Category: Ammunition

Winchester Ammunition Expands 50 Caliber Manufacturing Capacity

EAST ALTON, Ill. — Winchester, a world-leader in ammunition manufacturing, is expanding its 50-caliber capacity to better meet the Global demand for 50 caliber military products.

The Winchester legacy in servicing military requirements runs deep, with decades of support at the highest levels including delivering technologically advanced products.

The added 50-caliber capacity will be manufactured at Winchester’s state-of-the-art facility in Oxford, Miss., and will be available in Q3, 2020. Read more

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RCBS MatchMaster Powder Dispenser

MatchMaster Powder Dispenser. Precision 0.04 Grain Accuracy withDual Tube Dispensing Technology.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas –– RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, announced today that it has released the company’s fastest and most accurate powder dispenser with the launch of the new RCBS MatchMaster. Featuring precise 0.04 grain consistent measurements and a new patent pending dual tube dispensing technology for enhanced speed, the new RCBS Matchmaster saves users precious time on the reloading bench while promoting maximum accuracy.

Among its many design enhancements, the one-piece Matchmaster unit features an LCD touchscreen display that is Bluetooth compatible with the new RCBS app. This exclusive compatibility provides complete user control to calibrate scales and dispense powder in auto or manual modes. With pre-configured powder types readily accessible, handloaders now have the ability to create and or modify their own customized powder configurations in order to easily fine tune their favorite loads. Read more

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CCI’s Bottle of Pink Clean-22 Shoots Clean and Helps Fight Cancer

LEWISTON, Idaho – – CCI Ammunition is proud to announce new Clean-22 Pink ultra-clean 22 LR rounds. This new product will keep your rimfire running cleaner and helps in the fight of breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds from every box sold goes directly to the effort to find a cure. Shipments of the 22 LR ammunition are being delivered to dealers.Like other Clean-22 loads, its exclusive polymer bullet coating greatly reduces copper and lead fouling in the barrel—without leaving a residue. It also cuts lead buildup in suppressors 60 to 80 percent and comes in a 400-round bulk bottle that’s perfect for long days at the range. With dependable CCI priming and consistent propellant, Clean-22 Pink provides flawless cycling through semi-automatics and all 22 LR firearms. Read more
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Win Federal Train + Protect Ammunition

ANOKA, Minnesota –– When it comes to your personal defense strategy, it’s a good idea to make sure you have an entire toolbox on hand, a Tactical Toolbox, if you will. Federal Ammunition has partnered with Brand Avalanche on a one of a kind sweepstakes: The Tactical Toolbox Giveaway!By entering at tacticaltoolboxgiveaway.com, one lucky entry will win everything you need to learn, train, and defend your home. From firearms to gun accessories to cleaning kits and a security camera, this contest will fill your tactical toolbox and more including Federal American Eagle MSR 5.56 and Federal Train + Protect ammunition.

Federal Train + Protect uses the VHP bullet design to provide precision and practical performance at the range with instant reliable expansion on impact. The result is the ideal combination for training as well as defense.

The contest runs through midnight on October 31 with a total prize package valued at about $6,000. To check out all the products available in this sweepstakes, go to www.tacticaltoolboxgiveaway.com and enter today. Read more

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Winchester Wins U.S. Army Contract to Manage and Operate Lake City Ammunition Plant

CLAYTON, MO – Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced today that its ammunition division, Olin Winchester, LLC (“Winchester”), has been selected by the U.S. Army to operate and manage the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri. Following a one-year transition period, Winchester will assume full operational control of the Lake City plant on October 1, 2020. The contract has an initial term of seven years and may be extended by the U.S. Army for up to three additional years.

“Winchester is honored to have been selected by the Army to operate, maintain and modernize this unique, strategic asset of the U.S. Government’s munitions industrial base,” said Brett Flaugher, President of Winchester. “Our team is fully prepared and 100% committed to the safe, reliable, and responsible operation of Lake City, in the best interest of and service to the U.S. Military.” Read more

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Lapua Returns to the NRA World Shooting Championship

Sedalia, MO – Lapua is returning to the 2019 NRA World Shooting Championship September 18-21 at the Peacemaker National Training Center in Glengary, WV.Lapua has teamed up with Vudoo Gun Works to sponsor a unique opportunity for rimfire enthusiasts. Lapua’s Center-X ammunition will be paired with a state-of-the-art Vudoo 22LR rifle and have competitors shooting at challenging multi-range targets.

