by Silvio Domingues | Feb 21, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
The term “shrapnel” has been lent to fragmentation from artillery shells, grenades and bullets since the invention of the “spherical case” hollow cannon ball. It was filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air. The inventors name was Major...
by Silvio Domingues | Feb 3, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
The M1 Garand is chambered in .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. It has been called “the greatest battle implement ever devised” by General George S. Patton. The Garand officially became the standard service rifle of the United States Armed Forces in...
by Silvio Domingues | Jan 27, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
The 6.8 mm Remington SPC is a rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms with collaboration from individual members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and the United States Special Operations Command. It is based upon a shortened and necked down .30...
by Silvio Domingues | Jan 25, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
The .40 S&W was specifically developed to duplicate performance of the FBI’s reduced-velocity 10mm cartridge and fit into medium-frame (9mm size) automatic handguns. The .40 S&W cartridge has been called the “ideal cartridge for personal defense and law...
by Silvio Domingues | Jan 23, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
The .30-06 Springfield (pronounced thirty-aut-six) or just 06 (aut-six) for short, was developed by the Springfield Armory for the U.S. Military in 1906. The numerical designation was caliber first, .30 (as was normal) and year developed second -06, because there were...
by Silvio Domingues | Jan 19, 2013 | Gun Facts, post
Hey Sheepdogs, I’ve gotten a lot of questions asking if the 2 rifles in the picture I posted on Facebook were really the same. Well the answer is ……YES it really is the same rifle, it has just been cosmetically changed. The traditional wood stock...
