Archive for November, 2009
New .45-70 Gov’t Loads from Winchester
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Two new loads for the .45-70 Gov’t will be offered by Winchester Ammunition in 2010.
Available in May 2010, Winchester will be offering a 300 grain Ballistic Silvertip load for the .45-70. Winchester says the bullet will have a plastic tip, and the bullet will be coated in black oxide to reduce barrel fouling.
The second new load, a 375 grain Supreme Elite Dual Bond, will be available in June 2010. The .45-70 Gov’t loading will have similar deep penetrating characteristics that the other loads in this line have.
New Winchester Power Max Bonded Ammunition
Posted by: | CommentsWinchester Ammunition announced the addition of new calibers and bullet weights in the bonded Power Max Bonded line of hunting ammunition. Below is a table listing the new loads along with the muzzle velocity and energy of each. Winchester anticipates shipping in April of 2010.
Winchester Announces New Ammo for Taurus Judge Revolvers
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Winchester Ammunition announced two new loads for the Taurus Judge revolvers: one a .45 Colt load and the other a .410 shot shell load.
Both new loadings are marketed under the Winchester Supreme Elite PDX1 line. The .45 Colt cartridge has a 225 grain bonded jacket hollow point that was specifically designed for the Judge.
The new .410 shell has three plated “Defense Disc” projectiles and 12 plated BB’s. The shot shells are reduced recoil loads. Like the .45 Colt above, these .410 shells were designed for the Taurus Judge.
Gen 4 Glock Information from Michael Bane
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[Update 12/18/2009: Gen 4 Glock photo is here.]
Gen 4 Glock pistols was one of the topics discussed by Michael Bane on his Down Range Radio podcast this week. Bane did not suggest any new information, but did confirm the same information Eric Shelton reported on the Handgun Podcast last week. Bane also suggested the new Glock will look very similar to the old Glock.
Remington Handguns
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Jim Shepherd at The Shooting Wire is reporting Remington is getting back into the handgun market. Shepherd reported he received and verified an internal Remington memo that confirms Remington’s return to manufacturing handguns.
Shepherd reports the first Remington pistol will be a 1911, which may be seen at the 2010 SHOT Show. For more information, check out The Shooting Wire.
LaserLyte RL-XD/XDM Rear Sight Laser for XD, Sig Sauer
Posted by: | CommentsLaserLyte introduced a new rear laser sight for the Springfield XD/XDM and the Sig Sauer line of pistols. Featuring the same style rear laser sight that they debuted on the Glock pistols, the LaserLyte RL-XD/XDM replaces the rear pistol sight and is user adjustable.
Hornady 6.5 Grendel Hunting Ammunition
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Hornady has introduced several new hunting loads for 2010 including this one for the 6.5 Grendel. Pushing a 123 grain Hornady A-MAX bullet at 2620 fps (1619 ft-lbs), this load gives the AR-platform guns a wider range of choices when hunting thin-skinned, medium sized game.
Additionally, Hornady stated they will also begin selling 6.5 Grendel brass and reloading dies to allow shooters to custom load their own cartridges.
Hornady 7.62×39 V-MAX Loads
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Hornady announced a new load for the 7.62×39 cartridge. The new load in Hornady’s Custom line is a steel-cased, Berdan primed round topped with a 123 grain V-MAX bullet. Muzzle velocity is rated at 2350 fps, which puts energy at 1508 ft-lbs.
Hornady’s V-MAX bullet has been popular with shooters, and with the number of AK and SKS variants on the market, I would venture to guess this will be a good seller for them.
