Extraordinary Big-game hunters demand a lot from a bullet. Not only must the value-priced projectile punch cloverleaf patterns beyond 100 yards with the utmost regularity, it must also withstand violent, close-range impacts at velocities in excess of Mach 3, while expanding reliably at distances where half this speed is a godsend.

Handbook Tool Up When Aaron Carter and I prepared a reloading seminar at this year’s NRA Annual Meetings I figured we’d be lucky to get maybe 30 people to show up. About a week before the event I saw something from the National Shooting Sports Foundation stating fewer than 15 percent of shooters reloaded.

Premium Picks for Hunting  Hunters no longer have to make a choice between accuracy and terminal performance. Modern premium bullets like the Barnes MRX are superbly accurate, and the results on game and in test media prove they are effective in the field.