What burns out rifle barrels and will the 80,000 psi of the SIG .277 Fury burn barrels faster than ever?

Being as stealthy as possible while moving through hunting grounds is essential. If you're still trying to hunt through potential bedding areas, closing in on game you spotted from afar, trying to sneak to your tree stand for a sit, or you're tracking bucks as they do in New England, every noise you make is too much.

Hunter winter ruffed grouse with a 22 rimfire rifle and English setter.

New Hornady 7mm PRC Cartridge promises best of all worlds

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Zeroing a traditional 30-30 load at 160-yards maximizes point blank range, but a 50-yard zero might be more effective in tight cover where shots are no farther than 120 yards. Sight-in high at 100 yards for most versatility.

The unusual nature of pronghorns and the open habitats they roam suggest a fast, flat, wind resistant cartridge and bullet combination. Is the best a 6mm, 25-caliber, or 6.5 caliber?

The 6.5x57, Paul Mauser’s take on the 6.5mm caliber, preceded todays 6.5mm mania by more than 120 years, yet this “antiquated” cartridge outperforms many of today’s 6.5mm darlings and runs neck and neck with others.

Dangerous game big bores aren’t popular because they are expensive and they kick. Hard. But when you need one, you really need one.

The .28 Nosler might be one of the most useful cartridge inventions of the 21st century. This powerful .284 cartridge is heavy and perfect for long-range shooting. It also doubles as an ideal choice for countless hunting scenarios around the globe. Everything shy of dangerous game will inevitably fall to a properly placed bullet of appropriate construction. All that out of a standard length cartridge with steep shoulders and minimal body taper to increase powder capacity.

Are you sic of new rifle cartridges? Wish they just make enough of the old ones? Well don’t hold your breath while you wait. Ammo designers have been cranking out new, redundant, and sometimes superfluous new cartridges for more than 150 years — and show no signs of stopping. Meet some of the forgotten rounds of yesteryear.