Category: Cartridges

By Lukas Schulte Looking for an absolute hammer of a rifle cartridge with a long and storied history that still delivers good performance afield? Here’s what you need to know about the 8x68mm S cartridge. You can hear and catch occasional glimpses of a massive bull elk moving behind a screen of trees bugling, raking,…

By Lukas Schulte Trying to decide between the classic 8mm Mauser vs 30-06 Springfield cartridges? Here’s what you need to know about them. You slowly crawl forward with your eyes locked in on the grey rump barely visible between the limbs and leaves. After what seems like a lifetime of crawling, you reach a spot…

Looking for a stylish and classic, yet dependable big bore rifle cartridge that will deliver hard hitting performance on thick skinned dangerous game without tooth rattling recoil? Here’s what you need to know about the legendary 404 Jeffery. Though it is well over a century old, does not possess eye popping ballistics, and is something of…

Trying to decide between the 22-250 vs 223 Remington cartridges for coyote and varmint hunting? Here’s what you need to know about them. How does the 22-250 Remington stack up next to the 223 Remington? The 22-250 Remington utilizes a much larger case and is loaded to a higher pressure, so it can fire the…

Trying to decide between the 300 WSM vs 300 Win Mag cartridges for big game hunting? Here’s what you need to know about them. How does the 300 Winchester Short Magnum stack up next to the 300 Winchester Magnum? The 300 WSM is a smaller and more efficient cartridge than the 300 Win Mag that…