Calibers that make range days shorter than they should be
Some calibers make you want to stay on the line all afternoon. Others cut the day short—either because they…
Rounds that burn powder fast and wallets faster
Some cartridges don’t just shoot fast—they consume fast. They burn a lot of powder, they run hot, and they…
The caliber choices that make zero sense for whitetail
Whitetails aren’t hard to kill when you use a reasonable cartridge and a bullet that holds together. That’s the…
guns that have more malfunctions than owners admit
If you hang around gun counters long enough, you start hearing the same line: “Mine runs flawless.” Sometimes that’s…
Cartridges that are always “coming back” but never do
Every few years, the same cartridges start popping up in conversations like they’re about to make a big comeback….
Calibers deer hunters retire after one season
A lot of deer hunters don’t “retire” a caliber because it can’t kill a whitetail. Most of them can,…
Rifles that “pattern” more than they group
A good rifle will stack shots when you do your part. A “patterning” rifle does the opposite: the group…
Guns that don’t like being stored loaded
Storing a gun loaded isn’t automatically “bad,” but some designs tolerate it better than others. The issue usually isn’t…
Guns that make gun counters cringe when you ask for them
Walk into enough gun shops and you start noticing a pattern: some models make the guy behind the counter…
Pistols that hide bad triggers behind good marketing
A good trigger won’t fix bad fundamentals, but a bad trigger can absolutely waste good shooting. It’s the one…