Philip Massaro

2 weeks ago | gundigest.com | Philip Massaro

Maintaining popularity for more than a century is quite the accomplishment in the cartridge world. For every one of the “classics” that have made that mark, there are several that fell out of vogue, and many others that have disappeared altogether. Sure, the .30-06 Springfield, .45-70 Government, .45 ACP, 9mm Luger, .22 Long Rifle and .30-30 Winchester have all made that mark, but the .30-40 Krag, .38-55 Winchester, .300 Savage and .22 Short have lost much of their following of late.

2 weeks ago | americanhunter.org | Philip Massaro

Barnes has long been famous for its component bullets, with the X Bullet family have been revolutionary at the time of its release, as a lead-free projectile was unheard of. It is for this reason that so many people are flabbergasted that Barnes is now offering the lead-core Sierra Tipped GameKing in the new Harvest ammunition line. But looking at the company’s history, it isn’t as far removed as you might think.

3 weeks ago | americanhunter.org | Philip Massaro

Cartridges for those “straight-wall states” and areas which require specialized ammunition for big-game hunting have certainly become popular of late, with Winchester’s 350 Legend and 400 Legend gaining a large fan base. There are some older designs which still get the nod each season, like the .444 Marlin, the venerable .45-70 Government and the .450 Bushmaster.

1 month ago | americanhunter.org | Philip Massaro

It was the last week of November, with the New York rifle season well underway in the Southern Zone of New York, and I was still sitting on watch as the time approached 11:00 am. The text message caused the phone to buzz, vibrate, shimmy, shiver or whatever phones do these days, notifying me that I had an unread message from my buddy Gordon Pieruzzi.

1 month ago | gundigest.com | Philip Massaro

I enjoy all sorts of big game hunting, both here in the U.S. and Canada—as well as more exotic locations such as Africa and Australia. But I must report that the United Kingdom has a different allure; it has deep-rooted traditions and a different approach to the sport than much of the rest of the world.