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9mm Luger Personal Defense Ammunition Testing (May 2023)
Heavy 38 Special Loads Tested (March 2022)
For Defense: Shooting 45 Colt In Wheelguns and Leverguns (October 2021)
40 S&W Ammunition Test: We Pit Eight Self-Defense Rounds (August 2021)
38 Special Loads: Federal’s Punch Is a Best Buy Bullet (July 2021)
12-Gauge Buckshot for Home Defense: We Shoot Nineteen (June 2021)
380 ACP Ammunition Testing: Bullet Development Continues (January 2021)
Twelve 22 Long Rifle Cartridges, Shot From a Rifle This Round (October 2020)
9mm Barrel Lengths Compared In Range Performance Testing (September 2020)
12-Gauge Mini Shells from Federal, Aguila, and Nobel (August 2020)
Twenty 22 Rimfire Loads Go Head to Head at the Range, June 2019
Deep-Penetrating Heavy-Bullet 9mm Loads: Pretty Good Picks, November 2018
Affordable Handgun Ammo: Is It Up to Par for Your Firearms Use? April 2018
38 Super Loads: We Like Buffalo Bore’s Jacketed HPs, November 2017
Slugs For Self Defense: These Shotgun Rounds Rock, August 2017
30 Carbine Picks: Hornady, Speer, Buffalo Bore Loads Tested, July 2017
357 Magnum Personal Defense Loads: Black Hills Is a Best Buy, February 2017
The 44 Special: An Old Number Is Revitalized by Modern Loads, January 2017
What About the 20 Gauge for Home and Personal Defense? September 2016
380 ACP Loads Update: Choices Are Getting More Interesting, August 2016
Handgun Bullets: How Do They Penetrate in Home Materials?, November 2015
Which Is Better: 9mm Luger or 45 ACP? Answer: It Depends, October 2014
Light-Recoil 45 ACP Loads: Three Comfortable ‘A’ Choices, September 2014
More Dangerous-Animal Ammo: 45 Colt and 45 ACP Loadings, March 2014
“9mm Short-Barrel Choice: We’d Carry 124-Grain Speer Gold Dots,” October 2013
Personal-Defense Handgun Pick: 9mm Luger or 357 Magnum? August 2013
22 Mag and 32 Mag Loads: Are They Enough for Self-Defense? July 2013
Testing 223 Remington Rounds For Personal-Defense Use, May 2013
40 S&W Ammunition Tests: Black Hills 155s Are Best Buy, February 2013
Alternate 1911 Cartridges and Loads: 9mm, 38 Super, 10mm, January 2013
“38 Specials for Snubbie Carry: We Test Eleven Head to Head,” November 2012
“Frangible Ammunition Testing: We Give Nine Loads a Fair Shot,” July 2012
“Dangerous-Game 357 Magnums: Cor-Bon, Grizzly Clear Winners,” May 2012
“Shotgun Defense Choices: We Pick Two Fiocchi Loads,” November 2011
“9mm +P and Other Powerful Loads: Black Hills Is a Best Buy,” April 2011
“Gauging 380 ACP Loads: FMJ May Be the Only Way to Go,” October 2010
“A Hard Look at 9mm Luger Loadings: Speer, Fiocchi Win,” September 2010
“Personal Defense 45 Colt Loads: Some Are Sedate, Others Sizzle,” August 2010
“High-Velocity 45 ACP Loads: Impressive, But Hard to Handle,” April 2010
“Self-Defense .45 GAP Loads: None Have Everything We Want,” February 2005
Under Gun Tests Ammunition Comparisons,
the link for “380 ACP Loads Update: Choices Are Getting More Interesting,”
Is incorrect.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ve corrected it. Todd Woodard