Sedalia, MO – Vihtavuori Powder dominated the 47th Annual Firearms Industry Super Shoot (F.I.S.S.) with the entire Top 20 competitors using N133 smokeless powder.

Each year the F.I.S.S. attracts hundreds of the world’s best competition benchrest shooters to Kelby’s Range in North Lawrence, Ohio. Over four days of competition, five-shot groups are fired at targets ranging from 100/200 yards with a variety of new and innovative firearms, equipment and accessories. Benchrest shooters are often viewed as trend-setting within the competitive shooting sports, and their near unanimous use of Vihtavuori powder is unprecedented.

Vihtavuori Production Manager, Mika Syrjala, stated: “Vihtavuori’s extreme temperature stability and clean burning characteristics enabled it to outperform all other reloading powders during northern Ohio’s volatile May weather. The results are a testament to nearly 100 years of our continued product development.” Read more

LEWISTON, Idaho – – CCI Ammunition introduces new VNT loads in 17 Mach 2 and 22 WMR, offering precision performance for varmint hunters and target shooters. Shipments are being delivered to dealers.

In 2018, CCI extended the range and devastation of magnum rimfire with the VNT bullet design. Now, it’s offering VNT loads in 17 Mach 2 and 22 WMR. The new loads feature a Speer bullet with an extremely thin jacket and polymer tip that team up to offer flat trajectories, superb long-range accuracy and explosive terminal performance on impact.

Features & Benefits

• • New 17 Mach 2 and 22 WMR loads
  • Speer VNT bullet design
  • Very thin jacket combined with precision-built polymer tip
  • Devastating terminal effect on varmints
  • Flat shooting and highly accurate to maximize effective range
  • Consistent CCI priming
  • Nickel-plated cases

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Ten years ago, HEVI-Shot’s revolutionary HEVI-Metal® shotshells built a well-deserved reputation as the go-to ammunition for serious bird hunters who wanted to boost the odds of getting their limit each day in the field. For 2019, HEVI-Shot ® raises the game with HEVI-Metal® Longer Range.

This shell design (using a 2.35 ft-lb energy standard for downrange lethality) represents a fundamental, immediately noticeable performance advantage by combining these features:

·A 16% increase in the density of the alloy in the shell by replacing the HEVI-Shot® HEAVIER THAN STEEL® alloy with bismuth. In the original HEVI-Metal® shell, the smaller pellets of HEAVIER THAN STEEL® alloy matched the killing power of the steel, but we could put more of them in the shotshell. In HEVI-Metal® Longer Range, the bismuth pellets are still smaller than the steel pellets, but their higher density gives them more killing power than the HEAVIER THAN STEEL® alloy they replace. Read more

HEVI-Shot® is retiring its venerable Classic Doubles line of soft tungsten shotshells, and replacing the line with HEVI-Bismuth™, a product new for 2019 that remains safe for classic shotguns but is also a powerful hunting load for use in any shotgun.

HEVI-Bismuth™ comes in waterfowl and upland game shotshells, and offers these features and benefits:

·100% nontoxic bismuth pellets at 9.6 g/cc density (22% denser than steel)

·With a Vickers hardness of 7, bismuth shot is as safe for all shotgun barrels as lead

·With high charge weights and robust velocities, these are terrific hunting shotshells with substantial downrange lethality. Shoot one size larger than lead and re-live the lead days!

·HEVI-Bismuth™ comes in every gauge from 10-ga to .410-ga Read more

Magtech® 5.56 x 45mm Ball M193

Magtech is recalling one (1) lot of 5.56 x 45mm Ball M193 centerfire ammunition.

Symbol: 556A

Lot Number: CBC 0141/18

WARNING: Magtech has determined the above lot of 5.56 x 45mm ammunition may contain incorrect powder charges. Ammunition with incorrect powder charges may cause firearm damage, rendering it inoperable, and subjecting the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury or death.

DO NOT USE Magtech® 5.56 x 45mm Ball M193 SYMBOL 556A WITH LOT NUMBER CBC 0141/18. The ammunition Lot Number and Symbol are printed on the top flap of the 50-round box as indicated here. Read more

Bend, Ore – – Nosler®, Inc. announced the Reduced Drag Factor™ (RDF) bullet line will be expanded to include a 6mm, 115 grain HPBT. The entire RDF bullet line features the highest BCs and smallest, most consistent meplats of any hollow point match bullet line on the market.

With the introduction of this bullet, distances that were once too far to consistently and accurately shoot are now a reality. This 115 grain bullet was specifically designed to function in 6mm cartridges with barrel twist rates of 1-7.5” or faster and like all RDF bullets, is not intended for big game hunting. Read more

Grand Island, NE – Hornady® is proud to announce additions to American Whitetail® ammunition, NTX® bullets, Lock-N-Load® modified cases, A-Tip™ Match bullets and new bullet seating stems.

New to American Whitetail® ammunition is the 350 Legend 170 gr. InterLock® and the 450 Bushmaster 245 gr. InterLock®.

InterLock® bullets loaded in American Whitetail® ammunition feature exposed lead tips for controlled expansion and hard-hitting terminal performance. In addition, InterLock® bullets feature the Hornady exclusive InterLock® ring, a raised ring inside the jacket that is embedded in the bullet’s core that keeps the core and jacket locked together during expansion to retain mass and energy.

New to Hornady® NTX® bullets is, the 17 cal. 15.5 gr. NTX®. Hornady NTX® bullets provide peerless performance with a non-traditional core material that combines accuracy and Hornady® quality for use in areas with restrictions on the use of traditional bullets.

Hornady has added four new modified cases to their lineup, the 26, 28, 30 and 33 Nosler. Read more

Bend, Ore. — — Recognizing the market demand for 17 Fireball component brass,

Nosler® will now be offering Bulk Brass options. Nosler® Bulk Brass is manufactured from the same materials and tolerances as Nosler’s prepped, boxed brass, but rather than being prepped and weight sorted, Nosler® 17 Fireball Bulk Brass is bagged unprepped, in 100 count bags to provide their customers with the best quality brass for a cost-effective price. Read more