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9mm vs 10mm – What’s Your Better Bet?

9mm vs 10mm – What’s Your Better Bet?

What can a single millimeter do? That, after all, is the difference between the 9mm Luger and the 10mm Auto. With such close sizes, there must be a minimal difference between these two popular handgun rounds. But one millimeter is simply the difference in bullet diameter. It doesn’t come close to telling the entire story. […]

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Best 10mm Self-Defense Ammo

Best 10mm Self-Defense Ammo

The 10mm Auto brings power, versatility, and a large magazine capacity, making it a popular option for personal protection, target shooting, and even hunting. The threat-stopping potential of this cartridge is not limited to homes and streets. The 10mm has enough force to stop large, dangerous animals; in bear country, the 10mm Auto is a […]

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The .300 Savage Cartridge: History, Usage, and Ballistics

The .300 Savage Cartridge: History, Usage, and Ballistics

What is there to say about rifle cartridges that start in .300? The world is full of them. The .300 Winchester Magnum, the .300 HAM’R, the .300 Blackout. But in the beginning there was the .300 Savage. The Savage Model 99 in .300 savage was an attempt to get .30-06 power in lever action platforms. At that point, hunters and shooters made the .300 Savage one of the most popular big game cartridges. However, they shifted their preference to the suspiciously similar .308 Winchester when it hit the marketThe demise of the Savage 99 should’ve been the end of the .300 Savage. But some twenty-five years after its death knell, the .300 Savage is not quite dead yet. Here is the story of the .300 Savage cartridge and how it stacks up to the latest contenders.

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