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Winchester Ammunition Introduces Low Noise .22 Long Rimfire Cartridge

Winchester Ammo 22

If you are looking for a quiet 22 rimfire round, consider the Winchester SUPER-X CB-Match round.  Winchester Ammunition introduced the .22 Long rimfire cartridge in 2008.  The round is designed for high accuracy and very low noise.

The SUPER-X CB-match .22 Long round pushes a 29 grain bullet at a relatively slow 770 fps from a 24″ barrel.  From a 6″ barrel, Winchester states the muzzle velocity is a paltry 575 fps.  Expect even less velocity from a handgun like the Walther P22 (3.4″ barrel) or Ruger SR22 (3.5″ barrel.)

This round matched to a gun with a sound suppressor, and this should be a very quiet shooting round.

I would expect that this round would be reliable in only bolt-action and single-shot firearms. Running it in a semi-auto pistol or rifle may not work well, as the load probably doesn’t generate enough force to reliably operate the gun’s action. Of course, I could be wrong, and if anyone has any luck running this in a semi-auto gun, please sound off in the comments section below.

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Winchester Ammunition Introduces a Reduced Recoil .460 S&W Magnum Load

Winchester 460 Ammo

Winchester Ammunition introduced a reduced recoil loading for the .460 S&W Magnum cartridge. Winchester claims an almost 50% reduction in recoil compared to their other loads, but still throws a 250 grain JHP at 1450 fps.  This works out to be about 1167 ft-lbs of energy.

By way of comparison, the Winchester 260 grain Partition Gold load in this caliber uses a slightly heavier bullet (260 grains) at 2000 fps.  This works out to be a little more than 2300 ft-lbs of energy.  Stepping down a little, Winchester’s .44 Magnum cartridge launches a 250 grain JHP at 1230 fps.  So this load is going to be more powerful than a .44 Magnum, but will be significantly downloaded from the top .460 S&W Magnum loads.

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The Soaring Cost of Ammunition

Blame it on politics, crime, the worldwide demand on metals or all of the above. The fact remains: ammunition is much more expensive today than it was a few years ago.

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Hornady LeverEvolution Line Expands to Include the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum

Hornady Manufacturing, Inc. introduced the extremely popular LeverEvolution line of ammunition in 2006. Now they have expanded the line to include the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum cartridges. These two handgun cartridges are very popular with hunters, both from handguns and from lever-action rifles.

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SIG Sauer .22LR Pistol Conversion Kits

A .22 conversion kit for your SIG SAUER pistol is a great way to get range time in at a fraction of the cost associated with centerfire ammunition.

For a time, SIG offered a .22 conversion kit for the classic pistols: the P220, P226, P228 and P229.

However, the company discontinued these kits and they are now only available as used kits that often sell for triple the original MSRP.