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Firearms Industry Wins Significant Legislative Victory in MD: Bullet and Ammunition Serialization Defeated

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association of the firearms and ammunition industry, has spent much of the last month in state houses across the country combating a flawed technology known as bullet serialization-the process by which each individual round of ammunition is laser-engraved with a unique serial number. NSSF, by cultivating a strong […]

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Tags: Ammunition · Second Amendment Issues

Sig Sauer Introduces .22LR Rimfire Conversion Kits for the P220, P226, and P229 Pistols

March 3rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

***UPDATE:  Sig Sauer has announced the kits will start shipping in limited quantities in early April 2008.  MSRP will be $369.00. ***
Exeter, New Hampshire - SIG SAUER, a world leader and manufacturer of firearms for law enforcement, military, government, and civilian markets has expanded its line of accessories to include a .22LR Rimfire Conversion […]

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Tags: Ammunition · Pistols

Aguila 5mm Remington Magnum Rimfire Ammo on Shelves by End of March

March 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ever since Taurus and Aguila announced the return of the 5mm Remington Magnum Rimfire (RMR), people have been wanting to know when the ammunition would be in the market. It looks like the Aguila 5mm RMR will be on the shelves by March 28, 2008.
Aguila is manufacturing the 5mm RMR with a 30 grain […]

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Buy a Box of Hornady Ammo and Hornady Will Buy You a Guns and Ammo Subscription

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Hornady Manufacturing, Inc. has a special offer running through June 30, 2008. If you buy a box of specially marked Hornady ammo, you send the UPC and redemption form to Hornady. In return they sign you up for a free, six month subscription to Guns and Ammo magazine.
The ammo deal is on Hornady’s […]

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Remington Introduces Core Lokt Ultra Bonded in .223

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The AR/.223 platform has become extremely popular in the past two decades. In the hunting realm, the .223 has been very popular with the varmint hunters. However, many people have felt the .223 cartridge is too small for hunting deer sized game. Remington is trying to change people’s minds.
Remington has introduced a […]

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TNT Green: New Varmint Ammo From Federal and CCI

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Federal Cartridge Company and CCI have introduced a new bullet design for varmint hunting: the TNT Green.
The TNT Green ammunition uses a totally lead free bullet that “couples explosive expansion with match-grade accuracy.” The ammunition uses non-toxic technology and appears to be a direct competitor for Barnes Bullets’ Varmint Grenade.
Federal and CCI state the […]

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New Corbon DPX Rifle Loads for 2008

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments

CorBon has loaded the Barnes Triple Shock X bullets in their DPX Hunter line of cartridges for several years. The Triple Shock X bullet is an all-copper bullet that has proved to offer excellent expansion and penetration. Many hunters have had very positive results with these loadings, and CorBon has expanded the line […]

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Taurus Introduces a New Revolver in 5mm Remington Magnum Rimfire

February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

With a recent surge of interest in rimfire cartridges not starting with .22, Taurus International has brought out a new revolver in their Tracker line chambered for the 5mm Remington Magnum rimfire.
For those not familiar with the 5mm Magnum, the rimfire cartridge was introduced in 1970 by Remington Arms Co. Along with the cartridge, […]

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Tags: Ammunition · Revolvers

Barnes Bullets Offers New Varmint Grenade Bullets in .204 and .224 Calibers

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Barnes Bullets introduced several new bullets at the 2008 SHOT show. In their popular Varmint Grenade line, Barnes was showing the .204 caliber, 26 grain bullet for the .204 Ruger cartridge and a .224 caliber bullet in 50 grains for .224 cartridges.
The .204 bullets and the 50 grain .224 were both developed specifically due […]

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Tags: Ammunition · Reloading/Handloading

Ruger M77 “Ruger Compact Magnum” Hawkeye Rifles in .300 and .338 RCM

February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sturm, Ruger & Co. introduced two new M77 “extreme hunting rifles” using cartridges developed by Hornady. These rifles are offered in .300 RCM and .338 RCM. RCM stands for Ruger Compact Magnum and were developed by Hornady using the latest in smokeless powders.
The .300 RCM in a 20″ barrel matches the ballistics of […]

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Tags: Ammunition · Rifles