(Updated with additional reloading data including data from RWS on 11th December 2015) The 8x68S is one of the finest hunting calibres for big game on planet earth. In terms of size it sits between the…
The 8x68S
The 416 Rigby, A Big Game and Dangerous Game Cartridge “par excellence”
The 416 Rigby was and is one of the best possible choices for someone who intends to hunt dangerous game but also wants his or her rifle to be suitable for non-dangerous game including African plains…
The 7×64 Brenneke
(This post was updated with additional information on 10th April 2015.) The 7×64 Brenneke has a history of being one of, if not the most popular sporting rifle cartridge in Europe; similar to the status of…
The 9.3×64 Brenneke, Germany’s answer to the 375 Holland and Holland Magnum
(Note: This post was updated with additional information on 7th April 2015). The 9.3x64mm Brenneke is, in my mind at least, one of the top two cartridges for the “one rifle world wide hunter”. There are…
The 6.5×68 Schuler
(This post updated with reloading data from Hodgdon and Australia Defence Industries (see end of post) on 9th December 2015 and with data from RWS on 11th December 2015). The 6.5×68 Schuler is one of the…
The 38 Super and its Parent the 38ACP
I think the 38 Super is one of the most useful pistol cartridges out there. I say this not just from the perspective of performance and accuracy; and not just from notions of what has more…
