American Eagle .357 Magnum 158 grain SJSP ballistic gel test
BB calibration: 607 fps, 3.4″ Impact velocity: 1,182 fps Penetration: 22.1″ Retained weight: 157.3 gr Max expansion: 0.398″ Min expansion: 0.3...
Category: ammo
Federal American Eagle 124 grain 9mm
At last weekend’s Area 3 Championship, I spent the entire match shooting Federal American Eagle 124 grain 9mm ammo. Federal has been a great supporter of ...
The 5 best cartridges for CCW
There are so many different cartridges on the market, it’s not uncommon for new shooters to end up with decision paralysis when trying to figure out what ...
Hornady Critical Defense Ballistic Test
I actually really enjoy TNOutdoors’ videos on ballistic testing. He keeps his methods clear, his testing is simple and easily understood by the layman. In...
Training ammo vs. self-defense ammo
The alternate title to this post could be “don’t carry generic JHP ammo” – a perfect example are the JHP rounds from American Eagle or W...
Photo of the day: Freeeeedooooooommmmmmmm
New manufactured 9mm ammo smells like liberty.
9mm NATO stopping power
A guy who would know said “they’ve built entire graveyards for guys killed by 9mm NATO ball ammo.” While the team here at Gun Nuts always reco...
Photo of the day: Implements of freedom
The cartridge and the keyboard.
Wal-Mart is not the only place to buy ammo
The other day, I wrote a post about how .22 LR is back and how people should calm down and stop panic buying every box they see. That led to a bunch of comments...
.22 LR is back, everyone calm down
Yesterday I mentioned in passing that .22 LR is hitting shelves. I had no idea that an off-hand comment would raise such an outcry, two comments on the blog, fa...