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Sierra Ammunition has announced the new Prairie Enemy Varmint and redator family of hunting cartridges.

Nosler has introduced Varmageddon, its new line of varmint bullets and ammunition for 2012.

Federal Premium has announced the addition of three loads to its American Eagle rifle line of ammunition.

Bushnell has increased its offering of AR Optics, with two new riflescopes for 2020.

Here’s a look at the top 10 varmint and predator loads available right now. Thanks to widespread availability and quality manufacturing, many of these loads are fairly inexpensive yet highly reliable.

Hodgdon has announced the release of its 2019 Hodgdon Annual Manual, which contains data for Hodgdon, IMR and Winchester smokeless propellants in more than 5,000 loads with updates for 17 rifle and pistol cartridges.

I read somewhere that today’s premium bullets represent the greatest advance in big game hunting technology since the widespread use of the optical sight, and I agree 100 percent. Many of the myths that we face today are the product of outdated truth.

In his new book, The Scout Rifle Study, Richard Mann weighs the worth of the scout rifle—for defensive purposes, survival and hunting—in modern terms. The title is fitting, as the book is an exhaustive and enlightening examination of a firearm type that’s commonly misunderstood, as well as a survey that provides real-world, objective data on the scout rifle’s supposed benefits.

Years of research and testing by the Hornady Ballistic Development Group, combined with advanced manufacturing processes and quality control measures led to the creation of what the company claims is the ultimate low-drag, high-performance match bullet.