Winchester launched their new USA Ready training and competition ammunition at SHOT Show 2019. The new USA Ready ammunition is designed to give shooters a higher class of ammunition for recreational purposes and practice. Winchester has targeted many of the most popular handgun and rifle calibers for the USA Ready release. Typically practice or training ammunition has been … [Read more...]
F.B.I. Selects Winchester 9mm Ammunition
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded Winchester Ammunition with its coveted 9mm pistol ammunition contract. Winchester's PDX1 will be the Bureau's duty round, and their Frangible SF rounds will be the Bureau's training ammunition. This is on the heels of the Bureau selecting Winchester to be its .40 cal. ammunition supplier. The vast resources of the FBI, and … [Read more...]
Winchester PDX-1 Wins FBI Contract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Glock 17M in 9mm. Contractual provisions include the bonded jacketed hollow point (JHP) duty ammunition and full metal jacket (FMJ) training ammunition. There is also a provision for frangible training ammunition as well. Winchester had been providing the FBI with service and training ammunition for many years. This … [Read more...]
Speer Gold Dot Wins Homeland Security Contract!
Speer Gold Dot was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as its duty and training round for up to five years. Announced recently, the winning contract will total about 120 million rounds. This order is a massive endorsement to an ammunition manufacturer very familiar to American law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security is the largest federal law … [Read more...]
New Mag Pump Easy AR-15 Mag Loader
One of the coolest gadgets I saw at the Industry Day at the Range was the Mag Pump AR-15 ammunition loader. This ammunition loader is well designed to quickly load Mil-Spec AR-15 magazines. In fact, the Mag Pump was actually at several vendor's booths, and everyone I talked to had very positive comments about its performance. The Mag Pump is designed to load AR-15 magazines … [Read more...]
New G2 Research Telos Ammunition
G2 Research is at it again with the introduction of their new affordable Telos line of self-defense ammunition. Currently the Telos line offers a 105-grain +P .38 Special round, and a 92-grain +P 9mm round. The Telos line is advertised as a more affordable G2 Research self-defense ammunition option that does not sacrifice performance or expansion capabilities. G2 Research … [Read more...]
Does Temperature Affect Bullet Point of Impact?
Recently, Sierra Bullets put out an informational publication concerning the topic of temperature effects on bullet trajectory. This topic has been in the mainstream lexicon of precision shooters, hunters, and target shooters for decades. Opinions on the matter range from temperature doesn't affect bullet flight enough to worry about it, to others claiming a new zero must be … [Read more...]
Remington’s New Ultimate Defense Shotgun Loads
Handguns are convenient, but they are truly defensive weapons with shorter effective and accurate ranges. When officers take a shotgun or patrol rifle into the fight, they are extending their range of accurate and effective fire, which often allows them greater options in cover and concealment. The power of the shotgun and patrol rifle is also much greater than any handgun … [Read more...]
Got Ammo? You Better Stock Up!
Have you checked your department's armory lately? If not, you had better convince the people in charge to start stocking up like a modern-day Prepper! How many hollow point duty rounds do you have? If you think you have enough, you might want to think again! Those agencies caught by surprise when the civilian ammunition market was choked dry during the height of the Iraq and … [Read more...]
Sellier & Bellot Bonded Ammunition
Sellier & Bellot (S&B) may not be as well-known in the United States for ammunition as home-grown Federal, Remington, or Winchester, but they are much more well-known and respected in Europe where they are headquartered in the Czech Republic. In fact, Sellier & Bellot has been manufacturing small arms ammunition since 1825, and has even been contract … [Read more...]