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30 Super Carry vs 9mm
Guns

30 Super Carry vs 9mm: Which Is the Better Self-Defense Cartridge?

By Tyler Freel

A man shoots a 9mm at the range.
Gear

The Best 9mm Ammo 2024

By Tyler Freel

5.56 vs .223 ammo
Guns

5.56 vs .223: What’s the Real Difference Between These Popular Cartridges? 

By Colton Heward

Ammunition on a shelf in a California gun shop.
Guns

California Law Requiring Background Checks for Every Ammo Purchase Reinstated After Just Six Days

By Dac Collins, Natalie Krebs

Remington Nitro-steel duplex
Guns

New Ammo of SHOT Show 2024

By Tyler Freel, Natalie Krebs

The Best Reloading Presses of 2024, Tested and Reviewed
Guns

The Best Reloading Presses of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

the best duck loads
Guns

The Best Duck Loads, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

The best coyote calibers
Guns

The Best Coyote Calibers

By Tyler Freel

reloading kit
Gear

The 5 Best Reloading Kits, Tested and Reviewed

By Tyler Freel

30-30 cartridges
Guns

.45-70 vs .30-30: Which Iconic Lever-Gun Cartridge Is Best?

By Colton Heward

g2 contender
Guns

Handgun Hunting 101: The Gear, Cartridges, and Tips You Need to Get Started

By Brad Fitzpatrick

338 Lapua cartridges
Guns

The .338 Lapua: King of Long-Range Cartridges?

By Tyler Freel

10mm vs 45 acp
Guns

10mm vs 45 ACP: Which Auto Is Best?

By Tyler Freel

Long-range shooting skills for deer hunters are more practical than ever.
Hunting

The Long Game: Shooting Drills and Skills for Deer Hunters

By John B. Snow

remington m721 in Super .30
Guns

Have Gun Writers Abandoned Your Favorite Old Cartridges?

By Tyler Freel

Fully assembled Dillon SL900 press on bench
Guns

Dillon SL900 Review: A High-Performance Shotshell Reloading Press

By Andrea Bogard

.270 Winchester Review
Guns

The .270 Winchester: How Does this 100-Year-Old Cartridge Hold Up Today?

By Tyler Freel

Freel with 2023 moose
Guns

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

By Tyler Freel

The Best 9mm Primers for Reloading
Guns

The Best 9mm Primers for Reloading

By John B. Snow

best deer hunting caliber
Hunting

Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

6.5 PRC muley buck
Guns

6.5 PRC Cartridge Guide

By John B. Snow

.308 vs 5.56 ammo
Guns

.308 Winchester vs 5.56 NATO

By Colton Heward

.350 Legend ammo
Guns

The Best .350 Legend Ammo

By Tyler Freel

7mm rem vs 300 win mag
Guns

7mm Rem Mag vs .300 Win Mag: A Battle of Two Iconic Magnums

By Colton Heward

ammo for the m1 garand
Guns

M1 Garand Ammo: Everything You Need to Know

By Tyler Freel

270 vs 308
Guns

.270 vs .308: Is a Bigger Caliber Actually Better?

By Colton Heward

Best Calibers for Elk Hunting
Gear

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2024

By Ron Spomer

A comparison of the .308 Win beside the .30-06 Springfield.
Guns

.308 vs .30-06: Is One of These Classic Cartridges Really Superior?

By Colton Heward

Hog Calibers
Gear

The Best Calibers for Hog Hunting of 2024

By Mike Dickerson

ammo scammers empty shells
Guns

Ammo Buyer Beware: Don’t Fall for These Scam Websites That Claim to Sell Ammunition

By Dac Collins

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.
Gear

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller, Joe Genzel

9mm vs 10mm pistols
Guns

9mm vs 10mm: Which Handgun Cartridge Is Superior?

By Tyler Freel

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird
Guns

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird

By John M. Taylor

Prepping for the Nightforce ELR Steel Challenge, One of the World’s Toughest Long-Range Matches
Gear

Prepping for the Nightforce ELR Steel Challenge, One of the World’s Toughest Long-Range Matches

By John B. Snow

The best .380 ammo along with a Glock chambered in .380 ACP.
Guns

Best .380 Ammo

By Matt Foster

We tested the best .300 Win. Mag. ammo.
Guns

The Best .300 Win. Mag. Ammo

By Colton Heward

Griffin and Howe rifle
Guns

Two Rifles for the Ages, Chambered in .35 Whelen

By John B. Snow, Photographs by Bill Buckley

hevi shot turkey load
Guns

Reduced Recoil Turkey Loads? Field Testing Hevi-Shot’s Mild New Offering

By Derek Horner

buffalo bore
Guns

The Best .357 Ammo for Hunting, Target Practice, and Self Defense

By Michael Dickerson

Reloading the .17 Remington Fireball
Guns

Reloading the .17 Remington Fireball

By Pat Mundy

The buffering in TSS shot.
Guns

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

Winchester's Power Point Ammo now offered in 400 Legend.
Guns

400 Legend: Field Testing Winchester’s New Straightwall Cartridge

By Aram von Benedikt

barrett fieldcraft 30-06 rifle
Guns

.30-06 Springfield Cartridge Review: Why This Classic Is Still Effective Today

By Ron Spomer

Hornady A-TIP vs. ELD-M Bullets
Guns

Hornady A-TIP vs. ELD-M Bullets

By John B. Snow

big black bear with .30/06
Guns

The Best Bear Cartridges

By Tyler Freel

steel shot
Guns

Is Steel Shot Effective? Here’s What the Data Say After Decades of Testing

By Tom Roster

rifle shells
Guns

Here’s What the Ammo Shortage Revealed About the Industry

By Andrew McKean

sheep hunter with .270
Guns

The .270 Winchester Was Your Grandpa’s 6.5 Creedmoor

By Tyler Freel

best ammo from shot show 2023
Guns

Best New Ammo from SHOT Show 2023

By Aram von Benedikt

federal hevi bismuth
Guns

Federal Hevi Bismuth, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

360 Buckhammer cartridge lineup
Guns

Remington’s .360 Buckhammer Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

Shooting a PRS match with MCD rounds
Guns

Modern Cartridge Design: Why New Rifle Cartridges Are Superior to the Classics

By John B. Snow

federal ammunition
Guns

100 Iconic Loads from Federal Premium Ammunition’s First 100 Years

By Adam Moore

Best Mule Deer Cartridges
Guns

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Lee loader
Guns

3 Simple Reloading Kits for Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, and Rimfire Ammo

By Tyler Freel

Kevin Brittingham with a cape buffalo killed with an 8.6 blk
Guns

8.6 Blackout: Could It Be Your Next Whitetail Cartridge (or Cape Buffalo Load)?

By Scott Einsmann

plain cartridges
Guns

The 6 Most Underrated Hunting Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Group
Guns

Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Ammunition Review

By Tyler Freel

6.8 western cartridge
Guns

6.8 Western Cartridge Review

By Alex Robinson, Tyler Freel

Federal Terminal Ascent and Remington Tipped Core-Lokt
Guns

The Best .308 Hunting Ammo

By Tyler Freel

brush bullet
Guns

The Best Brush Busting Bullets Put to the Test

By Tyler Freel

Proof Research rifle with 7mm PRC ammo at a shooting bench
Guns

The 7mm PRC: Hornady’s New .284-Caliber Cartridge, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

accuracy guarantee target
Guns

Do Accuracy Guarantees from Gun Companies Mean Anything?

By John B. Snow

.222 remington magnum
Guns

.222 Remington Magnum: A Classic Cartridge That Still Gets It Done on Varmints and Predators

By Pat Mundy