“primer”

Hypersonic's speed is due to its Xelerator wad. The primer charge pushes up the wad and payload, creating more room for powder to burn and expand.

For most big game hunters, the chance to square your sights on a 400-inch elk is an once-in-a-lifetime thrill. Every time an elk hunter sends a bugle echoing through the hills he's hoping to get closer to the ultimate Wapiti record breaker. To help all you bone collectors get pumped up for this season, we've compiled eight examples of Boone & Crockett elk. Enjoy. (photos: Boone & Crockett Club)

The new NitroFire and FireStick system keeps ignition consistent by protecting the powder, even during storage; the loading process is easy, and the primer can be left in the FireStick or removed without compromising the charge; and the system doesn’t restrict the choice of bullets and 209 muzzleloader primers, meaning hunters can stick with proven favorites.

Understanding the intended purpose of a bullet and its effect on the body of your quarry is vitally important for making ethical, one-shot-kills. But with so many bullet styles, brands, calibers and game animals of varying sizes, the process can be confusing. Here’s a primer to get you started.

Want to dabble in divers but don’t know how? Here’s a primer to get you started.

For the table or for taxidermy, wingshooters have ample reason to want to bring back birds from hunts in Mexico. Here's a primer on the red-tape involved in doing so.

Dave Campbell's not sure who declared that crimping primers in place is necessary, but he's got a bone to pick.

Federal Premium is now offering a lead-free version of its popular Power-Shok rifle ammunition. Power-Shok Copper is designed to deliver the same dependability, but in a non-lead bullet. Shipments of Power-Shok Copper are now being delivered to authorized Federal Premium dealers.

As outlets begin to "ration" the sale of primers, we explore the current phenomenon of the great demand for ammunition.