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Archive for Ammunition – Page 2

Diamondback .32 NAA Conversion

By Richard on December 2, 2011 No Comments

If I recall correctly, I got to see a .32 NAA version of the Diamondback pistol at the 2011 Media Day at the Range.  Diamondback published this video of a barrel conversion for the DB380.

If you aren’t familiar with the .32 NAA, it is a bottle neck pistol cartridge that uses a necked-down .380 ACP case.  Generally, the .32 NAA cartridges will use the same .380 magazines, so a simple barrel change is all one needs to run the new ammo in the gun.  It works a lot like the .357 SIG/.40 S&W barrel swaps.

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Categories : Ammunition, Pistols
Tags : .32 NAA, DB380, Diamondback, pistol

Barnes Announces New Bullets for 2012

By Richard on November 23, 2011 No Comments

Barnes Bullets announced new bullets in four of their component lines.  New bullets will be added to the LRX, Match Burners, M/LE and Varmint-A-Tor lines.

Barnes LRX bullets for 2012

In the LRX line, Barnes is introducing three new bullets:

Caliber Weight Description S.D. B.C.
6.5mm 127 grain Boattail .260 N/A
7mm 168 grain Boattail .298 N/A
338 Lapua 280 grain Boattail .350 N/A

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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition, Reloading/Handloading
Tags : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition, Barnes, bullets, handloading, reloading

300 BLK Ammo from PNW Arms

By Richard on November 22, 2011 1 Comments

300 BLK AmmoIt seems that more and more people are making ammunition, guns and uppers for the 300 BLK (aka 300 BLACKOUT) cartridge.  The latest that I have found (via the AAC Blog) are the loads from PNW Arms.

PNW Arms manufactures high quality ammunition for handguns, subguns and rifles.  They are currently offering three loadings in 300 BLK:  a hunting load, a match cartridge and a subsonic round.

The hunting load uses a Nosler 125 grain ballistic tip bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2200 fps.  That works out to be about 1343 ft-lbs of energy.  Pricing on this 300 BLK load is $22.99 for a box/20.

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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition
Tags : 300 Blackout, 300 BLK, AAC, PNW Arms

New Barnes VOR-TX Ammo for 2012

By Richard on November 18, 2011 No Comments

Barnes Bullets announced new ammo loads for 2012.  Coming to the Barnes VOT-TX ammunition line are two new rifle rounds and two new handgun rounds:

Caliber Weight Description
300 AAC Blackout 110 grain TTSX FB
35 Whelen 180 grain TTSX FB
41 Rem Mag 180 grain XPB
454 Casull 250 grain XPB

Barnes has not yet published velocity or pricing information for these new loads.  I expect Barnes will have all of the data available for us at the 2012 SHOT Show.

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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition
Tags : 2012 SHOT Show, ammo, Ammunition, Barnes, VOR-TX

Buffalo Bore .38 Special Outdoorsman Ammunition

By Richard on November 14, 2011 No Comments

Buffalo Bore 38 Special Outdoorsman AmmunitionBuffalo Bore rolled out a new .38 Special load called the Outdoorsman.  The Outdoorsman is a Keith-style, hard cast lead 158 grain semi-wadcutter bullet loaded to +P pressures.  The load is designed for deep penetration and it should make for an adequate (not superior) round when carried for self defense in the back country.

When trekking in the wilderness, predator animals are a genuine concern.  Penetration to vital areas is much more difficult to achieve with a handgun against a bear than it is against a human.  Therefore, caliber and load choices are different in the woods than in the suburbs.

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Categories : Ammunition
Tags : .38 Special, ammo, Ammunition, Buffalo Bore, Outdoorsman

Hornady Heavy Magnum Turkey Shotshells

By Richard on November 4, 2011 No Comments

Hornady Turkey ShotShellThe new Hornady Heavy Magnum turkey shotshells are the latest move by the company to expand its offerings for shotgun shooters.  (Another recently released shotshell was the Z-Max for zombies…but that is a whole different bird.)

