When discussing handguns, the 1911 needs no introduction, it has a storied history from battlefields to self-defense. The legacy of 1911 endures to this day. There have been many improvements and iterations over the years, from various slide and barrel lengths to more subtle features such as flared magazine wells and ambidextrous safeties. The 1911 has also been offered in many cartridges from 22 TCM to 10mm Auto and many more. We will be taking a look at two very different 1911s both chambered in 9mm Luger. Both of these handguns are newly released models from Springfield Armory. ...Read More >

There are two commonly used burn rates in the 300 Blackout. On the fast side are magnum pistol powders like Winchester 296, Hodgdon H-110 and Accurate 11FS. On the slower side are Accurate 1680 and Hodgdon CFE BLK, propellants that are more commonly associated with small rifle applications in cartridges like the 22 Hornet. The magnum pistol powders excel at supersonic applications with lighter bullets, where the faster burning propellants can offer higher pressures within the limited capacity of the Blackout. Slower powders, like CFE BLK, are often better fitted to subsonic loads because the charge masses can be larger, providing more gas volume to operate the AR-15 action. The brilliance of Shooters World SBR-SOCOM is that it neatly fills the gap between Winchester 296 and Accurate 1680. It is an impressively useful powder in the 300 Blackout. ...Read More >

Q: I’m looking for high-performance handloading data for 9mm Luger. Specifically, can you provide me with +P and +P+ loads? ...Read More >

Some foreign references refer to the .45 caliber as the American handgun caliber. This is despite the fact that American .45 caliber handgun barrels have .442-inch bores and .451-inch grooves, making them much closer to .44 than .45 caliber. Caliber has always been defined as bore (land–to–land diameter). Incidentally, riflefolk got it right: .45 caliber rifles have .450-inch bores and .458-inch grooves. Anyone finding this too complicated can wait until the ammunition industry converts to mickey-metric like the optics industry. Then, a box of 45 Auto will be marked 11.455x22.8mm, 14.9 grams. Simple! ...Read More >