The .221 Remington Fireball was originally introduced in the early 1960s as a handgun cartridge for the futuristic XP-100 handgun. Apparently, the name was derived from the tremendous muzzle flash ...

The quail burst from cover and peeled right. My little 28-gauge Remington hit my shoulder and the sight picture looked right. But when I pulled the trigger, there was nothing but a sickening “click.” ...

There’s a specific reason why we’ve seen a number of great .35-caliber cartridges over the years. It’s because it wasn’t all that long ago that bullet performance wasn’t nearly so good as it is today.