Condition The “other” 1911 round The 1911 is not exclusively the domain of the 45 ACP. In fact another cartridge the .38 Super has for just as long been a mainstay of the 1911 platform. The .38 Super, or .38 Super Automatic, has a long and storied history dating back
Condition An IPSC Wildcat The IPSC has been responsible for the creation of many different wildcat cartridges, with the 9X25mm Dillon being one of many cartridges to be developed specifically for use in the shooting competition. The cartridge was initially created by an employee of Dillon Precision to compete with
Alofs Repeating Shotgun: If It Works It Isn’t Stupid From the mid-1920s onward, inventive marksman and handyman Herman Gerrit Alofs captivated firearm enthusiasts with a unique contraption designed to transform single-shot break action shotguns into repeaters. This mechanism, now famously known as the Alofs repeating Shotgun, bolted onto the side
Condition The .45 2.0 The .45 Super was born out of the desire to update the venerable cartridge that fathered it. The .45 ACP was developed in 1906, because of this the .45 ACP has thinner walls than modern case designs, and is only able to handle lower pressures when
Condition Cut Shells – A Depression Era Trick If you’re anything like me you have a strong fascination with historical ingenuity—especially when it comes to resourceful ways of enhancing shotgun performance on a shoestring budget. Cut shells epitomize just such an approach: a Depression-era technique for crafting a makeshift slug
Condition The Same Idea Just Too Late The competitive and inventive world of the International Practical Shooting Confederation has produced a number of wildcat cartridges. However, the 9x25mm Super Auto G, or as it’s unofficially called the 9×25 Super Auto Grillmeyer is probably one of the least known ones, as
