“Tag: history”

It's time to sing a few more praises for .223 Remington, undoubtedly one of our nation's favorite rifle cartridges.

Several wooly mammoth skeletons recently discovered in Tultepec, Mexico, provide evidence to suggest that humans were actively trapping the giant mammals some 15,000 years ago.

Hunting’s post-kill rituals aren’t spontaneous gestures like high-fives or war-whoops, but perhaps that’s where they began.

While it may lack the speed and shapely beauty of modern contenders, this nearly 150-year-old cartridge continues to prove itself in the field. Whoever said nothing lasts forever obviously never met the .45-70 Gov’t.

A Parker Brothers 16-gauge once owned by Oakley sold at auction in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 24 for the huge sum of $293,000.

Holding on for more than a century, the 16-gauge is seeing renewed interest, thanks to an inflow of new shotguns and technological advancements in ammunition and components.

The first of the Nosler proprietary cartridges, the 26 Nosler remains a flat-shooting, hard-hitting choice for hunting open country. Being a 6.5mm cartridge, it will use the high ballistic coefficient projectiles which retain their energy downrange, resist the effects of a crosswind and offer a flat trajectory.

The .303 British has a deeply rooted history in the era of exploration and is tied to the adventurers and hunters who headed to the wilds.

To celebrate RCBS’ 75th anniversary, we've assembled 10 facts about the company's long history that may surprise you.