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224 Valkyrie – Caliber Overview
- Hunting, Range Training
- August 11, 2020
An in-depth look at the relatively young 224 Valkyrie caliber. This caliber guide should give you a good feel for the cartridge’s capability and if it’s a good fit for what you need in a rifle.
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Steel vs Brass Ammo – What Should You Shoot?
- Ammo Topics
- August 4, 2020
If you’re ammo shopping, it’s pretty common to see both steel cased and brass cased options. Let’s explore the differences each casing offers you as a shooter and if you should have a preference in the steel vs brass cased ammo debate.
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Finding the Best First Handgun
- Range Training, Self Defense
- July 28, 2020
What you should look for when trying to find the best first handgun to buy. We’ll take you through the traits and also give you some concrete recommendations.
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45-70 vs 30-30
- Ammo Topics, Caliber Comparisons
- July 21, 2020
There’s just something special about lever action rifles.

They may not be as technologically-advanced as modern semi-automatic rifles, but loading, cocking, and discharging a lever gun just…feels good. There’s really no better way to describe it. Hunting and shooting with a lever action rifle often seems more satisfying than any other pursuit.
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Hornady Critical Defense vs. Critical Duty
- Ammo Topics
- July 14, 2020
Two tried-and-true self-defense loads, this article examines the key differences between Hornady’s Critical Duty and Critical Defense lines of hollow point ammunition.
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Sight Alignment and Sight Picture – How to Get Shots on Target
- Range Training
- July 7, 2020
Sight alignment and sight picture are two things the firearms training community pushes all the time. Are you paying enough attention to these fundamentals? If not, it’s an easy way to improve your shooting quickly.
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FMJ vs. JHP
- Ammo Topics
- June 30, 2020
They are two of the most popular bullet types you’ll find in commercial ammunition. But which is what you need? Let’s dig into the differences in FMJ vs. JHP ammo.
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