Ammunition

The calibre hunter

Byron Pace assesses the performance of a lesser-known alternative to the .375 H&H For the last few months I have been in Africa, spending much of that time walking with some of the biggest and most dangerous animals on the

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What’s the best foxing calibre?

From .17 to .243, Mike Powell lines up the options to find out which best suits different foxing situations L-R: .22 airgun, .17 HMR, .17 Hornet, .223 Rem, .243 Win Two questions I see crop up time and time again

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Hornady ELD-X bullet Review

Hornady has revamped its range of varminting loads

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Terminal ballistics: The wound cavity

Following on from his introduction to bullet construction and terminal ballistics, Byron Pace looks at the specifics of the wound cavity as well as assessing rimfire performance

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Lightening the load

Paul Harding experiments with some reduced recoil loads, and finds that big-bore rifles needn’t make you wince

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The test of time

Laurie Holland takes a look at the 7.62x54R, a military veteran still in use today The 7.62x54R is an increasingly popular cartridge in Historic Arms shooting. It’s a typical design late 19th century design: a full-power 30-calibre military number designed for magazine fed bolt-action

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6.5×55 Swedish

Byron Pace takes a look at the modest 6.5×55, a cartridge finding increasing favour on UK shores

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Shades of brass

Laurie Holland identifies some important considerations to take on board when full length sizing cases

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Fastest rimfire in the US

With the current market already flooded with .17 calibres, Byron Pace takes a close look at the newest kid on the block

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Federal firepower

Byron Pace puts the Nosler-topped Federal V-Shok .223 Remington ammunition to the test

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