Best and Worst 10mm Defense Loads (Tested and Ranked) Once on life support during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, the 10mm Auto has risen from the ashes. It offers epic power, enough to drop a petulant Grizzly bear, but…
Top 5 Cartridges if You Have Just 1 Handgun If you have just one handgun, for whatever reason, you need to check out our terrific video. We’ll show you the top 5 cartridges you should consider. Please support us on…
Winchester 10mm Silver Tip (Old School Hero or Zero?) Just as sharks have swam in the ocean for eons, Winchester’s Silver Tip bullet has endured longer than any other hollow point on the market. Save for the Hydra-Shok, it has…
Hornady Critical Duty 175 grain 10mm (any good?) The 10mm Auto cartridge has seen a boom-bust-boom cycle which would give a Texas oil wildcatter a coronary. Introduced in the mid-1980s, it almost died on arrival. Then in 1989, the FBI…
Best backup guns for hunters. Should hunters carry backup guns? We think so, and recommend it. Backups serve many purposes. Besides, it’s just common sense to have a Plan B when you’re out in the wilderness. Given you should carry…
Best handgun for homestead/farm/subsistence. There are so many handguns to choose from, it’s difficult to pick three or four, let alone just one. Is there such a thing as a perfect handgun for homestead, farm, or subsistence use? We at…
Four must own homestead/farm/subsistence handguns. There’s much talk about which guns are best for the homestead, farm, or subsistence lifestyle. In most cases it centers on the long guns–which rifles or shotguns are best or most useful. In fact, the…
We put the Winchester “Big Bore 10” 200 grain 10mm though our “Frost Giant” extreme ballistic gel test. Winchester claims this load is good for both hunting and self-defense. Based what we saw with their 170 grain USA Defend 10mm…
Is the Smith and Wesson M&P10 a 10mm fit for bear country? Smith and Wesson’s new, striker-fired foray into the 10mm wars attracted much media buzz when it appeared on the market a year, or so, ago. Why did LocaCarnivore…
If you must carry a 1911, make it a 10mm. Think for a moment before your knee jerks out in a reflexive kick to keep the “Something Different” boogieman away from your precious preconceived notions. Looking at you, .45 ACP…