Category: Ammunition

Butler Creek Releases 25-round Magazine for Savage Arms A17 Rifle


Butler Creek and Savage Arms Collaborate to Offer Even More PerformanceOVERLAND PARK, Kansas –– Butler Creek, a leading producer of firearm accessories has collaborated with industry-leading firearm manufacturer Savage Arms to offer a new 25-round magazine for the wildly popular Savage A17 semiautomatic .17 HMR rifle.

The new Savage Arms approved magazines allow users to spend more time behind the rifle and less time reloading it. These reliable magazines can be loaded traditionally or by using a loading assist lever on the side. The product features a stainless steel spring with an all metal header and feed lips. Two magazines can be clipped together for even more uninterrupted trigger-time. The round count indicator on the side will tell users when ammo is running low. Read more

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Federal Premium 9mm Micro HST Personal Defense for Short-Barreled Pistols


ANOKA, Minnesota –– Federal Premium Ammunition is pleased to announce its expansion of the Micro HST lineup to include a 150-grain 9mm Luger load. The new 9mm Luger load is specifically designed for short-barreled, concealed-carry pistols. Shipments of this new product are now being delivered to dealers.Subcompact handguns’ sleek, lightweight designs make them an ideal choice for concealed carry. To perform to their peak, these firearms need the right ammunition: Federal Premium Personal Defense Micro HST. The line, introduced in 2015 with the 380 Micro HST, provides consistent expansion, optimum penetration and superior terminal performance with bullet weights and propellants optimized for the most efficient cycling and accuracy in subcompact handguns. Read more
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Bush Pilot Survival Kit

A top drawer survival kit designed for back country pilots and maybe the rest of us. And, darn cool to include a firearm.

Skinner Sights, LLC, Saint Ignatius, MT – Skinner Sights makers of custom quality firearm sights for many years and the inventor of the unique HTF Firearms covert (hide firearms in your closet in their garment bag) is coming out with a specialized survival kit for Bush Pilots and back country enthusiasts.

“This unique survival kit is the result of spending a lifetime in the extreme outdoors. With the Skinner “BUSH PILOT” kit you will be prepared! To the best of my knowledge this is the first production kit of its type.” — Andy Larsson, owner of Skinner Sights.

Skinner Bush Pilot survival kit shown with some of the below listed components.

Gun:This unique survival kit comes with a customized Chiappa .44 Magnum 6+1 capacity take down lever action 51/2 pound rifle with 16″ barrel. Finished in warm tone hard chrome stainless steel and with a walnut stock it features Skinner’s incredibly effective (and beautiful) precision rear sight with interchangeable apertures and Skinner’s fiber optic front sight.

Other kit components: The kit includes a RAT-7 OKC Survival knife with a 7.2-inch carbon steel black powder coated blade and Micarta handle. The BUSH PILOT logo and serial number on the blade matches that of the carbine. The kit also contains Titan storm and water proof matches (in a sturdy capsule), a U.S. Government issue Doan magnesium fire starter, Ration brand heat and cooking stove with Hexamine fuel tablets, tough “polyester film space blanket” tube tent large enough for two adults, Brunton TruArc 3 flat base scouting compass and 50 feet of Mil. Spec. 750 Parachute cord.*

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MSR Adds POLYCASE Ammunition

MSR Distribution has added the full line of POLYCASE Ruger ARX and Inceptor ammunition. Dealers can choose from .380, 9mm, .38 Special, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP by the box or case.