The heavy magnum turkey shotshells are 3″ magnum, 12-gauge shells loaded with 1.5 ounces of nickel-plated #4, #5 or #6 shot.  All of the loads propel the shot at 1300 fps (at the muzzle).

The Hornady shells use the VersaTite wad to make for dense patterns, ensuring clean kills to 50 yards.  The patterning is so effective in fact, that Hornady states shotguns work best with normal improved cylinder or modified chokes rather than more expensive custom turkey chokes.  So for the average turkey hunter who doesn’t want to invest a lot into his or her hardware, these loads may be a real money saver.

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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition, Hunting and Hunting Accessories
Tags : 12 gauge, heavy magnum, Hornady, hunting, shotshell, turkey load

Hornady 17 Hornet

By Richard on November 4, 2011 1 Comments

17 HornetHornady announced a 17 Hornet load for varmint shooters.  The Hornady load pushes a 20 grain VMAX bullet to 3650 fps.  According to Hornady, this load mimics the trajectory of their 55 grain .223 Remington load, but at a lower cost and with recoil akin to the .22 WMR.

The 17 Hornet is a centerfire cartridge made from the 22 Hornet case.  According to Hornady, they are essentially necking down the 22 Hornet while increasing the sharpness of the case shoulder and removing some of the overall taper.  The 17 Hornet uses the company’s highly efficient Superformance powder.

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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition
Tags : 17 Hornet, ammo, Ammunition, cartridge, centerfire, Hornady, varmint

Hornady Critical Duty Ammo for Law Enforcement

By Richard on November 4, 2011 No Comments

Hornady Critical Duty ammoHornady is rolling out a new line of ammunition designed for police work.  The Critical Duty line of ammunition is a new series using the company’s Flex Tip technology found in the Critical Defense line of ammo.  The Flex Tip combined with a integral bullet band called the InterLock make a new bullet design called the FlexLock bullet.

The Critical Duty line will initially ship two 9mm loads and a .40 S&W load.  I put together a more in-depth look at the Hornady Critical Duty line of ammo at BlueSheepdog.com.

Expect to see more on this line of ammo at the 2012 SHOT Show.

Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition
Tags : ammo, Ammunition, Critical Duty, Hornady, law enforcement

6.5 Grendel Trademark Surrendered

By Richard on November 1, 2011 1 Comments

6.5 Grendel

SAAMI officially recognized the 6.5 Grendel cartridge and the trademark was surrendered by Alexander Arms.  The 6.5 Grendel was originally developed in 2002 as an intermediate cartridge for the AR15 platform.  Since its introduction by Alexander Arms, the Grendel has proved to be very popular with some competition shooters due to the accuracy of the cartridge.

From Alexander Arms:

ALEXANDER ARMS® Announces: The 6.5 Grendel is an official SAAMI cartridge and trademark is relinquished.

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (“SAAMI”) has adopted the 6.5 Grendel as an official SAAMI cartridge. As a result of the cartridge’s official recognition, ALEXANDER ARMS® will relinquish the trademark “6.5 Grendel.”

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Categories : Ammunition, news
Tags : 6.5 Grendel, Alexander Arms, AR15, SAAMI

Defective Ammunition

By Richard on October 24, 2011 No Comments

Defective AmmunitionThere is a good reminder on why you should inspect your ammunition at BlueSheepdog today.  Aaron talks about finding defective ammunition while in a firearms training class, and the potentially catastrophic results that trying to shoot it would have.

Damaged or defective ammo is relatively rare, but I have seen rounds that have been mangled similar to the one pictured in Aaron’s article.  I have also seen primers that have been inserted backwards and sideways.  I have also seen bullets seated far too deeply to be safe.

I have seen damaged ammunition from almost all of the major players (except Winchester, though I have had some reliability problems from the 9mm loads in their ‘white box’ line), but the incidents of defective rounds is very few and far between.

Categories : Ammunition
Tags : ammo, Ammunition, damaged ammo, defective ammunition, review
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