Hornady

The Kestrel 5700 with 4DOF (for short), is compact and robust. These traits are necessary for a unit designed for long range shooters because many applications including hunting, military and competitive uses put the ultimate strain on equipment due to harsh environmental conditions, rough handling and long hours of use. This weather meter is drop tested, waterproof and dust-proof, which I have verified through my months of use while I’ve had it.

I managed to get my hands on Seekins’ new Havak Element in 6.5 PRC soon after it was announced, and immediately put it through the hardest tests that I could think of: I brought it with me on several hunts including Idaho mule deer and whitetail deer.

Hornady has been slaying it in the ammo department. You’d think they’d take a minute to rest. But this week I tried three new Hornady offerings and each was a winner.

The FN SCAR 20S is a civilian version of the USSOCOM MK20 SSR. If you show someone in the gun community a picture of any model of FN SCAR they will usually be able to identify it is a SCAR. These rifles have a distinctive look and a strong following. Last year FN released the [...]

“Bullet technology,” once the territory none but the most neurotic gun nerds, has gone mainstream. Companies like Sierra, Nosler, and Hornady now mold hunks of lead and copper using the most cutting-edge technology—literally, rocket science.

Hornady’s new ATip Match bullet might be the next step in that technological evolution.

One of the great stories of 2018 was the introduction of a new caliber by Federal, the 224 Valkyrie. Initially announced in October of 2017, by SHOT Show 2018, the world was abuzz. The 224 Valkyrie promised to turbocharge the small frame AR rifle, with ballistics that blew the doors off past challengers such as 6.5 Grendal and 22 Nosler. It helped that it was released and backed by Federal, a giant in the ammunition industry. But still, many people questioned the new caliber? Would it deliver? And would it catch on enough to remain available?

Seven decades of meeting the needs of hunters, plinkers, law enforcement, and reloaders, and Hornady still continues to develop new products to maximize the results of its shooting customers.

J.W. Hornady founded the company in 1949 in Grand Island, Nebraska. What began in small shop has grown into one of the biggest names in ammunition and reloading equipment in the world. Hornady opened the new facility this month and has introduced two new cartridges.

I’ve said it before, but 224 Valkyrie is the greatest AR development since the free float handguard, at least in my opinion. Since it’s initial release just a few months ago, it has taken the small frame AR world by storm. I was absolutely stunned when I was able to put lead on steel at a full mile with Federal’s Valkyrie [...]