Federal’s Gold Medal ammunition was nearly impossible to find during the Great Ammo Grab of 2020. I was eventually able to find it for three times the price. The reason is that people have come to trust the ammunition as a solid and consistent performer. Federal [Read More…]
Driven by the love of PRS competition, long-range calibers have continued to advance. Federal Premium has been providing shooters with the ammunition they need, combining quality parts with well-engineered projectiles. One of the most recent additions to the long-range [Read More…]
It is with deep sadness that we have to report that the legendary founder of Berger Bullets – Walter Berger has passed away at the age of 92. The leader of the popular bullet company, Walter Berger was also a member of the Benchrest Hall of Fame where he achieved [Read More…]
If you shoot match-grade .223 ammo, this alert is for you. Earlier this year, in February, the bullet makers at ammo manufacturing company Berger announced two new additions to their .223 Remington caliber offerings. They released a 73-grain boat tail target load and a [Read More…]
I know a lot of competitors who reload and use the 73 grain .223 Rem Berger Bullets for windy conditions when they really want to be sure to hit distant targets with Alpha hits, or a hit at all. Now there are few more options from Berger with their new .223 Remington [Read More…]
When it comes to long-range target shooting, and long-distance hunting as well, two of the most popular cartridges on the block are from the Creedmoor family in 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm Creedmoor. Keeping in step with those trends, Federal Premium has expanded their Gold [Read More…]
Walt Berger began making his own bullets by hand in his garage in 1955, which he credits with helping him shoot his way into the Benchrest Hall of Fame. Over the last sixty-five years, what started as one man’s part-time hobby has flourished into a thriving [Read More…]
Berger Bullets continue to develop and release new interesting bullets for sports shooters and hunters that like to make their own ammunition. Their new 30 Caliber 205 Grain Elite Hunter is purpose-made for hunters that are using calibers like 30 Nosler, 300 Win Mag, [Read More…]
Back in March 2019, US SOCOM selected the Barrett MRAD to fulfill their requirement for an Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). At the end of last year, Nighforce’s MIL-SPEC ATACR 5-25×56 Dayscope and their MIL-SPEC ATACR 7-35×56 Long Range Dayscope l were selected [Read More…]
Although I don’t have enough time with it yet, I think the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great round. Low recoil combined with great performance, two very important boxes for me. I don’t reload, and I don’t plan to. However it is interesting to see how the [Read More…]
Introduction: Berger Bullets, a member of the Capstone Precision Group, announced the release of their new .22 caliber projectile. Weighing in at 85.5 grains it is the second heaviest bullet Berger offers for that caliber. It’s lighter weight allows it to be pushed [Read More…]
Federal Premium in their endless pursuit to bring shooters and hunters alike the best ammunition possible has teamed up with Berger for some new offerings. They now have available to us premium Berger Hybrid Hunter loads in 10 common and favorite hunting cartridges. [Read More…]
Bergera has been listening to their shooter base because for 2019 they have new desired caliber offerings, left-handed rifles, and new models available for the first time. Everything from their Timber and Woodsman up to their Ridgeback has had a discerning eye looked at [Read More…]
It was back on January 22nd that Berger Bullets announced they would be absorbing Applied Ballistics Munitions (ABM) and creating Berger Ammunition. This re-branding of ABM to Berger Ammunition coupled with a move to Mesa, Arizona has been exciting times for the [Read More…]
With so many bullet weights, diameters and calibers to play with in regards to shooting one would almost think we have everything we need, right? Well, Berger Bullets is part of the minority that disagrees and continually tries to improve upon what we already have. They [Read More…]
Handguns are commonly known in the categories of single-action, double-action, and semi-automatic. However, students of firearms curiosa know there to be another category to exist before the semi-automatic: the so called “self-loading” pistol. Let’s [Read More…]
Federal Premium produces a lot of quality boxed ammunition for those of us who may not reload, but want that hand-loaded consistency. When it comes to precision rifle shooting events, you consistently see one brand be lobbed down range over and over: Berger Bullets. In [Read More…]
Berger continues to pump out more and more offerings after recently being acquired by Nammo Group. A few weeks ago they announced more Classic Hunter bullets to the public. Now they have 3 new offerings available out of their Elite Hunter line. What makes this bullet [Read More…]
Berger announced on the 1st of the month their introduction of 3 new bullets into the Classic Hunter line. The Classic Hunter bullet from Berger, for those who are not familiar, is meant to be a highly accurate reloading tip that effectively feeds from a magazine. It [Read More…]
Berger Bullets has formally announced that Nammo Group has purchased them. This should make for a strong alliance within the shooting sports industry since Nammo Group already owns Lapua, a manufacturer of ammunition and reloading components; and VihtaVuori, a reloading [Read More…]
Withing the cut-throat competitive world of F-Class shooters, there exists a sub-class dedicated for the two common military calibers, .223 Remington / 5.56 NATO and .308 Winchester. F-TR, which stands for “F-Class, Tactical Rifle”. F-TR tends to stretch the [Read More…]
Applied Ballistic Munitions (ABM Ammo) is producing a new rifle load that is lights out based on initial testing! They use a Berger .30 Caliber 215 Grain Hybrid bullet in their “Mission Ready” ammunition series for the .300 Win Mag. As you will see in the [Read More…]
Berger has announced that development on its long-awaited 6.5mm 130gr AR Hybrid OTM bullet has completed and the new bullet is entering production. From Berger’s blog: We are thrilled to announce that our recent tests were successful and our new 6.5mm 130gr AR [Read More…]
Continuing to provide handloaders with accurate and up-to-date information for well over a century now, Lyman has announced the release of their new 51st edition reloading handbook. The Lyman 51st edition reloading handbook is the second Lyman manual that is [Read More…]
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” That’s probably the most common mistake in photo taking, but in this case, I think the photographers did an excellent job. Just imagine the blast from what the Austrian Army calls the [Read More…]
I’ll be 100% honest. I knew nothing about the .327 Federal Magnum caliber until I saw the TFBTV video on the Smith & Wesson Model 327. The video intrigued me, sending me into a downward spiral of research. What I ultimately found is that there are several [Read More…]
On the 21st of December 2021, the Italian Parliament has finally penned the word “end” on a decades-long national oddity: the ban of the 9×19 mm Luger. This comes as part of a package of amendments aimed to align Italian laws to the European [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22 rimfire suppressor. Last week we got a look at the X-Ring TSS rimfire integrally suppressed barrel from Tactical [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Soldier from His Majesty The King’s Guard standing in front of the Storting, the Norwegian Parlament, during the opening of the 166:th Storting. They are carrying the Heckler & Koch HK416N with Aimpoint sights, made for Norway. It seems they [Read More…]
Sturmgewehr 77 is the Austrian military designation for the Steyr AUG assault rifle, which replaced their license-built FN FAL in 1978. Here we can see the Jäger Battalion 25 using the StG 77, a photo well worthy to start AUGtober of 2021 and another month of our Photo [Read More…]