t offer any information regarding WHY…
1/9/11
by Caleb •
I know 1911 day was yesterday, and I missed it. In honor of that, here’s a post on the Shooter’s Log about low-cost/high value .45 ACP ammo.
40 Minor vs 9mm
by Shelley •
I was recently given a box of .40 Cor-Bon performance match ammunition to shoot through my M&P Pro 40. I finally had a chance to use it at West Coast Armory’s Manic Monday this week, where we shot a USPSA-inspired…