We’ve been following the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons program here at TFB from the very beginning and we recently reported that the US Army had received the first batch of the new and improved version of the NGSW-Rifle - the XM8 . The XM8 Carbine is a shorter and ligh...
Two new short cartridges based on the .308 give OL's former shooting editor plenty to think about The post Jack O’Connor’s Predictions for the .243 and .358 Cartridges appeared first on Outdoor Life.
The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has anno...
In this article, Greg Frebourg reviews the Springfield Ronin EMP 9mm pistol. The handgun was loaned to the author by the company for this article. If it quacks like a duck, floats, walks and looks like a duck, well, it is a duck. That common sense saying might be full of wisdom, but it falls Read...
The cat got let out of the bag this morning, and some of you are still processing what is 6.5 Creedmoor + Peak while others might be hearing it for the first time. This isn’t just another magnum. It’s not someone simply stuffing too much powder into a case and making ...
Federal has accomplished something truly clever with this latest introduction. Their “new” cartridge, 6.5 Creedmoor + Peak , has taken the stalwart 6.5 Creedmoor round to new heights by adding 200+ FPS (feet per second) to it, and it is not as simple as dumping more powder in a casing...
Federal Premium has imbued their Peak Alloy Technology into a new cartridge that is scintillatingly hot in the new 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak. What Federal has effectively done with this new kid on the block is deploy their quality components – primers, powders, projectiles, and Peak Alloy casing...
This new high-pressure, high-velocity ammunition is poised to change everything The post Federal Plus Peak 6.5 Creedmoor Ammunition Just Killed the 6.5 PRC appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Peak Alloy technology was first introduced in the commercial market in 2025 with the then all-new 7mm Backcountry, and that iconic silver casing drew as much attention as the newly announced cartridge. Now, Federal has signed what they’re calling a landmark agreement with the United States ...
In today’s article, the author reviews the Fiocchi CovertX 9mm ammunition. Range testing was conducted with ammo provided to the author by Fiocchi. Those of us who live the EDC (Everyday Carry) lifestyle are always searching for the latest and greatest gear and ammunition. We want rounds that a...