Hunters used to lean primarily on bullet drop and calculated energy to predict their effectiveness at distances beyond a couple hundred yards — but informed hunters find impact velocity to be most useful The post Impact Velocity, Not Energy, Is What Hunters Should Pay Attention To appeared firs...
Testing copper bullets in dirty vs. clean rifle barrels found no clear accuracy gain from deep cleaning; see how 20-shot groups challenged the myth. The post I Shot Down One of the Biggest Myths About Copper Bullets and Rifle Accuracy appeared first on Outdoor Life.
These are the hottest new cartridges in the whitetail woods, plus some old classics The post The Best Deer Hunting Cartridges of 2026 appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Our man in Alaska talks about the 22 ARC, ARs for bears, and what really matters when it comes to cartridge selections for bears The post The Truth About Shooting Big Bears with Small Cartridges appeared first on Outdoor Life.
As temps continue to drop across the US and more hunting seasons loom on the horizon, Fiocchi America has announced a new 12 Gauge dove hunting load in Golden Dove Duplex . By strategically mixing two different shot sizes - #6 and #8 - you will hopefully be able to bag more birds this fall.
Bear defense is a popular, and opinion-driven topic with the focus on big bores and heavy slugs. But is the AR-15 most of us already have good enough? The post ARs for Bear Defense: Practical Choice or Potential Disaster? appeared first on Outdoor Life.
I conducted a good old-fashioned shootout to see how the 25 Creedmoor and 25 Weatherby RPM stack up against quarter-bore classics like the .25/06 Remington, .257 Roberts, and .257 Weatherby Magnum The post The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics appeared first on Outdoor Life.
When introduced, this belted magnum filled the role of an all-around cartridge for big-game hunters worldwide. Today, there’s little reason to choose it The post The .338 Winchester Magnum Is a Cartridge That No Longer Makes Sense appeared first on Outdoor Life.
A front-quartering shot in late December put Barnes’ 130gr TTSX to the ultimate test. Here’s how this solid copper .308 bullet performed when it mattered. The post FIELD PROVEN: The Ruger Predator .308 with Barnes TTSX Ammo appeared first on The Truth About Guns.