Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Whats the best cartridge developed in last 20 years.

Everyone is going to have an opinion. I don't think there's a winner.

I judge cartridges differently than most. They are works of art. For me to think of it as good, or worthy of use, it has to be visually appealing.

There are so many cartridges floating around these days - both old and new - that nothing made since 1990 has caught my eye. I did own a 17 HMR, but it didn't do anything for me. It does something for you though, and that's good.

I like a nice shape. A hard, yet pleasing form. A sultry shoulder, with a suggestive bullet profile that you know will work, just by looking at it. Admittedly, I'm partial to rimmed cartridges. They have lines that appeal to me.

These are the cartridges and bullets I like. Nothing made in the last twenty years tickles my fancy. That doesn't mean I'm stuck in the past. It just means no company or individual has excited my neural pathways. I hope they keep trying.