Grand Island, NE., – Hornady® InterBond® bullets are back and better than ever! Expanded production capacity and improved manufacturing techniques have been incorporated that assist in the return of the accurate and consistent, bonded bullet.Unlike partitioned or dual-core bullets, where the front core can separate from the bullet mass, the proprietary bonding process of the InterBond® bullet holds together in a single mass that delivers a deep, wide wound channel without over-penetrating.

The bonding process, along with a thick, stiff jacket, allows InterBond® bullets to retain more than 90% of their mass, even through hide and bones. Plus, they rapidly expand to more than twice their diameter for maximum energy transfer. Read more

Grand Island, Nebr. – The 10th Edition Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading is currently shipping to retailers across the country. Featuring over 1,000 pages of reloading data, techniques and bullet information, hand loaders will have access to over 200 different calibers featuring a variety of loads for the full line of Hornady bullets, from 17 caliber varmint cartridges to large dangerous game loads,

New Hornady bullets have been added to this edition, including the ELD-X and ELD Match bullet lines. In addition, there have been extensions to the GMX, SST and FTX lines. New cartridges include the 280 Ackley Improved, 7×64 Brenneke and the 338 Federal. Well over 1,300 load combinations were shot to update and expand the reloading pages in this edition. Read more

HSM Ammunition of Stevensville, MT has developed a uniquely new and exciting line of Low Recoil rifle hunting ammunition. It is truly a breakthrough in what has been available in Low Recoil rifle ammunition previously. Available in these most popular hunting cartridges: .243 Win.; .270 Win.; 7mm-08 Rem.; 7mm Win. Mag.; .308 Win.; .30-06 Spring., and; .300 Win. Mag. Recoil in each of these calibers has been reduced a minimum of 50%; most clock in at well over a 50% reduction of recoil.What makes the HSM Low Recoil rifle rounds so radically different, so unique, is they all feature full, standard weight-for-caliber hunting bullets! There is no compromise in impact, weight retention, or expansion when compared to bullets found topping other low recoil ammunition. Read more

ANOKA, Minnesota –– Federal Premium Ammunition is pleased to announce a new load in its FUSION hunting lineup. The popular FUSION ammunition is now offered in a 140-grain, 6.5 Creedmoor option. Shipments of these new products are being delivered to dealers.FUSION was the first rifle ammunition specifically built for deer hunting—and it’s still the best, offering the largest expansion and highest weight retention in its class. It’s a perfect match for the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge, which has quickly become the choice of deer hunters who appreciate its long-range accuracy, flat trajectory, mild recoil and tag-punching power. Read more

Newington, NH – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of 223 Rem to its Match Grade Elite Performance Ammunition line. This new 223 Rem Open Tip Match (OTM) round features a 77gr Sierra MatchKing® bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2,750 fps and muzzle energy of 1,293 ft-lbs.

Designed to excel in today’s precision AR autoloading platforms as well as bolt action rifles, the SIG SAUER Match Grade Elite Performance Ammunition features a temperature-stable propellant that delivers consistent muzzle velocity in all weather conditions. Premium-quality primers ensure minimum velocity variations, and the shell case metallurgy is optimized in the SIG Match Grade OTM cartridge to yield consistent bullet retention round to round. All SIG SAUER rifle ammunition is precision loaded on state-of-the-art equipment that is 100% electromechanically monitored to ensure geometric conformity and charge weight consistency. Read more

The Elite Hunter Bullets provide serious reloaders and outdoor enthusiasts with the highest ballistic performance on today’s market. These unequaled bullets share the same hybrid profile as our award-winning, Hybrid Target bullets which were used by 2016 U.S. F-Class Nationals competitors who swept in all classifications. This Berger-pioneered design combines the best of tangent and secant ogive features, resulting in unmatched downrange performance with less sensitivity to seating depth.

Elite Hunters are not limited to SAAMI standards. The much longer bullet nose produces ballistic coefficients (BC’s) that rival all competitors’ match-quality target bullets! The Elite Hunter bullets are ideal for use with factory rifles, extended magazine applications or single-feed custom-built platforms. Read more

IMR Legendary Powders is excited to announce a new family of shotshell and pistol propellants.We believe it takes a Legendary Powder brand like IMR to improve this series of legendary powders. This series of five popular burn-rate powders covers an extremely wide range of shotshell and pistol cartridges, utilizing new, green technology. Each powder was designed to match current shotshell bushing charts, so the handloader will already have the appropriate bushings available for each load. This new technology burns clean, providing accurate metering and top performance characteristics. All of these powders are REACH compliant, meaning these propellants are not harmful to the environment.

IMR Target™ The first powder in this new family is a fast-burning pistol powder. This fine-grained, small-flake pistol powder meters superbly, providing very precise loads in even the smallest pistol cartridges like the .25 ACP!

IMR Red™ The second powder in this new family was designed to be an efficient, clean-burning, 12-gauge target powder. IMR Red also performs nicely in various lead pistol target loads, such as match competition loads and Cowboy reduced loads.

IMR Green™ The third in this new family is slightly slower-burning than IMR Red, making it an ideal Trap Handicap powder and soon a favorite with Sporting Clays enthusiasts.

IMR Unequal™ IMR Unequal combines small-sized flakes for uniform metering in all pistol applications and its burn speed accommodates a wide range of shotshell and pistol cartridges.

IMR Blue™ The slowest burn speed of the five new propellants, IMR BLUE, has excellent application for heavy 12-gauge 2-¾-inch, 3-inch and 3-1/2-inch field loads.

These new powders will be available in January 2017 at quality reloading powder dealers everywhere. IMR Target and IMR Blue will be available in one-pound (1lb), four-pound (4lb) and eight-pound (8lb) containers and IMR Red, IMR Green and IMR Unequal in 14-ounce (14 oz), four-pound (4lb) and eight-pound (8lb) containers. Read more