“bore diameter”

Not all magnum cartridges bear the name, but still meet all the criteria for the title. Here’s a look at five of the best.

Between the 6.5 PRC and 6.8 Western, which is the better choice for the hunter? Contributor Philip Massaro examines the pros and cons of each.

Contributor Dennis Bradley compares two long-range, fast shooting favorites: the .280 AI and 7mm PRC.

The .303 British has a deeply rooted history in the era of exploration and is tied to the adventurers and hunters who headed to the wilds.

We put two short-action gems up against one another: the .308 Winchester, a time-proven veteran with 70-plus years of hunting experience, and the 6.5 PRC, a relative newcomer that is quickly gaining favor in the hunting fields and target range.

The first of the Nosler proprietary cartridges, the 26 Nosler remains a flat-shooting, hard-hitting choice for hunting open country. Being a 6.5mm cartridge, it will use the high ballistic coefficient projectiles which retain their energy downrange, resist the effects of a crosswind and offer a flat trajectory.

Why would the Creedmoor gain acceptance, when we had such a similar level of performance in a cartridge released at the end of the 19^th century? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of each.

Featuring a carbon-fiber-wrapped stainless steel barrel and rugged polymer stock, the straight-pull Impulse Mountain Hunter is lightweight, accurate and reliable.

Loosely based on a shortened .404 Jeffery case with the rim rebated to the .535-inch case head of the H&H family, the .270 WSM was the third commercial cartridge using the .277-inch bore diameter, and betters the velocity of the .270 Winchester by 200 to 250 fps.