THE CORONA CARTRIDGE

If you consider the evolution of the rifle, the goal has always been—and remains—to shoot with extreme precision, as far as possible, while experiencing the least recoil and influence from wind and gravity. Just look at the evolution of .30-caliber rifle cartridges; we went from the .30-30, to the .30-06, to the .300 Winchester Magnum and now to the .300 PRC. The desire to overcome the adverse effects of wind and gravity push the design of cartridges and bullets, and shooters relish every advancement no matter how minute. So, when someone argues that we don’t need a new rifle cartridge, what they’re essentially saying is that there’s nothing to be created that’ll be desirable or useful.

Well, that’s clearly not true. The enhancement of external ballistics has been the driving force behind cartridge creation since Louis-Nicolas Flobert’s 6mm parlor guns of the mid 1800s. Everyone wants to shoot harder, faster and flatter, so desire and utility clearly exist. This is particularly true of devotees of the AR-15. Both