In this day and age of short magnums, super-short magnums, long cartridges, fat cartridges and everything in between, it seems logical that some of our tried-and-true favorites may have become obsolete. So, is there still a place for the “old” .30-’06?
Phil Massaro
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Brothers In Arms: Understanding Famous Ammo Family Trees
Updated: November 21, 2023Cartridge development has an interesting and sordid history; the cartridges we have come to know and love – more often than not – are based on an existing design, modified to suit the shooting public’s needs. Some of our most famous cartridges, ones we have used and read about for decades, have a lineage that may surprise you. Let’s take a look at some of the family trees of cartridges, and see how they’ve intermingled and branched.
Primos Trigger Sticks Gen 3 – SHOT Show 2017
Updated: February 1, 2017Primos’ new Gen 3 Trigger Sticks offer several improvements on the older generation, making an already excellent product even better.
Kimber’s New Subalpine Featherweight Mountain Rifle – SHOT Show 2017
Updated: March 31, 2024New for 2017 is Kimber’s Subalpine Mountain Rifle, available with a Gore Optifade camo finish. Kimber also teamed up with Leupold to make matching scopes.
Talley Detachable Picatinny Scope Rings – SHOT Show 2017
Updated: February 28, 2017Talley Manufacturing’s detachable rings allow shooters to remove and replace an optic without having to worry about a shift in zero.
Trijicon’s New AccuPower Scope Delivering 1-8x Magnification – SHOT Show 2017
Updated: March 2, 2017With a 34mm tube and a 28mm objective lens, Trijicon’s new scope is plenty bright. It’s as suited for tactical guns as it is on hunting rifles.
Savage Launching B-Series Bolt-Action Rifles – SHOT Show 2017
Updated: March 2, 2017The B-Series uses the same magazines as the A-Series and includes rifles chambered for .22 Long Rifle, .22 Magnum and .17 Hornady Rimfire Magnum.
A Reverse Pump-Action, Takedown Rifle? The Radically Unique Krieghoff Semprio – Full Review
Updated: March 14, 2017The Kreighoff Semprio is not your ordinary rifle. The Kreighoff Semprio is not comparable to any rifle you’ve ever shot. The Semprio is – in a world of cookie cutter, wanna-be rifles – a different, undeniable breath of fresh air. Like it or hate it, the Semprio is irrefutably unique. Please, allow me to explain.
Hammer-Forged Steal: Steyr’s $850 Pro Hunter – Full Review.
Updated: April 13, 2017The Steyr firm can trace its roots back to the mid-1860s, in Steyr, Austria, and they’ve always prided themselves on producing rifles that have been on the cutting edge of technology. Their Pro Hunter is no exception, being a reliable, if futuristic-looking, bolt-action repeater that is designed to take the worst the elements can throw at it.
A Universal Magnum? The Story of the Amazingly Capable .300 Win. Mag.
Updated: April 19, 2017I have taken a few different heavy rifles on safari, but my light rifle has always been a .300 Winchester. I’ve taken it all over North America as well, using it for deer, bears, antelope, caribou and more. Why? What is it about the .300 Winnie that makes it such a universally applicable cartridge? Allow me to pontificate.