June 9th, 2026
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Guide to Factory Ammo — .17 HM2 to .700 Nitro Express
Do you use factory ammo for your hunting rifles? Or perhaps you buy bulk centerfire ammo for your AR15 or varmint rifle. Or do you shoot a variety of rimfire ammo? Then this book can definitely benefit you.
If you ever shoot factory ammo, you should consider getting Ammo & Ballistics 6. This resource lists over 2,600 different loads for 200+ cartridge types from .17 Mach 2 up to .700 Nitro Express, including the most popular centerfire and rimfire cartridges (both rifle and handgun). In this updated-for-2020 Sixth Edition, there are over 3,000 tables covering virtually every caliber and every load for all commercially-loaded hunting ammunition sold in the USA. Tables include velocity, energy, wind drift, bullet drop, and ballistic coefficients up to 1,000 yards.
Ammo & Ballistics 6 contains data and illustrations on the vast majority of sporting cartridge types sold in the USA: 200-plus cartridge types from .17 Mach 2 up to .700 Nitro Express.
Extensive Cartridge Coverage: Contains data for over 200 cartridge types.
Load Database: Includes over 2,600 different loads and 3,000 ballistic tables.
Detailed Metrics: Provides information on bullet weight, type, velocity, energy, wind drift, bullet drop, and ballistic coefficients up to 1,000 yards.
Choose Hunting Ammo: Ammo & Ballistics 6 helps you select ammo for a hunt — quickly compare the velocity and knock-down power of various commercial ammo.
Verified Book Purchaser Reviews
“Outstanding reference guide for shooters and ballistic enthusiasts alike. Has data on velocity, energy delivered, Taylor KO index, windage and elevation on numerous loadings for hundreds of [cartridge types]. Each cartridge has all dimensions labeled (i.e rim, case length, neck, etc.), and has an informative description of the cartridges history/relevance.” — S. Step, 2017
“Great heaps of data! This volume has pages and pages of new data for .22LR like the hot Velocitor, and also on the .22 WMR from 30 grains up into the 50s. Most importantly there is lots of range data, drop, windage, kinetic energy, etc. — Terrific reference guide….” — E. Svanoe
Flattest-Shooting Cartridges by Caliber (Ron Spomer)
In this 15-minute video, hunting expert Ron Spomer examines a variety of standard and wildcat cartridges from .17 caliber all the way to .338 caliber. For each caliber, Ron picks a flat-shooting “winner” and provides some ballistics comparison tables. This video is quite popular, with over 550,000 views on YouTube.
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