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Armscor can trace its 111 year lineage back to 1905 in the Philippines. Known as Squires, Bingham & Co., they traded clothing, firearms and ammunition. The company changed hands and endured throughout the second world war. Obtaining the Philippines first firearms manufacturing license allowed the company’s rapid expansion. New plants opened up across the country which was pivotal […]
Wideners has been around since 1978, selling reloading equipment and shooting supplies. Known largely as a great source for powder and projectiles to reload with, Wideners also offers a wide variety of factory ammo. When you are looking for an accurate load for your rifle, you need to try different bullet weights and loads to […]
Let’s look through a few cartridges for my favorite kinds of handguns: revolvers. Revolvers .38 Special Originally designed by Smith & Wesson, the .38 Special was the standard service cartridge used by many police departments in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1990s. As a centerfire round with manageable recoil, the .38 Special […]
There has been a renewed interest in both pro gun and anti gun forces to replace lead ammo with a nontoxic alternative. There has been an expansion of hunting lands that prohibit the use of lead ammunition, and there has even been concern about lead exposure for those who frequent indoor ranges. Currently, indoor ranges […]
In the world of self defense, shot placement is key. No one with experience in the field would argue that point as being the first and foremost point in the equation for surviving a gunfight, especially with a pistol. But it is true that not every type of bullet is as effective as the others, […]
G2 Research‘s new Civic Duty high-expansion ammunition turns the often underrated .380 ACP into a serious fight stopper. G2 Research’s new high-efficiency .380 ACP Civic Duty self-defense round changes the game. The pure copper, 69-grain, light weight low recoil, specialized CNC-machined bullet moves at 1,250 FPS, then on impact instantly expands into six (6) big […]
SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of its 9mm full metal jacket (FMJ) Elite Performance Ammunition offerings with the addition of 124gr and 147gr bullet weights. With these new rounds, SIG customers now have three 9mm bullet weights – 115gr, 124gr and 147gr – available in both the V-Crown® jacketed hollow point […]
Yesterday at the range I experienced my first squib load. A squib load or simply a “squib” is a type of firearms malfunction that happens when a round is fired that does not completely exit the barrel of the gun. The most common reason for this is too little or no powder in the round. […]
SIG SAUER, Inc. continues to expand its SIG HT line of premium-grade rifle ammunition with the addition of 223 Rem. This supremely accurate hunting round features an all-copper bullet that delivers deep penetration and consistent 1.8x diameter expansion. The 60gr 223 Rem bullet has a muzzle velocity of 3,100 fps and muzzle energy of 1,280 […]
NEW Telos high-efficiency controlled fragmenting ammunition from G2 Research is now available in .357 Magnum. The .357 magnum round has been a serious self-defense round for decades and now it is even better. In lighter revolvers a hot .357 magnum round is a real handful. But with G2 Research’s new Telos .357 Magnum round, recoil, […]
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