First Look 2013: Ammunition

Check out this rundown of some of 2013's upcoming ammunition releases—many of which will be on display at the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in May.

Leading the Way: Barnes Bullets

With all the hype about non-lead projectiles these day, here’s a look at how and why Barnes’s engineers created the monolithic X Bullet, and the improved copper bullets that have followed.

First Look: 6.5-300 Weatherby Mag.

Roy Weatherby was the godfather of the “speed kills” mantra, and so he designed his rifle cartridges to be the fastest and therefore the hardest hitting. Over 70 years later, the company is, er, sticking to its guns with the release of what is the fastest production 6.5-caliber cartridge, the new 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum. Here are five things you need to know.

Hardware: Weatherby 6.5-300 Magnum

Many a Weatherby caliber has been celebrated, maligned and at times surpassed. But none can be called insufficient for the job. Today, 71 years after the company’s founding, with the introduction of the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, the company again claims the high ground.

Top 5 Monometal Soft-Point Bullets

The idea of a bullet lacking lead core is a relatively new one, yet it’s a sound design. Here are five of the finest monometal expanding bullets currently on the market.

The Ultimate Long-Range Hunting Cartridge

There are many candidates that fit the bill, but we asked our writer to pick just one, the one, that will best serve any long-range situation.

Make Sense of Ballistic Coefficient

Richard Mann offers a crash course on understanding ballistic coefficient.

Must-Have Long-Range Gear and Gadgets

Looking to go long? Here's the gear you'll need.

Hardware: Remington Model 700 AWR

Remington's Model 700 AWR is light, accurate, good looking, affordable and designed to handle the worst Mother Nature can throw at it without breaking a sweat.

Hardware: Barnes Vor-Tx LR

The new Barnes Vor-Tx LR ammo offers optimum performance over a wider range of impact velocity than perhaps any other hunting load on the market.

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