The Long Game is a new series designed to improve your long-range-shooting skills. This story is the second installment. To get consistent hits on targets smaller than a refrigerator past 500 yards, ...

The term “ballistic coefficient”(BC) is on everybody’s lips these days. It’s the driving force behind the latest wave of cartridge innovation , to the point where ammo manufacturers can hardly offer a ...

The 6-24x72 Sniper Auxiliary Module (SAM) riflescope from Carl Zeiss Optronics integrates a ballistic calculator, enables shooters to focus on the target in pressure situations. The company engineered ...

Just for fun I ran the Barrett 50 BMG 82A1 cartridge through my ballistics calculator to see what a dumb bullet would look like. The Barrett bullet weighs 661 grains (1.5 ounces) and has a muzzle ...