OK, you’ve purchased the fur gun of your dreams and topped it with a high-quality scope — the best you could afford. But all of that is for naught if you feed it substandard ammunition. Even the highest-quality rifles can be finicky when it comes to ammo, and it behooves you to try several options before settling on the one that squeezes every ounce of accuracy from your rifle. Here are a few that might put you on the road to better shooting.

Armscor .308 Win. 165-Grain AccuBond

With a muzzle velocity of 2,500 fps, Armscor’s 165-grain .308 Win. AccuBond offering is a great choice for anchoring wild hogs and black bears. Through an exclusive bonding process that eliminates voids in the bullet core, AccuBond couples Nosler’s proven copper-alloy jacket with its special lead-alloy core. The result is a bullet that flies true, penetrates deep and retains its weight, without causing extensive barrel fouling. Its unique white polymer tip resists deformation and initiates expansion on impact. Nosler’s Solid Base at the rear of the bullet acts as a platform for large diameter mushrooms. Armscor offers a wide selection of competitively priced ammunition and components for shooters who demand precise and dependable performance. MSRP: $36.29/Box of 20. Contact: www.armscor.com

Black Hills Ammunition 198-Grain .300 Blackout 

 Black Hills Ammunition’s .300 Blackout 198-grain Subsonic Dual Performance round not only expands to provide good terminal performance after expansion, the three expanded petals separate from the shank of the projectile to cut three separate wound tracks, further increasing terminal effectiveness. The shank of the projectile then continues to penetrate to around 20 inches as demonstrated in 10 percent ballistic gelatin. With precision machining of solid copper, it’s possible to produce projectiles that accomplish things not possible with conventional lead core projectiles. For applications requiring quiet performance, look to Black Hills Ammunition’s .300 Blackout 198-grain Dual Performance round. MSRP: NA. Contact: www.black-hills.com

CCI Maxi-Mag & VNT Pour Packs

Never run out of ammo again. For prolific shooters, CCI Pour Packs hold 125 rounds of Maxi-Mag or VNT rimfire ammunition — .22 WMR HP 40-grain Maxi-Mag, .22 WMR 30-grain VNT or .17 HMR 17-grain VNT ammo in convenient easy-pour cartons for high-volume shooting at the range or in the field. When the fun’s over, they’re easy to reclose until your next shoot. Maxi-Mag JHP ammunition provides the precision and all-around performance for a wide range of shooting and hunting, while VNT’s thin jacket and polymer tip offers accuracy and explosive expansion on impact. MSRP: $36.95-$$42.95/125-count. Contact: www.cci-ammunition.com

Federal Varmint & Predator V-Max

Now there are even more options for putting down everything from prairie dogs to coyotes. Federal Premium has added 55-grain .22-250 Rem. and 75-grain .243 Win. loads to its Varmint & Predator lineup. Both bring the consistent accuracy and explosive expansion of the proven Hornady V-Max bullet, loaded with Federal’s extremely reliable brass, primer and propellant. They are available in 20-, 40- and 100-count packs, priced for high-volume shooters. MSRP: $24.99/.243 Win. 20 count; $27.99/.22-250 Rem. 20-count; $48.99/.243 Win. 40-count; $138.99/.22-250 Rem. 100-count. Contact: www.federalpremium.com

Hornady .223 Rem Superformance Varmint CX

Increase the performance of any fur rifle up to 200 fps without extra chamber pressure, recoil, muzzle blast, temperature sensitivity, fouling or loss of accuracy. Superformance ammunition from Hornady uses progressive propellants that take its loaded V-MAX, NTX, SST, CX and InterLock bullets to levels of performance that are simply unattainable with conventional ammunition. The one-piece copper alloy CX (Copper Alloy eXpanding) bullet from Hornady represents the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market. Its optimized design offers extended range performance, greater accuracy, high weight retention and deep penetration. And like all Hornady ammunition, Superformance rounds use the highest quality cases and primers available. Consistent components translate to consistent shooting in the field. MSRP: $39.59/Box of 20. Contact: www.hornady.com

HSM Varmint Blue .223 Rem. 

For avid predator/varmint hunters who favor the popular .223 Rem. round, HSM offers its Varmint Blue ammunition, meticulously crafted with premium components for consistent accuracy and terminal performance. Clean burning, temperature-stable powder allows for consistent velocity and performance, but the magic of Varmint Blue lies in HSM’s exclusive 55-grain Sierra Blitz King Blue Thrill polymer tip. This bullet leaves the barrel at 3,120 fps, creating 1,189 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle and is an excellent choice for AR-platform rifles as well as traditional predator guns. The 55-grain .223 Rem. is HSM’s initial offering in this line, with more calibers on the way. MSRP: $30.99/Box of 20. Contact: www.hsmammunition.com

Sierra 6.5 Creedmoor GameChanger

Sierra has expanded its popular GameChanger ammunition lineup with the addition of the 6.5 Creedmoor topped with its 140-grain Sierra GameChanger bullet — delivering top-shelf accuracy and bone-punching terminal performance, all packed in a precisely tuned cartridge. Sierra’s GameChanger ammunition is the result of more than 70 years of designing world-class bullets. Each GameChanger round utilizes the new Gamechanger bullet design that incorporates features from other types of Sierra bullets, resulting in a unique and enhanced product. It features a synthetic tip to maximize ballistic coefficient and increased jacket wall thickness to ensure deep penetration. This gives users a true all-purpose bullet design for a wide application of hunting situations. MSRP: $66.99/Box of 20. Contact: www.sierrabullets.com

Wilson Combat .300 HAM’R Controlled Chaos

Developed by Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat, the .300 Ham’R is based on a slightly shortened .223/5.56 case — its HAM’R Controlled Chaos offering launching a 110-grain .30-caliber Lehigh Controlled Chaos solid copper bullet at 2,650 fps with 1,651 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle for devasting terminal performance and precision accuracy. Upon impact with tissue, four petals break off the deep penetrating base of the Controlled Chaos bullet, creating massive tissue damage that results in quick incapacitation. MSRP: $46.95/Box of 20; $446.95/200-round carton. Contact: www.wilsoncombat.com