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Nosler ASP 9mm Ammunition: An ASPiring Winner?
Back in 1946, John Amos Nosler was hunting moose in British Columbia. He became frustrated because the bullets he was using did not penetrate deeply enough to quickly kill the moose he was hunting. The bullets he was using had a jacket that completely covered the base of the bullet, leaving the lead at the […]
SHOT Show 2024: Coolest Less-Lethal Defense Products
Let's look at some products that stood out at SHOT Show this year.
SHOT Show is chock full of awesome firearms. But you also run across some strange items. A few don’t look like guns at all. I didn’t see as many of those this year as I did in 2023, but they were there. Let's take a look at a few of those weird, odd, and strange guns that caught my eye at SHOT Show 2024.
Improving Your Shooting Through Dry Fire and Rimfire
Dry fire drills and shooting rimfire cartridges are fantastic and inexpensive methods for improving your shooting. Here's the how and why that's the case.
The Rise and Fall of the .45 GAP
Will .45 GAP rise again? The future is unpredictable, but those of us who own them and like them will stock up on ammo at every opportunity because they did exactly what they were designed to do.
My Favorite Booths of SHOT Show 2024
SHOT Show 2024 is officially in the books, and I'm already looking forward to next year's show. If you're planning to head to Vegas next January to attend SHOT, take a look at some of my favorite booths that I'll be sure to visit again next year.
Spalling and Richochet: How to Shoot Steel Safely
Let's talk about spalling and ricochets, and how to safely shoot steel.
The Rise and Fall of the .357 Sig: A Historical Perspective
In the early 1990s, the sea change from service revolvers to auto pistols in American policing was approaching completion. At Sig Sauer, Sig executive Ted Rowe kept a close finger on the pulse of that market, and noticed a recurring complaint: “We love our Sig Sauer pistols, but we miss the incredible ‘stopping power’ we saw with the 125-grain .357 Magnum round we used in our old revolvers.” The Texas Department of Public Safety, in particular, told Rowe that those Magnum rounds had what they called a ‘lightning bolt effect.’” Rowe then proceeded, with Federal Cartridge, to fix that.
Top New AR-15 Models of SHOT Shot 2024
As much as people try, it's going to be tough to ever replace the AR-15 designs. Even the rifles that are trying to use the AR-15 as their building block. It's still a fantastic rifle all these decades later. The modularity of the gun has allowed it to continue to advance and improve all these decades later. As SHOT Show 2024 has shown, the AR-15 is going nowhere.
SHOT 2024: New SilencerCo Spectre 9, Velos LBP 556 K, and Velos LBP 762
SilencerCo understands the value of good suppressors so, for SHOT 2024, they launched three new models: the Spectre 9, Velos 556 K, and Velos LBP 762. All three are made with the attention to detail and dedication to quality we expect from SilencerCo.