Ammunition
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Shotgun Cartridges
22 Shotshells
.22 shotshells are an interesting take on the shotgun cartridge and are really designed as an option to put into your .22 rimfire rifle for vermin/small game out on the trail. They were heavily marketed in the USA as a close-range vermin cartridge, with images of cowboys dispatch...
7 Dec 2023
Reloading
Reloading Basics: Bullet Concentricity
With so many variables in the reloading process, and the seemingly endless pursuit of reloaded ammunition that’s ‘perfect’, the more of them that you can measur...
6 Dec 2023
Rifle Ammunition
Remington .17HMR AND .22WMR
There’s nothing new about the .22WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) or the .17HMR (Hornady Magnum Rimfire). The HMR’s 17-grain ballistic-tipped bullet has a higher...
6 Dec 2023
Reloading
Hornady Lock-N-Load Powder Measure
Powder measures that use either fixed or adjustable cavities to measure powder charges are undoubtedly accurate and consistent, plus they are also much faster t...
10 Nov 2023
Rifle Ammunition
Barnes VOR-TX 45-70 Government Ammunition
The choice of .45-70 Government factory ammunition is pretty limited in the UK, with only a handful of brands available, so opportunities to try some are limite...
8 Nov 2023
Reloading
Reloading Basics: It makes a difference
It makes a difference This month, Mark Underwood takes a more detailed look at seating primers using hand-held tools Although priming on the press is much faste...
8 Nov 2023
Shotgun Cartridges
HULL HIGH PHEASANT AND HIGH PHEASANT EXTREME
Drop Dead Gauges Bruce Potts assesses some Hull High Pheasant and High Pheasant Extreme cartridges Its origins stemmed from the founder in 1924, Sydney Bontoft,...
8 Nov 2023
Airgun Pellets
Weihrauch F&T Special Pellets
Fancy pellet designs come and go, but it’s no surprise that the dome-headed profile is still with us after all these years. Actually, it’s more accurate to say ...
6 Oct 2023
Reloading
5 Oct 2023
A few reloading myths
This month, Mark Underwood takes a considered look at some common reloading myths and separates fact from fiction
Rifle Ammunition
Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor 123-grain Match Ammo
When Hornady’s 6.5 Creedmoor first appeared in 2007, it was viewed with some cynicism by the shooting community. Initially designed as a calibre for various pre...
5 Oct 2023
Airgun Pellets
JTS Dead Center Take Down Airgun Pellets
Anyone coming back to airgun shooting after time away may be surprised to find traditional dome-headed pellets are still dominating the market, yet this time-ho...
5 Oct 2023
Shotgun Cartridges
5 Oct 2023
Bigger bag
Bruce Potts finds out how well the Gamebore Pigeon Extreme cartridges perform
Rifle Ammunition
Sellier & Bellot 6.5X55 eXergy Blue non-lead
The 6.5x55mm SE (Swedish) is possibly my favourite general-use hunting cartridge. I’ve used it to shoot species as small as Muntjac and as big as Moose. In its ...
17 Sep 2023