G9 Defense: 9mm Ammunition Review
Ammunition can be a tricky beast. We love it, but hate paying for it. We want the best in new technology, but only once it’s as proven as the old stuff. After all that we…
Ammo
CCI’s ‘Uppercut’ .22 Long Rifle Defensive Load Shows Impressive, Reliable Expansion Every Time
Nobody has ever said that the .22 Long Rifle makes a man-stopper defensive cartridge. However people still carry it for self-defense purposes. Maybe people have disabilities that preclude a more traditional centerfire cartridge for defensive…
Ammo Background Checks Back on in People’s Republic of California
“Well, screw me!” every gun owner in California collectively said at the news U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s ruling just last week had been stayed by a higher court panel. Benitez had ruled that the…
Court Rules CA Ammo Background Checks Unconstitutional
In yet another victory for California’s beleaguered gun owners, a federal court has struck down the state law requiring in-person background checks for each purchase of standard ammunition. In the case Rhode v. Bonta, Judge…
28 Pro-Freedom Attorneys General Push Back Against Stopping Civilian Sales of Surplus Lake City 5.56 Ammo
A couple of weeks ago, about 20 anti-freedom state attorneys general led by Letitia James from New York petitioned Joe Biden’s administration to stop the sales of surplus 5.56mm ammo from the Lake City Army…
SHOT Show 2024 – Speer Gold Dot Carbine
Ammo releases are never as popular as gun releases, but I always make sure to swing by the big ammo companies to find out what’s new. At the Speer/Federal/CCI booth, I was greeted by several…
SHOT SHOW 2024: CCI Uppercut .22 LR
CCI is well known for its high-quality rimfire ammunition. Whenever you need a rimfire for something beyond plinking, you likely turn toward CCI. This year at SHOT Show, CCI unveiled their latest .22 LR load,…
SHOT Show 2024: Federal Flitecontrol in 20 Gauge
My favorite defensive shotgun load is the Federal Flitecontrol buckshot. It produces the tightest pattern possible with a shotgun. In a home defense scenario, a tight pattern ensures your buckshot goes right where you want…
Kansas Lawmakers Push To Strengthen 2A Rights
While legislators in many states are waging an all-out assault on their citizens’ right to keep and bear arms, Kansas lawmakers are working to bolster those rights. House Concurrent Resolution 5020, currently under consideration in…
Hornady Turns 75 in 2024
In 1949 when Joyce Hornady set out to design and manufacture a better product for handloaders, not everyone expected him to succeed. With World War II over and the economy returning to peacetime status, it…