Comparing the .270 with the 7mm Remington magnum is like comparing grits and white cornmeal. They’re pretty much the same thing. The latter round is a tad more powerful; so little, though, that any ...
Among those who believe nothing short of a magnum cartridge is acceptable for big-game hunting, the 7mm Rem Mag vs 300 Win Mag squabble has been raging decades. Among the most popular and proven ...
The 7mm Backcountry, rolled out by Federal earlier this year, has generated more interest and controversy than any other cartridge introduction in recent memory. Its claim to fame is smoking fast ...
New rifle cartridges really are better than old equivalents if equipped in the right configurations. On paper, for example, the 6.5 Creedmoor appears to be equal to the 260 Remington. The 6.5 PRC is ...
Almost universally, American shooters have rejected cartridges with metric designations in favor of those with standard, decimal measurements. Some excellent cartridges, such as the 8mm Remington and ...
LITTLE ROCK — Since Winchester introduced its new line of short-magnum cartridges in 2001, one in particular, the .270 WSM, captured my fancy. That’s because the .270 WSM is the only one that offers a ...
Jack O’Connor didn’t invent the .270 Winchester, but he might as well have done so, because for more than 30 years he carried on a one-man cam­paign that transformed the .270 into one of the most ...
The Patriot is a well-balanced rifle that points more nimbly than its weight might indicate. Photographs by Bill Buckley The Nosler family continues to build on its legacy with the introduction of ...
Ammunition companies release new rifle cartridges every year, but only four truly matter. Ammunition companies and gun companies release or commercialize existing wildcat cartridges to sell new rifles ...