A reader submitted a question to our weekly On The Gun newsletter (which you can sign up for here) about how to cope with recoil and cartridge selection. He described how he’s become recoil shy when ...

Is the 6.5 Creedmoor to be eliminated or is the 6.8 Western but the new tool to a smaller job? These two cartridges may ...

Whether you’re a seasoned hunter or just starting out, these five cartridges represent the best options for success in the ...

Does the fear of recoil keep you from shooting an otherwise fine dangerous game rifle? If you’re headed to the tropics or the cold North Country to hunt large game, there’s an obligation to practice ...

Every day someone is buying their first handgun and, for many new shooters, .380 vs. 9mm is a valid comparison to consider. Both cartridges have the same bullet diameter, and user-friendly pistols are ...

This column, “Rebirth of the .45/70,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them ...

Noe drawbacks of rifling gun barrels is that they allow a small amount of the expanding gases to exit the gun in all directions before the bullet itself does—decreasing its velocity and increasing ...

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If the title above elicits a surprise ‘What?’ hold on a bit because there’s a rational part to it. Apparently, an Italian munitions firm has outed a special multi-caliber line of bullets that are ...