Rifle Ammo

We put rifle ammo to the test and publish real-world results.

Latest in Rifle Ammo

Impact Velocity, Not Energy, Is What Hunters Should Pay Attention To

You’ve Been Sighting In Your Rifle All Wrong. Use This Method Instead

By John B. Snow

I Shot Down One of the Biggest Myths About Copper Bullets and Rifle Accuracy

They Built a Rifle Cartridge That Could Change Hunting and Shooting Forever

By Alex Robinson

The Best Deer Hunting Cartridges of 2026

By John B. Snow

I Shot the First Elk With the New 6.5 Creedmoor Plus Peak Ammo. It’s an Undeniable Elk Hunting Cartridge

By Alex Robinson

Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s

By Jim Carmichel

The Truth About Shooting Big Bears with Small Cartridges

By Alex Robinson, Tyler Freel

Well Before the Creedmoor, Our Legendary Shooting Editor Created the 6.5 Panther

By Jim Carmichel

The Greatest (and Oddest) Wildcat Cartridges, According to a Legendary Gun Writer

By Jim Carmichel

Jack O’Connor Explains the Rise of the .22-250 Remington and the Fall of the .220 Swift

By Jack O'Connor

Jack O’Connor’s Predictions for the .243 and .358 Cartridges

By Jack O'Connor

Federal Plus Peak 6.5 Creedmoor Ammunition Just Killed the 6.5 PRC

By John B. Snow

Could the 22 ARC Replace the .243 Winchester?

The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics

By John B. Snow

Hornady Says It Will Phase Out Creedmoor and PRC Cartridges, Shifts Focus to Proven Classics

Why Some Rifle Cartridges Endure, and Others (Even Favorites) Die Out

By Jack O'Connor, with an introduction by Tyler Freel

7 PRC vs 7mm Rem Mag: Here’s Why the New Cartridge Is Superior

By Mike Dickerson

375 Ruger vs. 375 H&H: Is the Old Classic Still the Better Worldwide Hunting Cartridge?

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge