Frank Melloni

3 weeks ago | americas1stfreedom.org | Frank Melloni

By now, you’ve probably settled on reloading tools and an inaugural set of components and have likely been to the range to test your very first handloads. If you’ve followed sound advice, your rounds probably went pop and hit the paper, which is an excellent place to start. Still, handloading gives the shooter full control over the rounds they send downrange, so if you’re not 100% satisfied with the accuracy or the function of those cartridges, there are plenty of avenues for improvement.

3 weeks ago | nrafamily.org | Frank Melloni

While many instructors gravitate toward teaching ultra-operator tactics and high-speed, low-drag types of shooting, for me, nothing is more satisfying than working with somebody brand new. I’ll never get to relive my “ah-ha” moments, but watching another experience theirs is pretty darn close. Of them all, nothing warms my heart like watching a newbie begin to understand the relationship between firearms and recoil, which admittedly isn’t at all what it appears.

1 month ago | americanrifleman.org | Frank Melloni

There may be no better firearm proving ground than a fast-paced prairie dog hunt. Engaging an army of tiny critters at exaggerated distances allows us to test a rifle’s accuracy, reliability and follow-up speed, all while evaluating a given projectile's trajectory and terminal performance. Low-recoil, high-velocity cartridges have always been popular for this task, as they generate enough push to rupture thin-jacketed varmint bullets without bumping your impact out of view.

1 month ago | americanrifleman.org | Frank Melloni

With suppressor wait times at a historic low, subsonic rifle cartridges are more popular than ever. Here is a recipe for low-cost, semi-automatic-friendly .300 Blackout range fodder that runs cleanly and is affordable. This recipe centers around a 220-grain Spire Point from The Blue Bullets. These projectiles feature a high-temp polymer coating in lieu of a conventional copper jacket.

1 month ago | athlonoutdoors.com | Frank Melloni

In the world of ammunition, it’s hard to ignore the roll that Hornady has been on, particularly regarding cartridges built explicitly to function in AR-15s. Most shooters remember the release of the 6mm ARC, but what if I told you that it wasn’t truly the first of the series? That gives us the interesting backstory of the Hornady .338 AAC. Back around 2017, a client approached the Grand Island manufacturer with the idea of a harder-hitting cartridge for the famed black rifle.