Rifle Ammo (Page 2)

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

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Podcast: Jack O’Connor Was Right All Along

By Alex Robinson

The .270 Isn’t Powerful Enough? Jack O’Connor Took His on a 30-Day African Safari

By Jack O'Connor

Jack O’Connor’s Opinion of the Indestructible .30-06

By Jack O'Connor

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

22 ARC vs. 22 Creedmoor: A 3,000-Round Range Test

I Built the World’s Most Accurate 7mm Backcountry Rifle

By John B. Snow

The Most Accurate Rifle Ammo, Range Tested

By John B. Snow

Why Some Rifle Cartridges Fail

By Jim Carmichel

Most Accurate 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo, Tested

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

By Colton Heward

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

By Colton Heward

.308 vs 5.56: A Full Breakdown of These Two Popular Cartridges

By Colton Heward

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

The .270 Winchester Was Your Grandpa’s 6.5 Creedmoor

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

The Best .308 Ammo for Hunting for 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Reloading Kits of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

The Best 5.56 Ammo of 2025

Federal 7mm Backcountry, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

Why Small Cartridges Are So Effective for Big Game

30-30 vs 30-06: Comparing Two Granddaddy Rifle Cartridges

.45-70 Cartridge Overview: The Immortal Big Game Round

By John B. Snow

300 Win Mag vs 308 Win: Ballistics, Cost, and Accuracy

Drag Variability Reduction Technology: Hornady’s Secret Sauce for Long-Range Match Bullets

By John B. Snow

The 280 Ackley Improved Is Still One of the Greatest Western Big Game Cartridges

By Andrew McKean

6.5 PRC vs 6.5 Creedmoor: What Hunters and Shooters Need to Know

Rifle Nodes: How You’ve Been Wasting Your Time and Money on Load Development

Podcast: Do We Really Need All These New Rifle Cartridges?

By Alex Robinson

Rethinking Rifle Accuracy: What is Mean Radius, and Why Should We Care?

22 ARC Review: Shooting Hornady’s New Hot Rod Coyote, Deer, Varmint and Target Round

By John B. Snow

300 PRC vs 300 Win Mag

By John B. Snow

6.5 Creedmoor vs 308 Winchester: Here’s What Hunters and Shooters Need to Know

By Michael Dickerson

New Ammo of SHOT Show 2024

By Tyler Freel, Natalie Krebs

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

By Colton Heward

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

By Brad Fitzpatrick

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

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

6.5 PRC Cartridge Guide

By John B. Snow

The Best .350 Legend Ammo

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

By Colton Heward

M1 Garand Ammo: Everything You Need to Know

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2026

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

By John B. Snow

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

By Michael Dickerson

Reloading the .17 Remington Fireball

400 Legend: Field Testing Winchester’s New Straightwall Cartridge

By Aram von Benedikt

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

Hornady A-TIP vs. ELD-M Bullets

By John B. Snow

The Best Bear Cartridges

Here’s What the Ammo Shortage Revealed About the Industry

By Andrew McKean

Remington’s .360 Buckhammer Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

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

By John B. Snow

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

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

By Scott Einsmann

Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Ammunition Review

6.8 Western Cartridge Review

By Alex Robinson, Tyler Freel

The Best Brush Busting Bullets Put to the Test

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

By John B. Snow

Do Accuracy Guarantees from Gun Companies Mean Anything?

By John B. Snow

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

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Handloading the .17 Remington