International company CBC purchased Sellier & Bellot the company announced on April 1, 2009. CBC already owned ammunition manufacturer Magtech. CBC also manufactures military ammunition in calibers up to, and including, 30mm.
The press release from CBC:
Dear Shooting Sports Industry:
We are pleased to announce that CBC has acquired Sellier & Bellot, an industry leader of quality ammunition since 1825. Acquiring Sellier & Bellot’s proven brand with over 184 years of history will complement our existing product lines and enable us to further expand our global presence in the ammunition industry. Sellier & Bellot fits perfectly within our philosophy of investing in leading, high- quality, highly recognized brands which complement our existing portfolio of branded ammunition product companies:
- CBC – Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (www.cbc.com.br) Ribeira?o Pires, SP, Brazil
- Magtech Ammunition (www.magtechammunition.com) Minnesota, United States & Hamburg, Germany
- MEN – Metallwerk Elisenhu?tte GmbH (www.elisenhuette.de) Nassau, Germany
Founded in 1926, CBC has grown to include ammunition sales in more than 70 countries worldwide. We continue to focus our emphasis on innovation, emerging technologies and product performance in order to exceed our ultimate goal of developing and marketing the highest quality products to the military, law enforcement and commercial markets worldwide.
Sellier & Bellot and Magtech Ammunition will continue with their current experienced Management Teams, and operate under its well-known brand name and current sales channels. We wish to thank our loyal customers, retailers, distributors, and the shooting sports media for the continued support of our ammunition brands.
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Has Sellier & Bellot ever made brass for Winchester for the 7.62x54R.I have been told that they make Winchester Brass in 7.62x54R and need to prove a point.
Carl,
I don’t know for a fact, but I have always been under the impression that all of the Winchester 7.62 x 54R brass was made by S&B. That does make economic sense, as Winchester would not want to fire up all of the machinery to make brass for a limited appeal cartridge when they could just buy some from a factory already making the stuff. Don’t take that as a slight toward the 7.62 x 54R cartridge! I love the cartridge and have several guns chambered for it (two M44′s and a 1930).
-Richard