Cartridge Articles

The 22 Savage High-Power Also known as the 5.6×52 Rimmed Figure 1 “Photo” 22 Savage High Power round. The 22 Savage High-Power came into use around 1912 and quickly became popular in both North America and Europe. It is based on the 25-35 Winchester necked down to .227″ – .228″ caliber (not a true .224″ [...]

Spring turkey season is right around the corner if not already on our doorstep. Hunting large fowl has always been a curious thing for me to observe.  I have lived in areas where people hunted wild turkeys with deer rifles. Not with a 22 Mag, 223 Remington or something of the sort, but with a 270 [...]

54 and 45 Caliber Black Powder Rifle or Muzzle loader   Figure 1 “Photo” The 54 and 45 Caliber   As we discussed in our last article, the popularity of hunting with a Black Powder Rifle seems to become more popular each year. For some of us, this may seem odd at first because using Black Powder [...]

Hunting with a Black Powder rifle or Muzzle Loader seems to become more popular each year. It offers a wide spectrum of opportunities or benefits as well as unique challenges that are generally unfamiliar to hunters that use center fire rifles.  These may include; access to areas of limited entry, extended season hunts, wildlife management [...]

Figure 1 “Photo” The 280 Remington cartridge The 280 Remington, also known as the 7mm Express,  was introduced in 1957 by Remington Arms. However, the appearance of a 284 caliber “06″ was hardly a new thing because over the previous half decade wildcat version of the 30-06 had become very prolific.  Also, the 7x64mm Brenneke [...]

Also known as the 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser. Figure 1 “Photo” The 6.5 x 55 Cartridge. The 6.5×55 Swede was developed in 1891 and adopted in 1894 by the Swedish and Norwegian military. This cartridge was chambered in both Mauser and Krag/Jorgensen Rifles. It is possible that most of the world recognizes this cartridge as “The 6.5×55 [...]

Also known as the 303 Enfield Figure 1 “Photo” The 303 British cartridge. The 303 British is possibly one of the world’s most successful and longest surviving military and hunting cartridges. One exceptional characteristic of this cartridge is that it successfully made the transition from black powder to smokeless powder, and then remained the primary [...]

Possibly the World’s most versatile hunting cartridge Figure 1 “Photo” The 30-06 Springfield Cartridge The 30-06 Springfield was adopted by the US Military in 1906. It was given birth by a short lived parent cartridge, the 30-03 Army. The 30-03 quickly proved unsatisfactory because it fired a heavy 220 grain bullet at 2,000 ft/sec.  This did [...]

An “exceptional” Cartridge Figure 1 “Photo” The 9.3x62mm Round The 9.3x62mm Mauser was built in 1905 by German gun maker, Otto Boch. It was purpose built to give the German Colonials in Africa an adequate cartridge for their new environment. Conceived and designed in an era when a lion could destroy a family’s holdings, as well as literally [...]

The 7.62×51 NATO is the “Military Identical Twin” to this great cartridge. Figure 1 “Photo” 308 Win The 308 Winchester is the result of the US Military seeking to replicate the ballistic performance of the 30-06 Springfield in a shorter more efficient cartridge.  Though it was introduced to the public as a sporting rifle in [...]

Figure 1 “Photo” 300 Winchester Magnum The 300 Winchester Magnum (300 Win Mag) is quickly becoming one of the most popular, most trusted, and most proven 30 caliber hunting cartridges the world over. A friend of mine was told his 300 Win Mag was too small to take on an Alaskan Brown Bear hunt. He [...]