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300 WIN MAG VS 30-06

300 WIN MAG VS 30-06

If someone asked me which two hunting cartridges are most quintessentially American, I’d offer the 300 WIN MAG VS 30-06. It’s hard to argue against either. The 30-06 (and if you have an old enough rifle, it might be marked as .30 Gov’t) was the caliber of both the 1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand, […]

300 Win Mag VS 308

300 Win Mag VS 308

The 300 Win Mag and the 308 Win cartridges are precise, effective, and reliable. These rounds have been tried, and they’ve been found true. It’s not a discussion of 300 Win Mag VS 308 being better or worse. Rather, we will be inspecting each round’s purpose, strengths, and weaknesses.  The 300 Win Mag is built […]

MK248 Mod 1

MK248 Mod 1: A Brief History

Cumulatively, the various branches of the United States military form the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen. As a result, everyone from law enforcement professionals to casual recreational shooters pays close attention to the gear adopted by the armed forces. That statement holds true for the MK248 Mod 1 cartridge. With the exception […]

Best 300 Win Mag Ammo

Best 300 Win Mag Ammo

The .300 Winchester Magnum, known as the .300 Win Mag, is a big, bad magnum power cartridge. Its metric dimensions are 7.62x67mm. That makes it 23.8% bigger than the popular .308 Winchester at 7.62x51mm, and 6.3% bigger than the .30-06 at 7.62x63mm. It uses the same bullets as the .308 and .30-06, but it pushes […]