At Outdoor Life, we’re always seeking to improve how we test and write about gear. The methodology used with our gun tests is something we’ve developed over decades and is, without question, the most ...

I tested Shell Tech’s 9mm ammunition from Shell Shock Technologies (SST). Ordinarily, I test ammunition for duty use. I do not recommend this style of SST’s 9mm cartridges for duty. They do have a ...

The lethality of ammunition is much beyond caliber size or muzzle velocity. True destructive potential lies in how a bullet behaves after leaving the barrel – how it transforms energy, deforms, ...

The great cowboy and gun writer Elmer Keith had a hand in the development of the 357 Magnum. To make it, Smith & Wesson lengthened the 38 Special cartridge and upped the pressure form 17,000 psi to 35 ...

Having trouble figuring out what grain means when it comes to ammo? A grain is a unit of weight and is typically used to reference how much a bullet or powder charge weighs. If an ammunition ...

Penetrating the armor of an enemy tank is the name of the game in tank warfare. The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank can fire a highly-accurate kinetic energy sabot round. This shell uses depleted uranium ...