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Guns can take you back in history like few others.

Guns are Portals into History

For an inanimate object, a gun can be one hell of a storehouse of memories. A gun with proper care can last several lifetimes and during those years as it is passed between family members or friends and is touched or used by various people it becomes woven into the fabric of our lives.  This [...]

Gun Collecting Tips: 4 Factors that Affect Ammunition Performance

Gun Collecting Tips: 4 Factors that Affect Ammunition Performance

A round that doesn’t go bang like it is supposed to can define heartbreak and disappointment for any operator, but it’s especially true for gun collectors. Operable firearms are the crux of many collections. And that starts with good ammunition performance. Here are four factors that affect ammunition performance. (Tip: You’ll want to test these [...]

Several environmental factors can affect the performance of handloads.

Performance Handloading: Handloading Sensitivity

Walt Hampton talks about factors that affect handloads – and reloading in general – in “Performance Handloading: Handloading Sensitivity,” a Gun Digest Web Exclusive.

What’s New in Handloading

What’s New in Handloading

Whether you handload to save money, improve accuracy or just have a hobby you have lots of options.

Deer season means it’s time to load a few favorite cartridges. What will this year’s lethal load be for you?

Favorite Handloads for Deer

Like anybody, Hampton has his favorite handloads. But at the end of the day, it’s best to load what you can shoot confidently.

Ammo: Long-Term Storage Tips

Ammo: Long-Term Storage Tips

With the run on ammunition and threats from elsewhere, it pays to store your ammo right.