In this article, we’re taking a closer look at the PMC Ammunition X-TAC .223 Remington 77 gr Sierra. PMC is short for Precision Manufactured Cartridges, and the cartridges are Made in South Korea by Poongsan. They also supply the Republic of Korea Armed Force. The [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms from Cincinnati, Ohio, engineers and manufactures parts for the AR15. The 350 Legend was announced at the 2019 SHOT Show in Las Vegas and is marketed as the “World’s Fastest Straight-Walled Hunting Cartridge“. Winchester’s legendary [Read More…]
Starline Brass has added a new cartridge case to their brass offerings with the unveiling of .350 Legend now being available for handloaders. The .350 Legend cartridge was introduced less than a year ago at SHOT Show 2019, but it already has gained quite a bit of [Read More…]
At the beginning of the current year, during the SHOT Show 2019, Winchester introduced a new cartridge – the .350 Legend. This cartridge has a straight walled case and it is primarily marketed to hunters who live in areas where hunting certain species is allowed [Read More…]
Last week I posted some pictures of Condition Red Ordnance Mfg (CROM) new milled chassis for the Ruger PCC. I looked them up and found out that they are local to me so I reached out to them. They invited me over to take a look at their Ruger PCC Chassis, .500 Blackout [Read More…]
Late in 2018, the US Department of Defense announced its new sniper rifle cartridge, the Hornady .300 PRC or Precision Rifle Cartridge. Shortly afterward Barrett would be awarded a contract to supply the MRAD in this new chambering. Less than a year has passed [Read More…]
I have shot a few rifles with Proof Research Carbon Fiber barrels, and they are really good. The 6.5 Creedmoor I tried at 300 meters I only had to shoot 5 rounds with. As they were all dead center I thought more rounds downrange is just a waste, obviously, it has the [Read More…]
After over two decades since the introduction of their last cartridge, John Rigby and Co. have revealed a new hunting cartridge – the .416 Rigby No. 2. This new .416 caliber cartridge is basically the rimmed version of the .416 Rigby. The addition of the rim [Read More…]
Magpul has announced that they’ve started shipping the new D-50 7.62x51mm/.308 Win drum magazine. This magazine was announced at the beginning of the year. As the model designation implies, the D-50 is a 50-round drum. This magazine is patterned after the [Read More…]
USOG, one of the smaller but very interesting YouTube channels, has published a video demonstrating what happens when you accidentally load a 20 gauge shell into a 12 gauge shotgun. Well, nothing will happen until you think there is no round in the chamber or there was [Read More…]
Wild West Guns brought to the SHOT Show 2019 two new cartridges – .30 WWG and .35 WWG. Both of these cartridges are created by necking down their .457 WWG cartridge case to .308 and .358 calibers respectively. First things first, let’s talk about the parent [Read More…]
The US Department of Defense has confirmed the procurement of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing’s MRAD precision rifle chambered in .300 PRC from Hornady. The MRAD is currently offered in .338 Lapua Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, 7mm Remington [Read More…]
What a nonsense! What in the world is a non-existent standardized cartridge? OK, let me explain. At the beginning of 2018, a new Nosler cartridge was added to the list of SAAMI standard cartridges – the .24 Nosler. However, as of the moment of writing this article [Read More…]
Magpul have unveiled their latest drum magazine, building on the success of their D-60 5.56x45mm drum PMAG they have developed a 7.62x51mm variant. The D-50 can hold 50 rounds of 7.62 and weighs in at 1.7 lbs unloaded. Magpul say the D-50 incorporates proven GEN M3 [Read More…]
Long range subsonic Condition Red Ordnance Manufacturing (CROM) has this “riddle of steel”: how to create a highly portable platform that can fire .50 BMG bullets quietly. The answer is the .500 Blackout chambered Zero Dark Fifty. CROM already [Read More…]
ZEV Technologies, best known for their aftermarket Glock parts, has introduced their first pistol, the O.Z-9. The new pistol, reputedly 12 years in the making, boasts a modular system composed of slide, frame and an internal steel receiver. Here’s ZEV’s [Read More…]
Long Range Lethality In part 1 of this review of Fort Scott Munitions’ TUI (Tumble upon impact) Solid copper spun (brass in the case of the 5.56) ammunition, we took a look at their short range offerings in 9mm and .300 Blackout. To reiterate: These rounds are [Read More…]
Projectile with a Purpose Fort Scott Munitions is a manufacturer of bullets and complete loaded cartridges, specializing in solid copper spun (SCS) bullets designed to tumble upon impact, hence the acronyms TUI and SCS applying to their projectiles. They’ve [Read More…]
I have yet to experience the .224 Valkyrie caliber, but technically it looks very interesting. TFB has covered the .224 Valkyrie in several articles, for instance here and here. The NASGW (National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers) was organized over 65 years [Read More…]
There’s a whole range of new products from Hornady to welcome 2019. In this article we will focus on the new types of ammunition, and there’s a lot coming to feed your different firearms. You can find the full list here, and there’s more details to dig [Read More…]
It was less than a year ago, at SHOT Show 2018 when Wolf Ammunition officially introduced the legendary 9x39mm Soviet/Russian cartridge to the US market. Although it is a really interesting and capable round, there are not too many firearms made in this caliber yet [Read More…]
If you have not heard of “Q,” frankly, where have you been? They are the company with the BEST named silencers in the firearms industry with options of the Trash Panda, Thunder Chicken and Erector just for some examples. The company who has the mantra [Read More…]
One of my favorite perks of working here at The Firearm Blog is not the guns or ammunition – it’s the access to industry leaders who are intelligent, dedicated and passionate about making quality gear. So, when I’m given the chance to talk to people who have [Read More…]
Vihtavuori has published a very interesting article telling about the moisture percentage in the powders and its influence in the burn rate, pressure and velocity. They have tested the same powder with different moisture levels and recorded the difference between the [Read More…]
As a follow up to last week’s Silencer Saturday where I professed my allegiance to the god that is 300 Blackout, I thought it might be a good idea to discuss my conversion in a little more detail. As I stated, my initial reaction came after comparing an MP5SD [Read More…]
Go ahead, change my mind. But to be clear, I’m referring to the silencer/suppressor world, where slinging heavy lead quietly through a proven semiautomatic platform is a requirement. I resisted the changeover to 300 Blackout for years, believing that 9mm was a [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and thanks for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week’s edition brought about some great discussions regarding sound meters, decibel readings, microphone placement and suppressors being “hearing safe”. While I didn’t agree with [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has announced that their Recon Tactical and Super Sniper rifles are now available chambered in .224 Valkyrie. The rifles are built with Wilson Combat barrels that feature a fast 1:6.5″ twist rate which allows stabilizing some of the heaviest (90 [Read More…]
The Arex Rex Zero 1 has made quite a splash since first getting into consumer’s hands. Touted and often proven as being more durable than comparable Sig pistols through countless endurance and mud trials, it is a definite hit with hammer-fire fanatics. Now to ride [Read More…]
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) voted to approve the Federal Premium 224 Valkyrie as an official new cartridge during their committee meeting at the 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this past January. 224 Valkyrie’s SAAMI [Read More…]
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