The 9.3x74R is a current production and fairly popular cartridge in Europe. The cartridge dates back to about the year 1900 so it has been with us for over a century and shows no signs of…
The 9.3x74R – An Old Yet Modern Classic
Colt Model 1910 9.8mm Pistol
Back in 1910 John Moses Browning had created two prototype automatic pistols, one was chambered for the 45ACP cartridge, and the other was a scaled down pistol of the same design chambered for the 38ACP, and…
The 30-30 Winchester
The 30-30 Winchester sporting rifle cartridge is as American as Apple Pie: even today this is still the most famous cartridge for lever action deer rifles with many 30-30 rifles having been passed down in families…
The 6.5×55 Swedish and Norwegian
The 6.5×55 Swedish cartridge began life as Sweden and Norway’s standard military cartridge, and standard target rifle cartridge. It went on to become a popular sporting rifle cartridge throughout Scandinavia and other parts of Europe: popularity…
The 30-40 Krag Military and Sporting
The 30-40 cartridge was first adopted by the US Army in 1892 when they selected the Krag-Jørgensen as their rifle with which to replace the Trapdoor Springfield. The 30-40 went on to be used in a…
The 284 Winchester and 6.5-284 Norma
The 284 Winchester and the 6.5-284 Norma were both superb cartridges that produced surprisingly good performance in a relatively small package. Their short and fat case design with fairly sharp shoulder proved to be very popular…
