Ammo

My first experience with hardcast handgun bullets on medium game left me disappointed. I double-lunged a pronghorn with a .512 caliber 465gr. WFN bullet and had to shoot it three more times.

It took me a few years to warm up to the 300 BLK cartridge after SAAMI blessed the round in 2011. The 300 BLK has been around for a lot longer.

The ammunition I used is made by a family-owned business in the Pacific Northwest called G9 Defense, and if not for the distinctive capabilities of this stuff, I wouldn’t consider trying to kill a 600lb animal with a 10mm. But this ammo doesn’t behave the way other pistol ammo does.

The rounds of the HammerDown line are what would today be called short-range rounds.

In my opinion, a better suited option when truly Big Bore stuff needs to happen is the 50 Alaskan.  

Remington may not build a lever action rifle but they released the 360 Buckhammer, which is a perfect lever gun cartridge.

Federal continues to add premium ammunition that will fill the needs of hunters and target shooters in 2023.

For those looking to find an affordable rifle chambered in the formidable 7mm PRC, Mossberg has you covered with the Patriot Predator.

As with everything, choosing a cartridge for suppressed hunting is full of good, better, and best options. 375 Raptor is the cartridge that I would place in the “best” category.