.308 Winchester

The Winchester Mystery House is one of California's most interesting attractions. Rumors say the owner built the house to confuse evil spirits and appease pleasant spirits. During the 1900's it was estimated to cost five million dollars to construct but no one knows the true value of the house today. You can now tour the house and decide for yourself if the house is truly haunted. Sarah Winchester was married to William Winchester; son of the inventor of the repeating rifle. The couple lost…

John Moses Brown is the greatest gun designer compared to eliphalet remington. john browning has shown an interest in gun building when he built his brother a gun for his birthday. When John Moses Browning got his first real hand in designing and fabricating his first gun he was only 10, Browning made it out of an old barrel and some scrap wood laying around the shop. Browning used the gun to go hunting some prairie chickens that were roosting around his house. weather it was a overcharge or the…

There is one nebulous, but compelling question. Why do Americans love guns? Oliver Winchester and Samuel Colt have answered this question by becoming two of the greatest gun manufacturers in the world. Both men have come up with innovations that have changed the world of guns forever. To many they are an icon of death or even mass genocide in many people’s eyes. However, the gun world classifies these two as heroes for their advances in technology. From the troubled life of textile…

wind-drift as the Win. .308 does. It also retains its velocity better than the .308 at 500yd. The 190-grain .300 Win. Mag. maintains a velocity of 2,221fps. at this distance, where as the Win. .308 only maintains a velocity of 1,786fps. Obviously, this translates to more energy with the .300 Win. Mag. upon impact. At 800yd. the gap between the two rounds’ performance shows roughly the same picture. The drop for the same .300 Win. Mag. round is still just above half that of the Win. .308.…

This week article was “30 Caliber Throwdown: .308 Winchester verses .30-06” written by Chris Baker. The differences between the two cartridges .308 and .30-06 is that the .30-06 is nearly half-inch longer then .308 Winchester at 2.48inchs vs. 2.015inchs. Both the .308 and .30-06 use the same .308 bullet and grain weight (between 140-180 grains). The .308 cartridges are nearly identical to the 7.62 x51 NATO round. Both .30-06 and .308 are accurate and have moderate recoil with an impressive…

The History and Evolution of the M-16 “This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life”. Written by Maj. Gen. W. H. Rupertus (“Marine Corps Creed”). The soldier cares for his own rifle deeply. Even though there are so many rifles just like that one, his rifle is his very own, like his child. The M-16, also known as the “Black Rifle,” has had a major impact in recent American history. It…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…