Ammunition Reviews

When it comes to hunting, knockdown power matters, and so does being friendly on the environment, which is where Federal’s Hi-Bird Fiber Wad Bismuth loads come into play.

Any survey of military firearms isn’t complete without also discussing the development of ammunition across this past quarter-millennium. From a conceptual standpoint, very little has changed.

KelTec has brought the stripper clip back with the thoroughly unconventional PR57—a carry pistol with an uncommon chambering, an unusual action and no box magazine.

Colorado experimenter Don Bower has developed a series of wildcat cartridges and modifications to the Contender pistol that extend its range to 500 meters, with accuracy many refuse to believe ...

The .270 Winchester isn’t a military cartridge, and nobody ever claimed it was a target cartridge; it is a straightforward hunting cartridge. During the past 50 years, I’ve hunted quite a bit carrying a .270 Win. rifle, and, to tell the truth, no cartridges have come along that significantly better it for hunting.

For the law-enforcement agencies of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, Speer Ammunition’s 124-grain Gold Dot 9 mm Luger load has been a go-to issue load, and the company announced this handgun ammunition contract has been renewed for another seven years.

Consider adding these five simple efficiencies to your ammo-loading routine for more time to do the other things you love, such as punching bullseyes.

Without ammunition, what good are new guns? So, here are a few new ammo products to look out for in 2025...

The Shell Shock Technologies 7.62 NATO Nickel-Alloy Shell (NAS3) cartridge cases have successfully completed rigorous testing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.