Speer’s legendary 230 grain .45 ACP Gold Dot got smoked by our exclusive “Frost Giant” gel test which features real winter clothing barriers. To say the results shocked us is a huge understatement. We expected the .45 ACP Gold Dot,…
The best elk cartridges of all time are right here in this provocative count down. We wanted to determine which elk cartridges were the greatest in history, and we succeeded. We applied several criteria to determine the best elk cartridges. …
Wish I knew this before I got a Glock. Glock claims their pistols are “Perfection.” While they enjoy a stellar reputation–two-thirds of American police carry one–they are still mechanical devices. Designed, built, and maintained by humans, and thus can have…
Hornady’s .380 Critical Defense load didn’t fare well in our Frost Giant extreme gel test. Then again, we’ve yet to find a .380 load which does when presented with heavy winter clothing in a simulated cross-torso shot. Thus, the 90…
Is the Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 unreliable with modern ammunition? We tested the Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 back in December 2022 with a brief range session to see if it would work right from the box. You can watch Part One HERE. …
Does barrel length affect 1911 combat accuracy? Some claim it does. Those people believe the shorter barrels found on compact 1911s are less accurate than the original Government Model’s 5-inch barrel. There is some truth to this notion. A sight…
There is lot you need to know if you want a 1911, but I wish I knew this before I got a 1911. The 1911 pistol dates back to about 1905 when famed gun designer John Moses Browning’s ideas for…
Many experts (and non-experts) claim Federal’s 99 grain .380 Hydra-Shok Deep is the best self-defense load for the .380. Why? Federal says their new product solves the .380’s penchant for under penetration, an age old problem with this cartridge. The…
The Glock G42 is the best .380? EVER!? A bold claim, but is it true? The G42 isn’t the smallest .380 on the market, nor the largest. It hits the “Goldilocks” sweet spot: it’s “just right.” Pocket guns are the…
We tested the Sig 180 grain 10mm V-Crown with our exclusive “Frost Giant” gel rig and this happened. After the 200 grain 10mm V-Crown’s dumpster fire failure 200 Grain V-Crown Fail, we assumed the Sig 180 grain 10mm V-Crown would…