It is perhaps not surprising that the most popular hunting rifle caliber in the United States and the most popular hunting rifle caliber in Europe are so similar. Yet the history of each is quite different;…
The 30-06 Springfield
The .308 Winchester
The .308 Winchester has become one of the most popular cartridges in the world for good reason. The cartridge has mild recoil and muzzle blast and so can be chambered in lightweight rifles; and it is…
The .300 Winchester Magnum
At the time of its introduction back in 1963 the .300 Winchester Magnum was a controversial cartridge. The fifties and sixties were the heydays of the cartridge “wildcatters” and there was no shortage of experimental cartridges…
The .458 Winchester Magnum
Many years ago down in the south of Australia I met a farmer who kept a .458 Winchester Magnum on the farm for kangaroo culling. At the time my rifle for long range kangaroo control way…
.41 Remington Magnum
To handle a heavy caliber revolver you need to work up to it and you need to keep that practice up. The old adage “Use it or lose it” certainly applies to shooting and especially to…
The .416 Remington Magnum
The author of “Cartridges of the World“, Frank C. Barnes described the .416 Remington Magnum as the “most outstanding factory cartridge introduced in decades” when the cartridge made its debut in 1988. Finally we had a…
