For handloaders interested in upping their lethality in the field, Berger has partnered with Extreme Outer Limits TV to release its Elite Hunter Bullets in 6.5 mm, for Creedmoor, PRC, 26 Nosler and other 6.5-caliber long-range hunting platforms. Weighing in at 156 gr., the .264" diameter boat-tail bullets wear a J4 Hunting Jacket, are designed for use in at least a 1:8" twist, feature a .679 G1 ballistic coefficient (BC) and a .347 G7 BC. The bullets are available for $57.99 per box of 100. For more information, check out bergerbullets.com.
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.
Initially introduced in 2019 to the international military market in a select-fire format, the IWI Carmel is a modular, durable and thoroughly modern sporting rifle.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. became the first Blue Diamond level sponsor of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) in 2024 by supporting the youth shooting sports program with more than $75,000 a year.
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.
A number of states in the western U.S. have opened or are planning to open large, versatile ranges to serve the growing need for publicly accessible shooting spaces.