ARX bullet technology acts a force multiplier, dispersing energy forward and laterally. They are engineered for maximum hydraulic displacement and terminal energy transfer to targets. Read more

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Redding Adds 26 Nosler and 280 Ackley Improved


Cortland, NY…….New for 2016, Redding Reloading Equipment has expanded their offerings in of Premium Die Sets with the addition of the 26 Nosler and the 280 Ackley Improved, two of the most popular cartridges last year. Branded as Premium Die Sets these new offerings include a Carbide Expander Button and a Micrometer Adjusting Seat Stem and are packaged in a distinctive black and gold box. Read more
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Lehigh Defense 300 BLK Controlled Chaos Copper Ammo


Are you looking for a 300 Blackout / Whisper* Bullet that will work as a Personal Defense or Hunting Round for your 300 Blackout / Whisper* Pistol, SBR, Carbine or Full Barrel Length Rifles?Look no further. Lehigh Defense is introducing the first high velocity multipurpose 300 Blackout / Whisper* bullet that provides ground breaking terminal performance at 10 feet or 400 yards. Our Controlled Chaos Copper bullet is a solid copper bullet designed to provide a Controlled, Predictable and Repeatable fragmentation.

The CCCu bullet outperforms the competition by providing a tremendous energy tranfer whether the bullet is traveling at 1,400 fps or 2,600+ fps. The bullet is designed to fragment into 7 components; 6 Petals and 1 Wadcutter Base. When the Transfer of Energy occurs the bullet creates an impressive wound cavity bloom that measures 5+ inches in diameter and extends for 5+ inches. Read more

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Hornady Adds 6.5 Creedmoor to American Whitetail Line


Grand Island, NE – Hornady®, an industry leader in bullet and ammunition technology, is proud to announce the 6.5 Creedmoor as the newest addition to their American Whitetail® line of ammunition. Loaded with a Hornady® 129 gr. InterLock® bullet, the Creedmoor offers precision-based performance at extended ranges for hunters.Originally developed by Hornady as a true match cartridge, the 6.5 Creedmoor has also established itself as an effective hunting round. Well suited for North American game up to and including elk, the 6.5 Creedmoor features light recoil as well as speed and precision. Its legendary InterLock® bullet with pioneering secant ogive design and exclusive InterLock® ring keep the core and jacket locked together during expansion to retain mass and energy. Read more
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California Initiative to require background checks on ammunition purchases

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Fox News has a news story on a new initiative being offered by California’s Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.  The initiative has includes proposals either not approved by the the Democrat controlled legislature because they were viewed as unworkable or vetoed by the governor.

. . .  Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and world recognized expert on guns and crime who founded and heads the Crime Prevention Research Center, a research and education organization dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety, called the initiative “racist.”

“The question is who are you stopping from owning a firearm or getting hold of ammunition – in this case it is law-abiding, poor blacks and Hispanics who won’t be able to afford the cost of ammunition, which will rise with the cost associated with required background checks for ammunition purchases.” . . . Read more

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Winchester USA Forged Steel Shellcase Loads


EAST ALTON, Ill. – Steel shellcase ammunition has been a favorite among value-minded shooters looking to reduce the expense of shooting, while at the same time increasing their opportunities to shoot.In the new USA Forged™, Winchester introduces a steel shellcase product that is made in the USA. USA Forged represents the culmination of an extensive development project that resulted in new manufacturing methods.

This new line is proudly manufactured in Winchester’s Oxford, Miss., manufacturing facility and utilizes precision-made steel shellcases with a proprietary coating for improved reliability and corrosion resistance. The noncorrosive boxer primers and clean-burning powder are ideal for high-volume range sessions, while the brass jacketed (nonplated) lead-core bullets can be used on any range and can also be used in any pistol type; including ported, vented or suppressed pistols. Read more

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New Buck, Boars & Bears Premium 12-GA Rounds

ALELPHIA, NJ – With uncompromising accuracy, devastating on-target expansion, and rifle-like chambering performance in both smooth and rifled barrels, Lightfield’s Bucks. Boars & Bears premium 12-gauge rounds are the most devastating and accurate shotgun slugs available for hunters after deer-sized game animals.

“These 2 ¾” rounds leave the muzzle at an impressive 1,600 fps with a massive 2,643 ft-lbs of energy and deliver a staggering 1,094 ft-lbs into their target with only ¾ of an inch of drop at 125 yards,” Brian Smith, Lightfield’s director of marketing, said. What that tech-speak means for hunters, he said, is a round that provides a consistent and impressive knockdown punch that puts game down for the count. Read more

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