Wolf's 145-grain FMJ is a steel-cased range load with a mid-weight bullet. It fires a full metal jacket bullet, a plain jacketed bullet with a closed nose, made for practice rather than hunting. The steel case is magnetic, and some ranges refuse steel-cased ammunition, so check your range's rules before you buy. The Wolf leaves the muzzle at 1,985 fps with 1,268 ft-lbs of energy.

Compared with Sellier & Bellot's 147-grain FMJ, the Wolf starts 92 fps slower and carries 140 ft-lbs less at the muzzle. The Sellier & Bellot also kicks about 7 percent harder in the same rifle. Compared with Federal's American Eagle 150-grain FMJ, the Wolf is the quicker of the two: it starts 85 fps faster and carries 66 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Both the Sellier & Bellot and the American Eagle use brass cases.

Buy the Wolf if your range allows steel cases and you want a mid-weight practice load. Pick Federal's American Eagle 150-grain or Remington's 150-grain Full Metal Jacket if your range bans steel; the Remington leaves the muzzle at 1,905 fps, 80 fps behind the Wolf. Pick the Sellier & Bellot 147 if you want more speed at the muzzle. If you hunt, Federal markets its Power-Shok 150-grain soft point for big game; it leaves the muzzle at 1,900 fps.