Choosing a suppressor for a hunting rifle can be an agonizing choice, because there are hundreds of models available, but very few people own more than one or two, so it’s hard to find good information on which one is best. If you don’t want to read this whole blog post, I’ll give it to…
Most people don’t realize there are even guns available for under $300, and it’s a shame because a few of my favorite guns of all time are dirt cheap. I’m going to cheat a little bit on this list with a few guns that you could buy for $300 cash plus maybe a little plasma…
I own over 40 hunting rifles. Most of the rifles being produced today are frankly quite good compared to what came out of factories in years past. In fact, it can be tough for most buyers to really know how a rifle will perform when looking at a gun shop, because they all look so…
When considering the 8.6 Blackout, the wrong question to ask is “Is it better than what we already have?” The right question to ask is “Is this the coolest cartridge design on the market?” The answer to the first question is “only for specific use cases.” The answer to the second question is, unquestionably, “YES!”…
I love 7mm PRC. I built a custom 7mm PRC two months before the cartridge was ever even announced to the public, and have been shooting it constantly. I’ve learned a lot about what does and doesn’t work well for this platform. 7mm PRC is a unique cartridge. The more experience I have with it,…
Over the last few years as I’ve run the popular Backfire Youtube channel, I’ve reviewed dozens of guns and tested them for accuracy. There are some gun models that have produced horrible accuracy, and others that have done quite well. Accuracy is difficult to test, because one copy of a rifle may do well with…
Over the last year, I’ve noticed that the slowest step in my reloading process is dispensing powder. Also, I’ve been working to reduce the spread in my velocities by getting a more precise powder charge. I’ve struggled with many of the reloading scales on the market, so I dedicated the last two weeks to investigating…
It’s no secret to anyone that the price of factory ammunition has skyrocketed over the last few years–like most everything else in life due to inflation and lockdowns. Selecting a rifle cartridge that has cheaper ammunition means you can train more and shoot more. Right now, ammo price is one of the first things I…
The “PRC” line of rifle cartridges has been incredibly popular over the last few years. Lately, it feels like half of the rifles in the store are one of the PRC cartridges, but which one should you pick? Let’s take a deep dive. All three of the PRC rifle cartridges are based off the .375…
Knowing the internal volume of a rifle cartridge, or its water capacity, is a valuable metric for understanding the cartridge’s potential for velocity because of increase space for powder; however, water capacity numbers are all over the map as everyone seems to measure somewhat differently. The following chart shows the usable interior case volume of…
