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10mm Auto- Gel and (Initial) Accuracy Testing With 185gr Lehigh Defense...
Lehigh Defense There is, and has been, a lot of buzz around Lehigh Defense’s high-tech bullets. Controlled Chaos, Controlled Fracturing, and Xtreme Penetrators are the first few technologies that come...
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10mm 185gr Xtreme Penetrator Accuracy
Kimber 5″ and Glock 4.5″ In a previous POST (click here) we described our gel test of the Lehigh Xtreme Penetrator (XP) in 10mm. We also described our attempt to find a suitable load using a Hodgdon...
View ArticleSteinel 500 Auto Max
The 500 Auto Max is a big bore cartridge with large amounts of power. This load from Steinel uses a 350 grain XTP Mag, which is the same .500” projectile that is most popular in the .500 S&W. The...
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30-30 Winchester Load Development- 140 grain Lehigh Controlled Chaos
30-30 Winchester- Effective & Nostalgic Over the last couple weeks we have been trying to identify a consistent 30-30 Winchester load using a 140 grain Lehigh Bullet. 30-30 is not a...
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45-70 Gov’t: Staying Power
Dating back to 1873, the 45–70-405 and the later 45–70-500 was the contemporary of such high-profile guns as the Russian Berdan II (3 million built), German 1871 Mauser (almost 2 million built),...
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Old Reliable for Self-Defense Today.
44 Mag in a classic package here. 45Colt, 44Special would work almost as well. More than a few of the casual gun owners have found themselves in an odd situation this week. These recreational shooters...
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The Sig P210 Origin Story
French 1935A pistol with current production Steinel 7.65x20mm ammunition. Story & Photography by Oleg Volk This article was published in Small Arms Review February 2022 SIG Sauer’s P210 has been...
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How Useful Are Caliber Conversions in Firearms?
Story & Photography by Oleg Volk This article was published in Shooting Illustrated February 23, 2022 One gun, many calibers. Sounds like a worthy goal, right? Even in America, where the total...
View ArticleNot All 9mm Hollow Points Are Optimal For Carry
Although 9mm Luger was originally designed for a handgun, wide use in submachine guns and carbines lead to the use of slower powders optimized for an approximately 8in barrel length. Using standard...
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30 Carbine- The Little Cartridge That Could
The controversial M1 carbine was an enlightened development when introduced. Just strong enough to do the job, it had far more effective range than open bolt submachine guns, was lighter than either...
View Article303 British: The Three Lives of One Cartridge
303 British story began in 1889 with the Lee-Metford and Martini-Metford rifles. Polygonally rifled barrels were used to eek out the most velocity from the new 215-grain jacketed bullet propelled by...
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