Cartridges of the World

The Comprehensive Guide to Metallic Cartridges Past and Present!

If you’re a serious shooter and reloader, you’ll find the cartridges you love (and many you never dreamed of) in this newest edition of the most widely read cartridge reference book ever published. Here are the latest introductions in standard American sporting cartridges and hottest proprietary rounds, plus authoritative feature articles by the gun industry’s heavy hitters spotlighting everything from the esoteric to the state-of-the-art in ammo. 

Cartridge design, application, selection, tips, and more ... this book is packed with everything shooters, handloaders and cartridge collectors need to know. This huge, 672-page guide has been completely redesigned for easier reading and searching. Inside you''ll find information and data on old, new and currently manufactured ammo. Heavily illustrated with hundreds of detailed photos, this book is your ultimate guide to current and historical ammunition for handguns and rifles.

·       Sporting, wildcat, handgun, military and other cartridge types

·       New! 7mm Backcountry, 7mm PRC, 22 ARC, 21 Sharp and more

·       Updated spec and reference charts

·       Full-color feature section on shooting and ballistics

·       Expert advice on handloads and cartridge selection

·       Dozens of new entries, including trendsetting wildcats

From the latest cutting-edge factory loads to wildcats that will set ballistic trends for years to come, plus updated cartridge descriptions and the newly expanded full-color feature article section, Cartridges of the World, 18th Edition is the most comprehensive reference of its kind and a must-have for your library or reloading bench

• Publication date: 7 May 2026
• Page count: 720
• Dimensions: Height 209 mm; Width 276 mm; Thickness 39 mm
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781959265467