“Tag: .357”

When hunters are toting their trusty bear-defense handguns outside of the backcountry, its often wise to change out ammunition—away from hard-nosed, monolithic rounds that focus primarily on penetrating thick skull plates and the like. Federal Premium is helping hunters do exactly that, with the addition of Personal Defense HST 357 Magnum and 327 Federal Magnum.

Taurus has introduced a set of optics-ready small-frame revolvers: the 856 T.O.R.O. and the 605 T.O.R.O.

Available in handgun calibers popularly carried in the backcountry, Winchester's Big Bore ammo was designed to offer consistent expansion, massive energy deposit and most importantly, trusted functioning.

These five cartridges are seeing renewed interest from deer hunters thanks to new hunting laws and improved ballistic performance. 

The new Python is a close copy of the original with the internal structural improvements that should provide you and your kids years of service. Fit and finish of the highly polished stainless-steel components are excellent with an attractive set of walnut grips that shame the older Python versions.

New Levtac-92 Lever Actions, from Citadel, are set to arrive at Legacy Sports International in July.

The drought has ended: Colt has reintroduced its popular Python revolver, which features significant upgrades to the original design.

Federal's new HammerDown ammo is designed for optimal cycling and performance in the lever-gun platform.

Over the decades, several cartridges have proved themselves as worthy against charging bears in North America. Here’s a look at the best bear defense cartridges ever made.