“We are excited to return to the NRA World Shooting Championship at Peacemaker. As we did for the past two years, we are teaming with Vudoo to display the accuracy capabilities of Lapua ammunition. I think the shooters will be thrilled with the performance of Lapua Midas+ and Center-X ammunition in the Vudoo rifles. This event is a great test for shooter and equipment,” stated Adam Braverman, Director of Sales and Marketing.

The NRA World Shooting Championship gathers the top shooters in two different divisions, professional and amateur, to compete in virtually every type of major firearm shooting sport including pistol, rifle, shotgun and combined firearm sports. Read more

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Winchester Issues Warning, Recall for Super-X 17 HMR 20 Grain JHP Rimfire Ammunition

Symbol: X17HMR1
Lot Numbers (last four characters): NB51 and NB61

Winchester has determined the above lots of 17 HMR ammunition may contain no powder charges. Ammunition with no powder charges may result in a bullet remaining in the barrel (i.e., a bullet-in-bore obstruction). Firing a subsequent bullet into the bore obstruction could cause firearm damage, rendering the firearm inoperable and subjecting the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury.

DO NOT USE WINCHESTER® 17 HMR 20 GRAIN JHP SYMBOL X17HMR1 THAT HAS A LOT NUMBER ENDING IN NB51 or NB61. The ammunition Lot Number is stamped on the top of the 1000-round case and the outside of the 50-round plastic box as indicated here.

To determine if your ammunition is subject to this notice, review the Symbol and Lot Number. If it is Symbol X17HMR1 and the last four characters of the Lot Number are NB51 or NB61, immediately discontinue use and contact Winchester toll-free at 844-653-8358 for free UPS pick-up of the recalled ammunition.

This notice applies only to Symbol X17HMR1 with Lot Numbers ending in NB51 and NB61. Other Symbols or Lot Numbers are not subject to this recall.

If you have any questions concerning this 17 HMR rimfire rifle ammunition recall, please call toll-free 844-653-8358, write to Winchester (600 Powder Mill Road, East Alton, IL 62024 | Attn: X17HMR1 Recall), or visit our website at www.winchester.com.

We apologize for this inconvenience.

WINCHESTER

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New Extreme Long Range World Record Set Using Berger Bullets

Camp Atterbury, IN – Shooting ammunition handloaded with Berger 338 Caliber 300 grain OTM Tactical Hybrids and Lapua cartridge cases, Randy Wise scored three consecutive hits on a 36” plate at a distance of 2,158 yards to set a new world record at the NRA Extreme Long Range (ELR) Long Range Championships.

Randy, a retired machinist from Newark, OH, used his Savage 112 in .338 Lapua Magnum mounted in a metal chassis he designed himself to set the record under the stringent conditions ELR Central (an organization of ELR competitors) requires to set the new record. Read more

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Walmart to End Handgun Ammo Sales

GW: Since Walmart’s decision to stop selling certain ammo will have no bearing on demand, this is good news for those outlets that will continue selling the same ammo, because they’ll get the business.

Following recent mass shootings, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has announced the retail giant will stop the sale of handguns in Alaska, and stop selling handgun ammunition “once it sells out its current inventory.” Walmart is also asking customers not to carry firearms in stores in states with open carry laws unless they are authorized law enforcement officers. Walmart says it represents two percent of U.S. gun sales and around 20 percent of all ammunition sales. The sales numbers are expected to drop to about 6-9 percent when the change is enacted.

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Federal’s Bucks, Bulls & Blades Promotion

Federal’s Bucks, Bulls & Blades promotion program, in conjunction with Knives of Alaska, is currently underway. Through the program, customers who buy qualifying Federal Premium medium/big ammunition can get up to a $20 rebate, or a free Federal branded Knives of Alaska Cub Bear Suregrip caping knife, or the rebate and a knife.

Qualifying Federal products are limited to Edge TLR, Nosler AccuBond, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Trophy Bonded Tip, Trophy Copper, Sierra GameKing, Nosler Ballistic Tip, Nosler Partition, Cape-Shok, Barnes Triple-Shock X, Berger Hybrid Hunter, TruBall rifled slugs, Trophy Copper sabot slugs and Vital-Shok Buckshot.

Rebate options include:

1. Spend $30 on qualifying product and get $10 back.

2. Spend $90 on qualifying product and get one (1) knife. Retail value $64.99.

3. Spend $120 on qualifying product and get $10 and one (1) knife. Read more

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