Norma® is pleased to introduce BONDSTRIKE™ Extreme – an all-new line of hunting ammunition designed from the ground up for extreme long-range accuracy and excellent performance on game at all distances. With a state-of-the-art polymer tip, proprietary bonding and a match-style boat tail projectile, BONDSTRIKE Extreme delivers an unmatched combination of long-range precision, penetration and terminal […]
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The NeoMag RASC (Revolver Ammunition Strip Concealment): A revolver revolution
It’s not often we see revolutions in the field of revolvers. Revolvers are revolvers, right? They work and work well. The revolver is still a very popular choice for concealed carry and revolver carriers have likely thought the market and technology for revolvers, has become stagnant. Well NeoMag, a company known for creating a concealed […]
Norma Introduces Personal Defense Handgun Ammunition with New Monolithic Hollow Point (MHP)
For more than a century, Norma® has built a world-wide reputation among hunters for accuracy, reliability and terminal performance across a wide range of hunting applications. In 2019, Norma is proud to deliver this same standard of precision and ballistic performance with the release of its new 9mm Monolithic Hollow Point (MHP™). Norma’s 9mm MHP […]
Aguila Ammunition Brings Bulk 5.56 Rifle Ammo To The Market
CONROE, TEXAS – January 10th, 2019 – Aguila Ammunition has met the needs of shooters again, this time by offering bulk packaging for their 5.56 caliber ammo. “If there is a way to meet the needs of our customers, we try to do exactly that,” says John Domolky, Director of Sales for TxAT. “For active shooters especially, it’s important […]
A beginners guide to ammunition reloading
For many of us, shooting is the ultimate hobby; even those who train hard and “live by the sword” often find themselves out target shooting as a way to blow off steam, also known as trigger therapy. For others, there’s a competitive angle- from local shooters to national competitors. One thing nearly all of us […]
Is the 300 Blackout for You? Let’s Talk
The 300 BO is likely the most successful alternative AR rifle cartridge to exist outside of 22 LR. There are lots of reason for its success. The first is parts commonality. The 300 Blackout allows you to use standard AR 15 everything outside of the barrel and gas system. Magazines, BCGs, everything is compatible. All you need […]
300 Blackout car door penetration test
When the .300 Blackout (a standardized offspring of the wildcat .300 Whisper) was introduced a few years back, it immediately garnered a lot of attention. Despite its similarity with regards to the ballistic trajectory to the well-known 7.62×39, this was a round that promised improved terminal performance through more modern bullet design. This made a […]
Black Talon: The round that is still in use today by __________.
Black Talon ammunition was created by Winchester in 1991. It’s a handgun round that took on a mythology of its own. Winchester stopped producing the Black Talon round in 2000, and that kind of fed into its mythology and mystique. You may have heard that it was produced with a Teflon coating but in all […]
The Best Handgun Caliber? A Real World Study
This Rational Preps video uses the data from Greg Ellifritz’s 10-year stopping power study of real-world gun fights to shed the light of actual data on several common beliefs about handgun calibers. The results may surprise you. Here is the link to the original data and study by Ellifritz: http://www.activeresponsetraining.net…
Liberty Civil Defense 9mm | Further Review
Recently I started a two-part review of Liberty ammunition’s Civil Defense round. Part 1 can be read here. A +P defensive load zipping out around 2150 FPS, this diminutive 50gr bullet looks impressive. I had some doubts during my first range day as my chronograph was recording high variability in the velocity. This manifested […]