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Play Fair Just read the article on the .240 Wby. Mag. versus the 6mm Creedmoor (January/February). Why didn’t you compare like bullet weights? The Weatherby has a 100-grain offering. Looks like you are favoring the Creedmoor out of the gate. Mark Kenzy That's a fair and accurate point. The 100-grain InterLock does well in the .240, but it still can't beat the 6mm Creedmoor at long distances. The 80-grain TTSX from the .240's trajectory drops below the 6mm Creedmoor at about 800 yards while the 100-grain InterLock hangs on to roughly 900 yards in equal conditions. Wind drift is, as stated, 45 inches at 800 yards for the 6mm Creedmoor and 68 inches for the 80-grain .240 Wby. The InterLock is closer to the 6mm Creedmoor with 55 inches of…
Modular secure storage is one of the best things to come down the pike in recent years. One company in this space is SecureIt, which has been building customizable gun storage for more than two decades. The firm got its start when its CEO, Tom Kubiniec, was tapped by the Department of Defense to develop storage systems that would elminate the clutter that was part and parcel to military weapon racks. SecureIt has run with his ideas to develop a series of handy safes of interest to everyday gun owners. I had the chance to set up the Agile Model 52 Pro ($999, SECUREITGUNSTORAGE.COM). External dimensions are 52x20.2x15.25 inches; internals are 51.87x18.5x12.25. The capacity is six long guns. When the UPS guy showed up to deliver it, he said, “Got…
The .223 Rem.’s life began when the U.S. Army began searching for a small-caliber, low-recoil combat round. Remington was instrumental in the development of the cartridge, which was based on a .222 Rem. case lengthened by .06 inch. Remington applied for SAAMI specification in 1962 and introduced its first rifle chambered for the cartridge a year later. The round was adopted by the military as the 5.56mm in 1964. The commercial version, the .223 Rem., was a success almost from it's inception, but it did have some early design issues that had to be addressed. The earliest military and sporting versions came with slow 1:14 twist barrels, which would only stabilize light-for-caliber bullets. That twist rate was eventually changed to 1:12 to handle 55-grain projectiles, and later the military used…
A couple of us senior citizens were having our weekly .22 geezer shoot, which basically entails a bit of preliminary grouping and sight adjustment, followed by a couple hours of good-natured insults interspersed with popping claybirds and assorted metal targets at various yardages. It’s more than likely just a sad attempt at recapturing our lost youth, but it’s fun nonetheless. Vintage rimfires were, as always, the order of the day as were simple foam earplugs instead of more sophisticated battery-operated devices. All was proceeding nicely until, suddenly, John Wightman fired an octagon-barreled pump-action relic that sounded considerably more energetic than something from our usual standard velocity .22 Short or Long Rifle menu. “What the hell is that?,” somebody asked peevishly. “It’s too damn old to be a .22 Mag., but…
Once a new wildcat cartridge design becomes popular—but before it is adopted and legitimized by a big ammo company—shooters form cases for it by shortening and/or necking up or necking down readily available parent cases. A classic example would be necking up the .30-06 to make .35 Whelen cases. Eventually, the most popular wildcat cartridges get SAAMI approved and become factory rounds. But even then some shooters prefer to form cases out of some other cartridge—either due to lack of supply or cost. My old shooting mentor had thousands of once-fired .30-06 Lake City Match cases, and he made everything from .25-06 cases to .35 Whelen Improved cases from them. Whatever the reason, a basic understanding of how to form cases for your favorite cartridge out of something else is…
These days, America’s sportsmen and women are clamoring for more “content,” as we call it in the media: more articles, more television shows, more website info. Outdoor Sportsman Group—which publishes this magazine as well as bringing you the Sportsman Channel and Outdoor Channel—has answered that call with the My Outdoor TV (MOTV) app. It’s a resource like no other, a curated treasure trove of outdoor-oriented television shows and videos. Think of it like your own personal Neftlix, with episodes of “Gun Stories” with Joe Montegna, the gun restoration show “The Gunfather,” “Guns & Ammo,” “Shooting USA” and more. The universe of content is even bigger when it somes to hunting, and I know a lot if not most of you enjoy your time in the field. Check out “Petersen’s Hunting…
