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Bullets for African Plains Game

You’ve probably heard that African dangerous game can absorb five hits from an Abrams tank and keep on charging. You’ve probably heard that kudu, eland, wildebeest and even impala are so tough from evading lions and leopards they’ll soak up bullets that would floor a North American brown bear. Nonsense.

Behind the Bullet: 8x57 Mauser

Old is not dead, and though the 8x57 has had to endure vast improvements in cartridge design, powder development and bullet performance, it remains a perfectly viable hunting cartridge.

The Wonderful 6.5's

With the exception of the 7mm, American hunters haven't been crazy about metric-caliber rifle cartridges. The 6.5mm is helping to change that.

Top 5 Bear Bullets

All the best camouflage, riflescopes and accoutrement pale in comparison to a bullet that will settle the score between you and a mammal that is equal parts claws, jaws and brawn.

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.

An Ode to the .30-06 Springfield

What is it about the Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, M2 of the Second World War that translates so well into a hunting cartridge? Contributor Philip Massaro explains.

Bullet Bio: Hornady FTX

Hornady's FTX bullets revolutionized ammunition offerings for lever-action rifles.

Top 5 Underrated Rifle Cartridges

When you consider those "Charlie-in-the-box" cartridges that have been pushed aside by their more famous counterparts, here are the five most underrated rifle cartridges of all time.

A New Ruling for the .30-06 Sprg.

Loaded with today’s 150-grain bullets, the .30-’06 Sprg. is ready for big game from antelope to elk.

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