Author: Paul-Martin Foss

While whiz-bang magnums, small caliber high velocity cartridges, and long range target cartridges seem to have been the flavor of the month off and on over the past couple of decades, sometimes tried and true cartridges remain the way to go. For hunters, particularly those in the East and who hunt in thick brush, nothing […]

After vowing in the past never to change the name of the Washington Redskins, owner Daniel Snyder finally capitulated to social justice activists, announcing that the team would change its name. In true Snyder fashion, however, he didn’t have a plan for what that name would be, and the Redskins are now apparently embroiled in […]

There’s always someone out there trying to create a better widget. And there’s perhaps no other industry in which that occurs as frequently as the shooting industry. No matter what platform, someone is trying to create a better whiz-bang cartridge that performs better than what already exists. One of those recent developments is the .224 […]

Many of the cartridges we as shooters take for granted today once began as wildcat cartridges. Whether it’s rifle cartridges such as the .243 Winchester or 7mm-08 Remington, or handgun cartridges such as the 10mm Auto and .357 Magnum, wildcatters have done much to advance the art and science of cartridge design. Many wildcatters have […]

Ask professional hunters in Africa what cartridge they would pick for their rifle if they could only carry one rifle, and almost universally they’ll tell you the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum. One of the first magnum rifle cartridges to make it to the Dark Continent, the .375 H&H is capable of taking just about […]