Federal introduced the Expanding Full Metal Jacket (EFMJ) a few years back, and those rounds have been fairly well received. More recently, the company introduced the Guard Dog line of personal defense ammunition, which uses similar technology. The design concept is to achieve an expanding bullet without using a traditional hollow point. In some pistols,…
Ruger is offering two new revolvers chambered for the .327 Federal Magnum: the New Model Blackhawk and the GP100. These two revolvers shows the commitment of Ruger to the new Magnum caliber. The Blackhawk is a single-action revolver with a 5 1/2″ barrel. It will hold eight rounds of the powerful .327 Magnum cartridges. The GP100…
Ever since Ruger and Federal introduced the .327 Federal Magnum in November of 2007, I have been intrigued by the potential of this caliber. Granted, any new firearm caliber has a serious uphill battle to be accepted by the general shooting public. But, the .32 has been around and used for self-defense since the 1800s….
Federal Premium Ammunition will be re-introducing the Nyclad in .38 Special at the 2009 SHOT Show according to the folks at the Pro Arms Podcast. During a show on “snub nosed” revolvers, one of the participants made the announcement. The Nyclad line of ammunition was developed several decades ago and became popular as one of…
